JK could average 22-25 points this year and so no way should that deal ever include JK. Wiggins will get better too with his family problems hopefully now behind him
Warriors let DiVincenzo go because he played terrible in the LA series. He had one good game, and it was game 2 when everyone had a good game and the Warriors won by over 20 points.
Think the Wolves have too much pride to deal KAT to us. During the Dlo trade they gave us the pick that allowed us to draft JK. There’s no way they’d help us again and take back that pick (JK) and podz for their former franchise player. That would be a crazy finesse
The Warriors would have been dumb for giving up JK and Podz for KAT. The wolves definitely would have won that trade had it happened. They didn’t even want to give up Podz for Markkanen, why would they give both those dudes up for KAT? That would have just been a dumb move on the Warriors part.
Bro, and you really think the Wolves will do the same thing help improves the Warriors just like when we get rid of Dlo. We still had a great offseason. Don't get carried away too much.
Last 2022 championship. Otto Porter Jr., 6'8-6'9, was acquired by the Warriors. He may be used as a small ball center or forward because of his versatility. Along with Green, he started games going in the 2022 NBA Finals against Boston. FYI, there isn't a legitimate 7'0 on the 2022 GSW squad. Bjelica, who is listed at 6'10," is the tallest player. Thus, the formula for GSW is finding a 6'8"-6'9" "swingman." I have a lot of appreciation for Larry Nance Jr. Though he's more of a PF because of his size and athleticism, his shooting and defense will aid GSW. Cam Johnson and Kyle Kuzma are two other players that come to mind. It is up to the front office to pick the best candidate for that position.
The Dubs have a rim protector in Trace Jackson-Davis. But the team does desperately need a 2nd scorer. Wiggins and Kuminga are 3rd option types. Wiggins is also VERY unreliable.
@@calebnothin67 no center or guy in the roster pushing 7 foot or number 2 scoring option. He could do both and play improved team defense with a savant like Draymond instead of an oaf like Gobert. KAT is a 3 level scorer, can get close to 10 rebounds a game, has size and experience. However the amount of players dubs would have to trade would be tuff
@@westcoast9285if the Twolves (which is a better team than the warriors) couldn’t make Kat work what makes you think we can? Kats flaws HEAVILY outweigh his pros. Yall just yap all day 😂 watched 0 ball
Wiggs single handedly ruining warriors chances. He better show up this year. My beloved old man passed away recently deteriating over 12 months, i didnt dissapear from my job while still getting paid.
Actually for the talent that is available there is not enough upside to make a trade that will make a difference. Slightly marginal trade isn't worth the downside on the salary cap. Just trading for a better player don't make the team better and definitely not to make a difference. Donte came to the Warriors like most role players who come there. Play good and go somewhere else for a bigger contract. Kat contract isn't worth it cause he don't move the needle to make a huge difference. Plus we got a new team and we in the best shape so far and we can actually make some of our assets more valuable to trade for a worthy addition later. Looney has lost alot of weight and worked on his shot, Kuminga has been working hard in the lab, Payton is healthy, Wiggins father passed so he may be able to concentrate on basketball this season. I think Wiggs is able to get to his all star form if he is able to play the entire season. We have two additional assistant coaches. We should go with what we got and see what we need or don't need after the first ten games or so. So far we don't know what we have and too many ppl look at paper to judge teams rather than actual games played.
