Warriors predicted to part ways with $366M elite two-way forward, ending duo with Steph Curry
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The Golden State Warriors are trying to make the playoffs in what seems like a legitimate long shot. However, the team knows that it will have to lean on Steph Curry in a big way, even with him getting older.
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The Warriors, for the most part, only brought in guys they have had under contract before. Some viewed their offseason as a hot mess.
“The Golden State Warriors' offseason is quickly going off the rails, with them having done little to improve thus far. The Warriors failing to improve their roster this summer should come as a massive disappointment to star Steph Curry," Hoops Habit's Cal Durrett wrote.
Eyes are on Jimmy Butler as he is coming off an ACL injury that he suffered last season. If he proves he is healthy enough, there is a possibility Golden State uses him in a trade.
“I know there's been a whole bunch of discussion dating back to last trade deadline about Jimmy Butler. Him coming off the ACL he could function as a huge expiring contract in a trade. I don't think they're operating with day to day. But if player/acquisition comes to the four, they could use that," ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said.
The Warriors will have to wait and see how this season plays out before Butler gets back. Heavy.com’s Sean Deveney does believe that if the team parts ways with a player, it will be Butler.
“The Warriors could get off to a surprising start with good showings from their young players and new guys, then get Butler back and slingshot into the playoffs in the second half of the year. That’s the hope. Or they could sputter out of the gate, see their aging veterans suffer more injuries and sell off pieces at the deadline–and Butler is the big one,” Deveney wrote.
Golden State had big plans for Butler and Curry as a duo when they traded for him a couple of years ago. Butler was injured last year, which hindered the plans for everyone. Now, with the Warriors not likely to make the playoffs, it is a move that could be made.
Butler has made $366 million in his career. Golden State will get some action with Butler and Curry as a duo this season. At the trade deadline, the Warriors could very well split the pair up.
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