The Warriors haven’t started out like they would want too. Coming in to the season, the Warriors knew star G/F Klay Thompson was going to be out for a major part of the year with a Torn ACL. Then, the injuries started to pile up. PF Draymond Green started to suffer minor injuries almost every game. Superstar PG Steph Curry suffered a injury to his hand which would lead him to be benched for 3-4 months. New Warrior, D’Angelo Russell, started to also deal with hand and ankle injuries, the injuries were minor but began to take a tole. At this point the Warriors embraced the fact that it wasn’t their year and it was time to tank.
So that bring us to today, where the team is 9-30 and looks like they will get a top 5 pick in the draft. So what are the ideal blueprints for the offseason, here in this article I will be breaking it down.
Trade D’Angelo Russell
This is very realistic. Russell won’t blend with Curry and Klay. Them both play PG and SG throwing Russell in the mix forces Klay to SF which makes them run a small ball lineup. So the Warriors need to trade him. Here is the deal:
Warriors Receive: C Karl Anthony-Towns and SF Robert Covington
Timberwolves Receive: PG/SG D’Angelo Russell and 2020 1st Round Pick
This gives the Warriors a way more balanced lineup. They get the superstar center the team needs and 3&D SF. Team is way more dangerous now. With KAT that gives the Warriors 3 legitimate scores. Curry, Klay, and KAT will give any team 20 a night, RoCo will give a team 10-15, same with Draymond. This moves give the Warriors more depth. The Warriors would be willing to trade the 1st Round Pick because of the fact they will most likely be drafting C James Wiseman.
Now, the Warriors will go out and sign F Andre Iguodala. He has said he wants to return to the Warriors for any kind of money. So that gives the Warriors more depth which they need.
Now the Lineup looks like:
PG: Steph Curry
SG: Klay Thompson
SF: Robert Covington
PF: Draymond Green
C: Karl Anthony-Towns
6th: F Eric Paschell
7th: C Kevon Looney
8th: F Andre Iguodala
9th: G Alec Burks
10th: G Ky Bowman
11th: F Alen Smailagic
12th: G Jordan Poole
13th: G Jacob Evans III
14th: G Damien Lee
15th: F Omari Spellman
That’s a very good lineup. A good mix of guards and forwards, vets and young players, shooting and defense. I think if the Warriors make the move for Karl Anthony-Towns. They will go back to being a Top 5 seed in the West. Thoughts?
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-Matthew Kalinowski
4th and Short Sports 