@@kennethclay2192 agreed with you just now I think kuminga isn't what they think or pods and would have went for markenan from Utah he's the perfect fit he's a thicker version of KD they could remake the super team as far as fits with him instead of the 3022 team but I agree Wiggins is a beast he just had a bad year anyone would with finding out your wife cheated and your child belongs to your best friend he should leave her and cut him off but by keeping them you lose focus by focusing on them 2 too much and that's not love he needs to move on make his own family love the kid but even then he has a right to know his real father and really love him and you don't wanna treat your real son better just by nature you gonna love your real child more especially if you're a great father that's just being real she's probably pushing a bunch of do you love the child but the love isn't real you only love the child that much because you thought he was yours you really was loving a lie so let that whole situation go and Wiggins will get back to the finals run form which is a top 2 way player in the league along with steph put draymond on the bench start the Davis rookie from last year with kuminga at pf Wiggins hield and steph you can make some noise with a deep bench the warriors actually got a team that fits perfectly with their play style kuminga a better draymond wigs a better iggy Davis is like a weaker Mcgee steph is steph and hield can be a weaker version of klay on defense but the same offensive impact slightly under but still good enough to be 20ppg just don't have his off ball and post up skill klay actually better than Reggie Miller and slightly under Ray Allen on offense but better than both on defense so they gonna really miss him over 1 bad year that would've been a great year statistically for any other player besides himself so you can't get another klay they was t get Lauri make him pf l line up would be steph-pg hield-sg Wiggins-sf markennan-pf and the Davis kid at center he's a more athletic looney he was great and very clutch last year i think u that's a title team honestly that line up plus draymond off the bench is great for to shut down the other best player for your final line up to end the game you face his energy plus he the one that changed the game as far as killing bugs he can switch on any pick n roll but bigs aren't fast enough to guard him but if they play off of him he actually a good 3 point shooter he just wasn't shooting good when kd was there but was still good enough to kill the big he makes your center on the other teams a minus unless they can really run in transition and able to score on him while keeping up with a fast pace people look at numbers too much but plus minus draymond was numberv1 plus he a all around beast pippen without scoring 20ppg that's draymond triple double threat but his play making at the 5 is what gave birth to jokic can never forget that
Swish it's one small detail your missing in your analogy, rarely do teams make block buster trades in their own conference, do your homework. Kevin Durant left Golden State and went to Brooklyn, he left the Nets and came to Phoenix. Kyrie Irving came from the Nets. Charles Barkley came from the 76ers to the Suns, Dennis Johnson came from the Suns to Boston, Shaquill Oneal went from Orlando to the Lakers, leaving the Lakers and going to Miami, Jason Kidd went from the Mavericks to the Nets, and from the Nets BACK to the Mavericks. Mikal Bridges went from the Suns the Nets, Julius Randall went from the Lakers to the Knicks.Kareem Abdul Jabbar went from Milwaukee to the Lakers, Adrian Dantley went from the Utah Jazz to the Detroit Pistons. Ray Allen went from Seattle to Boston, Kevin Garnett went from Minnesota to Boston. See my point? High quality free agents usually change conferences and aren't traded within the conference because they do not want the play against a player that could possibly beat them down the road. Kristap Porzingus went from the Knicks to Dallas, and from Dallas to Boston. C'mon Swish you should know better, but it's okay, I'm going to keep you on top of your game, we're in this together your my guy. But please educate your audience on inner conference trading, these things rarely happen. Players that stay within the conference is usually through unrestricted free agency, guys like LeBron James and Chris Bosh were free to sign wherever they wanted. Please do not produce anymore videos on players changing teams within the same conference, your misleading the fans because they are ignorant to these facts.
Hi James, KAT didn't ask for a trade. This fact makes the in-conference trade taboo a non-factor. The Timberwolves wanted to get better and couldn't afford to pay him. He was a "problem" for the franchise for those two reasons. This might have made them even more motivated to deal him to the Warriors to handicap the team. Now had KAT asked to be out, yes, you would be correct that they wouldn't be interested in dealing him to the Warriors.
@@SwishCulture Your still wrong in your assessment of in conference trading. I just sent you several examples of different players that were traded to the opposite conference. And by the way, that was the short list, but I opted to minimize my point. Now for you to sit here and say Karl Anthony Towns didn't ask for a trade, you insulted me because you insinuated I said that, and I never said that, so your point wasn't taken. Those players I named didn't ask for trades, they merely got moved. Shaq was lowballed is why he signed with the Lakers, Jason Kidd never demanded a trade etc. So you made a mute point by using that analogy and your only misleading your audience. So to sit here and use the term "taboo" is ignorance on your behalf, because this has been an ongoing thing in the NBA for decades, so how dare you use such terminology to define my point? The reasoning you stated for the Timberwolves trading Towns has absolutely nothing to do with my point, because the reasoning doesn't matter.
I meant Moody has no value on the trade market. I like him a lot and would love to see him get more playing time. I think the D he has played against Brunson shows he can be a point of attack defender alongside Steph, but I think the Warriors would have moved him for a veteran if they could. I think he hasn’t been traded because other teams don’t value him.
