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The Golden State Warriors are a bit lacking in the paint.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey also have a prime trade candidate, Jonathan Kuminga, once he's eligible to be moved on January 15.
That sets up a variety of possibilities. If they want to go the blockbuster trade route, Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley suggested a deal in a new article on Wednesday.
His trade idea lands Domantas Sabonis from the Sacramento Kings. The lefty, playmaking center is the son of legendary big man Arvydas Sabonis.
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In return, the Warriors would send Kuminga, Moses Moody, Buddy Hield and Trayce Jackson-Davis to Sacramento, along with a 2028 first-round pick (top-five protected).
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"His passing and vision should be simple system fits, and the Warriors could use a lift on the interior, since they aren't getting the shooting they expected from Quinten Post or the...well, anything they wanted from Al Horford," Buckley writes. "The rest of Sabonis' game is a trickier sell. The offensive end could get awfully congested with him, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green all on the floor. Defensively, Sabonis has neither the quickness needed for a switch-heavy scheme nor the paint protection needed to justify moving away from that approach. That said, he's just a far more talented player than any of Golden State's centers, and this team might just take talent where it can get it as it rides out the Stephen Curry era until the wheels fall off."
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That last sentence is the key.
Golden State is committed to Curry, along with the veteran core of Butler and Green.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAt this point, the Warriors have to do what they can to maximize them for however much longer they have together, be it a year or two or three.
Sabonis, while not perfect, would be an improvement, and if it gets rid of obvious trade candidates Kuminga and Hield, all the better.
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