Timberwolves would never send Towns to the Warriors because it would essentially look like they got him for free. Wiggins + Kuminga were traded to GSW for Deangelo Russell who is no longer with the team.
It was not worth it for the dubs. I am glad they have not panicked so far. See how it goes, there will be deals at the deadline and at worst we will be just a play in team then.
So the Warriors would have to give up talented young players on good contracts to receive a player that fills none of the gaps the Warriors need to fill and doesn't show up at clutch time on an expensive contract all while trying to get out of the first and second aprons. The idea of the Warriors acquiring KAT makes zero sense and and I have no idea why the Knicks made the deal either.
Zero chance KAT is dealing with Draymond Green. Remember how KAT just watched while Draymond dragged Gobert by the throat? That was less than a year ago.
Klay and Oubre jr got into a fight prior to the Warriors signing Kelly. These players always "fight" their jersey. You play to win and that's it. What matters is whether the team can afford the contract and whether the two players fit together.
@@SwishCulture Apparently, KAT wasn't told until after the deal was signed. What that tells me is Wolves FO figured out that KAT's attitude is entitled and he would have sabotaged the deal.
@@michaelsilberg9059 definitely a possibility but there’s also a possibility the FO and owners are slime balls, like a lot of other professional team owners are, and they just went behind his back because that’s how they operate. Hell, both could even be a little true
Warriors weren't even in the race, why in the world would the Wolves have taken back Wiggins who was the only major contract that the team could have offered. I think it's as good deal for both the Knicks and the Wolves. The Knicks desperately needed a center since Mitchell is injured and Hardenstein left in FA, KAT gives them spacing and extra offensive punch from a position they haven't had it before. DDV wasn't happy being shoved back on the bench now that Bridges has been added especially given the season he had. Randle was also not supper happy given the reduced role he had and was likely going to continue to have with more mouths to feed on offense with the new roster. The Wolves for their part get off KAT's fat long term deal and acquire DDV a great role player for pretty much any team and someone they may start from time to time. Conley is almost done and they only just draft Dillingham, they need playable quality guards in the meantime. Randle provides another offensive option even if the spacing is shit with Gobert and he's basically and expiring deal. They are going to pay and start Naz Reid who does a lot of what KAT could do without the silly foul trouble and questionable heart. DDV was ok but not great for us, at the time he was just yet another guard that was getting cockblocked by Klank from more minutes and a greater role on the team. The league as a whole and fans are better off with him on a team where he can flourish, that was never going to be Golden State.
Considering the current state of the Warriors, Donte would be their starting 2-guard. None of the other 2 guards currently on the team gave what Donte gave to the Knicks last season. The potential is there of course for Podz and an argument can be made that Hield's 3 point threat could prove more useful but Donte is a 2-way player. We know how important it is to perform in the playoffs however, even after a terrible performance from Klay (minus one standout performance), they still offered him a contract. DDV was one of those players I thought would've been a great addition, but I do understand why he was let go prior to it happening. Kerr allowed Klay to run the team into the ground and DDV was obviously not happy that Klay came back to star treatment despite playing like crap. I think NY benefited more from the trade. they trade a bench player and a non shooter for the league's best shooting big man. The paint was already going to be clogged and we know Bridges can become a scorer. With KAT playing outside, there will be plenty of room in the paint for Brunson and Hart to eat.
Are you joking? The Wolves have been trying to jettison KAT for a long time! That contract is one of the worst contracts in all of sports! There was no way the Wolves could keep anywhere near the same roster as KAT’s contract has kicked in at near an average of $60M per year. I have not tallied last season, but the 4 years before that KAT only played in 59% of all games… and that is through his healthy/strong years. KAT’s body just does not hold up in the NBA. The Wolves won this trade by a landslide just jettisoning KAT! It was going to cost the Wolves FRPs to rid KAT’s contract, but the Knicks are desperate at the center spot… but KAT is not a center, just tall. Wolves won this trade!
Towns last year in the playoffs. Actually he proved me wrong. As a first option. Yes I agree with you. He’s also getting paid like a first option. His contract is bad. As a second or third option for a team. That’s a whole different story. He missed games due to injuries but in the playoffs last year. He was Wolves most consistent shooter, lead the wolves in threes made. He at times was agressive attacking the paint. Rebounded well and set up his teammates. Not to mention he played physical defense vs Jokic. He matched up better then Gobert vs Jokic. It’s just he got cold vs Dallas. Same time you can’t complain because Edwards was also cold va Dallas so that is why Wolves got eliminated. They ran out of juice and fuel ⛽️.
@@javierlandaverde4108 you’re evaluating KAT’s performance greatness this past post season against Gobert, my guy?! Let’s be foreel. KAT is a #2/3 and should be relegated to a specialist role. He has horrible IQ, a delusional ego, and can’t stay on the floor for nothing as he loves collecting nonsensical fouls. Once KAT let’s go of his delusion, he’ll flourish till then, he’ll continue regressing. This move to the Knicks can be the best thing that’s happened for him, if he allows for it to be. It’s all on him at this point
They didn't missed anything, I think the only center for whom the Warriors should trade the future assets is AD, but he isn't available or the Joker (even less likely). CAT is a playoff no go.
@@svk_5104 I think that's a BS story to deflect heat from the FO. Do you really think DD would, before the season even starts, say something so childish and disrespectful to his teammates and coaches. DD has always been a team first player and confident in his ability to earn minutes on the floor.
@@michaelsilberg9059 If they told him he was gonna be getting less minutes and a lesser role on the team, I don’t think him saying he wanted out is out of the realm of possibilities. He proved himself last year in both the regular and post season. If the Knicks told him he’s getting a reduced role, that’s disrespectful and slap in Donte’s face and I can see him feeling that way and wanting out. It has nothing to do with the teammates. Why would he want to stay in an organization that disrespected him first and doesn’t truly value what he brings to the team.
This is nonsense from someone who doesn't understand basketball. KaT is a clown and a coward. TjD shall be a better player than that clown. Warriors Should stop hunting for free agents and develop the core of Tjd, kuminga, Podz. Curry and Kerr need to play with and bring along this young talent instead of only being dependent on vets. We need to look to the future as well not only Curry
JK could average 22-25 points this year and so no way should that deal ever include JK. Wiggins will get better too with his family problems hopefully now behind him
Warriors dodged a bullet from picking up that contract.
That’s real
Still pains me when I remember the Warriors let go of Divincenzo😪
Not sure how such a good player keeps getting passed around.
He got paid more in NY. Was not a bad move
Donte played scary for us. We didn't have enough size when we had Donte
Warriors let DiVincenzo go because he played terrible in the LA series. He had one good game, and it was game 2 when everyone had a good game and the Warriors won by over 20 points.
DiVincenzo was let go by the Warriors simply because we could not afford him. We got him for cheap and his solid play raised his stock.
Think the Wolves have too much pride to deal KAT to us. During the Dlo trade they gave us the pick that allowed us to draft JK. There’s no way they’d help us again and take back that pick (JK) and podz for their former franchise player. That would be a crazy finesse
The Warriors would have been dumb for giving up JK and Podz for KAT. The wolves definitely would have won that trade had it happened. They didn’t even want to give up Podz for Markkanen, why would they give both those dudes up for KAT? That would have just been a dumb move on the Warriors part.
Bro, and you really think the Wolves will do the same thing help improves the Warriors just like when we get rid of Dlo. We still had a great offseason. Don't get carried away too much.
People that are freaking out about the warriors not trying to make a move don’t understand the salary cap 🤦🏽
Seems other teams have the same cap and are doing much more with it........
Last 2022 championship. Otto Porter Jr., 6'8-6'9, was acquired by the Warriors. He may be used as a small ball center or forward because of his versatility. Along with Green, he started games going in the 2022 NBA Finals against Boston. FYI, there isn't a legitimate 7'0 on the 2022 GSW squad. Bjelica, who is listed at 6'10," is the tallest player. Thus, the formula for GSW is finding a 6'8"-6'9" "swingman." I have a lot of appreciation for Larry Nance Jr. Though he's more of a PF because of his size and athleticism, his shooting and defense will aid GSW. Cam Johnson and Kyle Kuzma are two other players that come to mind. It is up to the front office to pick the best candidate for that position.
The Dubs have a rim protector in Trace Jackson-Davis. But the team does desperately need a 2nd scorer. Wiggins and Kuminga are 3rd option types. Wiggins is also VERY unreliable.
Warriors couldn't absorb KATS contract under the new CBA, he just signed a new 4 Year contact
They could with a third team involved. The Knicks had to do the same.
@@SwishCulturewhy would warriors want Kat tho??
@@calebnothin67 no center or guy in the roster pushing 7 foot or number 2 scoring option. He could do both and play improved team defense with a savant like Draymond instead of an oaf like Gobert. KAT is a 3 level scorer, can get close to 10 rebounds a game, has size and experience. However the amount of players dubs would have to trade would be tuff
@@calebnothin67why the hell wouldn't they?
@@westcoast9285if the Twolves (which is a better team than the warriors) couldn’t make
Kat work what makes you think we can? Kats flaws HEAVILY outweigh his pros. Yall just yap all day 😂 watched 0 ball
Wiggs single handedly ruining warriors chances. He better show up this year. My beloved old man passed away recently deteriating over 12 months, i didnt dissapear from my job while still getting paid.
Bruh, there's only one person single handedly ruining Warriors chances and it's not Andrew Wiggins.
Management betting heavily on Podz and JK
Seems that way!
They're fools kuminga can't get his grown as long as draymond or Wiggins in his way and pods good but his ceiling is divinicizo at best
As they should. Two very different high talents.
Actually for the talent that is available there is not enough upside to make a trade that will make a difference. Slightly marginal trade isn't worth the downside on the salary cap. Just trading for a better player don't make the team better and definitely not to make a difference. Donte came to the Warriors like most role players who come there. Play good and go somewhere else for a bigger contract. Kat contract isn't worth it cause he don't move the needle to make a huge difference. Plus we got a new team and we in the best shape so far and we can actually make some of our assets more valuable to trade for a worthy addition later. Looney has lost alot of weight and worked on his shot, Kuminga has been working hard in the lab, Payton is healthy, Wiggins father passed so he may be able to concentrate on basketball this season. I think Wiggs is able to get to his all star form if he is able to play the entire season. We have two additional assistant coaches. We should go with what we got and see what we need or don't need after the first ten games or so. So far we don't know what we have and too many ppl look at paper to judge teams rather than actual games played.
@@kennethclay2192 agreed with you just now I think kuminga isn't what they think or pods and would have went for markenan from Utah he's the perfect fit he's a thicker version of KD they could remake the super team as far as fits with him instead of the 3022 team but I agree Wiggins is a beast he just had a bad year anyone would with finding out your wife cheated and your child belongs to your best friend he should leave her and cut him off but by keeping them you lose focus by focusing on them 2 too much and that's not love he needs to move on make his own family love the kid but even then he has a right to know his real father and really love him and you don't wanna treat your real son better just by nature you gonna love your real child more especially if you're a great father that's just being real she's probably pushing a bunch of do you love the child but the love isn't real you only love the child that much because you thought he was yours you really was loving a lie so let that whole situation go and Wiggins will get back to the finals run form which is a top 2 way player in the league along with steph put draymond on the bench start the Davis rookie from last year with kuminga at pf Wiggins hield and steph you can make some noise with a deep bench the warriors actually got a team that fits perfectly with their play style kuminga a better draymond wigs a better iggy Davis is like a weaker Mcgee steph is steph and hield can be a weaker version of klay on defense but the same offensive impact slightly under but still good enough to be 20ppg just don't have his off ball and post up skill klay actually better than Reggie Miller and slightly under Ray Allen on offense but better than both on defense so they gonna really miss him over 1 bad year that would've been a great year statistically for any other player besides himself so you can't get another klay they was t get Lauri make him pf l line up would be steph-pg hield-sg Wiggins-sf markennan-pf and the Davis kid at center he's a more athletic looney he was great and very clutch last year i think u that's a title team honestly that line up plus draymond off the bench is great for to shut down the other best player for your final line up to end the game you face his energy plus he the one that changed the game as far as killing bugs he can switch on any pick n roll but bigs aren't fast enough to guard him but if they play off of him he actually a good 3 point shooter he just wasn't shooting good when kd was there but was still good enough to kill the big he makes your center on the other teams a minus unless they can really run in transition and able to score on him while keeping up with a fast pace people look at numbers too much but plus minus draymond was numberv1 plus he a all around beast pippen without scoring 20ppg that's draymond triple double threat but his play making at the 5 is what gave birth to jokic can never forget that
Certain players play better on different teams due to better team chemistry.
Warriors trading Kuminga, Moody, and Andrew Wiggins for one KAT is a terrible trade. Everyone expect GS to trade their whole roster for one star.
Swish it's one small detail your missing in your analogy, rarely do teams make block buster trades in their own conference, do your homework. Kevin Durant left Golden State and went to Brooklyn, he left the Nets and came to Phoenix. Kyrie Irving came from the Nets. Charles Barkley came from the 76ers to the Suns, Dennis Johnson came from the Suns to Boston, Shaquill Oneal went from Orlando to the Lakers, leaving the Lakers and going to Miami, Jason Kidd went from the Mavericks to the Nets, and from the Nets BACK to the Mavericks. Mikal Bridges went from the Suns the Nets, Julius Randall went from the Lakers to the Knicks.Kareem Abdul Jabbar went from Milwaukee to the Lakers, Adrian Dantley went from the Utah Jazz to the Detroit Pistons. Ray Allen went from Seattle to Boston, Kevin Garnett went from Minnesota to Boston. See my point? High quality free agents usually change conferences and aren't traded within the conference because they do not want the play against a player that could possibly beat them down the road. Kristap Porzingus went from the Knicks to Dallas, and from Dallas to Boston. C'mon Swish you should know better, but it's okay, I'm going to keep you on top of your game, we're in this together your my guy. But please educate your audience on inner conference trading, these things rarely happen. Players that stay within the conference is usually through unrestricted free agency, guys like LeBron James and Chris Bosh were free to sign wherever they wanted. Please do not produce anymore videos on players changing teams within the same conference, your misleading the fans because they are ignorant to these facts.
Hi James, KAT didn't ask for a trade. This fact makes the in-conference trade taboo a non-factor. The Timberwolves wanted to get better and couldn't afford to pay him. He was a "problem" for the franchise for those two reasons. This might have made them even more motivated to deal him to the Warriors to handicap the team.
Now had KAT asked to be out, yes, you would be correct that they wouldn't be interested in dealing him to the Warriors.
@@SwishCulture Your still wrong in your assessment of in conference trading. I just sent you several examples of different players that were traded to the opposite conference. And by the way, that was the short list, but I opted to minimize my point. Now for you to sit here and say Karl Anthony Towns didn't ask for a trade, you insulted me because you insinuated I said that, and I never said that, so your point wasn't taken. Those players I named didn't ask for trades, they merely got moved. Shaq was lowballed is why he signed with the Lakers, Jason Kidd never demanded a trade etc. So you made a mute point by using that analogy and your only misleading your audience. So to sit here and use the term "taboo" is ignorance on your behalf, because this has been an ongoing thing in the NBA for decades, so how dare you use such terminology to define my point? The reasoning you stated for the Timberwolves trading Towns has absolutely nothing to do with my point, because the reasoning doesn't matter.
I meant Moody has no value on the trade market. I like him a lot and would love to see him get more playing time. I think the D he has played against Brunson shows he can be a point of attack defender alongside Steph, but I think the Warriors would have moved him for a veteran if they could. I think he hasn’t been traded because other teams don’t value him.
Warriors don’t need a 7 foot 3 point shooter set shooter…
Knicks have KAT but the Warriors have Quentin Post 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥
All day
Only thing, coach kerr dont play bigs....Get rid of coach KERR
@@JRRNC415 Kerr only play bigs that can stretch the floor.
@@Abacus_Real lol Post is on a two way he’ll be lucky to start. Besides if you think Post would dominate KAT or AD as a rookie you’re sadly mistaken
@@westcoast9285 clearly our front office is hoping the experience in the G league would help him him get to that level 😂🤡
Timberwolves would never send Towns to the Warriors because it would essentially look like they got him for free. Wiggins + Kuminga were traded to GSW for Deangelo Russell who is no longer with the team.
It was not worth it for the dubs. I am glad they have not panicked so far. See how it goes, there will be deals at the deadline and at worst we will be just a play in team then.
Wolves could run a modernized "triangle"with their more traditional lineup.
They act like this dude Kobe or something. The warriors will do just fine, we don't need KAT.
So the Warriors would have to give up talented young players on good contracts to receive a player that fills none of the gaps the Warriors need to fill and doesn't show up at clutch time on an expensive contract all while trying to get out of the first and second aprons. The idea of the Warriors acquiring KAT makes zero sense and and I have no idea why the Knicks made the deal either.
Knicks over paid for bridges. But I’m looking forward to their season. NBA is better with a competitive knicks. Also I love Brunsons development
Zero chance KAT is dealing with Draymond Green. Remember how KAT just watched while Draymond dragged Gobert by the throat? That was less than a year ago.
Klay and Oubre jr got into a fight prior to the Warriors signing Kelly. These players always "fight" their jersey. You play to win and that's it. What matters is whether the team can afford the contract and whether the two players fit together.
@@SwishCulture Apparently, KAT wasn't told until after the deal was signed. What that tells me is Wolves FO figured out that KAT's attitude is entitled and he would have sabotaged the deal.
@@michaelsilberg9059 definitely a possibility but there’s also a possibility the FO and owners are slime balls, like a lot of other professional team owners are, and they just went behind his back because that’s how they operate. Hell, both could even be a little true
The Warriors were not willing to match the offer of the Knicks. Yes, they wanted him, but not at that price. Same thing as letting him go.
Yeah if they weren’t willing to give up JK or Podz for Lauri, they would have been pretty stupid giving one of em up for KAT.
Warriors weren't even in the race, why in the world would the Wolves have taken back Wiggins who was the only major contract that the team could have offered.
I think it's as good deal for both the Knicks and the Wolves. The Knicks desperately needed a center since Mitchell is injured and Hardenstein left in FA, KAT gives them spacing and extra offensive punch from a position they haven't had it before. DDV wasn't happy being shoved back on the bench now that Bridges has been added especially given the season he had. Randle was also not supper happy given the reduced role he had and was likely going to continue to have with more mouths to feed on offense with the new roster.
The Wolves for their part get off KAT's fat long term deal and acquire DDV a great role player for pretty much any team and someone they may start from time to time. Conley is almost done and they only just draft Dillingham, they need playable quality guards in the meantime. Randle provides another offensive option even if the spacing is shit with Gobert and he's basically and expiring deal. They are going to pay and start Naz Reid who does a lot of what KAT could do without the silly foul trouble and questionable heart.
DDV was ok but not great for us, at the time he was just yet another guard that was getting cockblocked by Klank from more minutes and a greater role on the team. The league as a whole and fans are better off with him on a team where he can flourish, that was never going to be Golden State.
Considering the current state of the Warriors, Donte would be their starting 2-guard. None of the other 2 guards currently on the team gave what Donte gave to the Knicks last season. The potential is there of course for Podz and an argument can be made that Hield's 3 point threat could prove more useful but Donte is a 2-way player.
We know how important it is to perform in the playoffs however, even after a terrible performance from Klay (minus one standout performance), they still offered him a contract. DDV was one of those players I thought would've been a great addition, but I do understand why he was let go prior to it happening. Kerr allowed Klay to run the team into the ground and DDV was obviously not happy that Klay came back to star treatment despite playing like crap.
I think NY benefited more from the trade. they trade a bench player and a non shooter for the league's best shooting big man. The paint was already going to be clogged and we know Bridges can become a scorer. With KAT playing outside, there will be plenty of room in the paint for Brunson and Hart to eat.
Whatever Paul Pierce says the opposite happens.
Should’ve kept him
Are you joking? The Wolves have been trying to jettison KAT for a long time! That contract is one of the worst contracts in all of sports! There was no way the Wolves could keep anywhere near the same roster as KAT’s contract has kicked in at near an average of $60M per year. I have not tallied last season, but the 4 years before that KAT only played in 59% of all games… and that is through his healthy/strong years. KAT’s body just does not hold up in the NBA. The Wolves won this trade by a landslide just jettisoning KAT! It was going to cost the Wolves FRPs to rid KAT’s contract, but the Knicks are desperate at the center spot… but KAT is not a center, just tall. Wolves won this trade!
if we couldnt get lauri no way we were gettin kat
The Warriors could have gotten Lauri, they just didn't think he was worth Podz along with Moody and picks.
@@SwishCulture bc they see podz as the pg of the future lol
@@skproductions8495 unless Podz is showing out this year I’m laughing right with you bro. Lauri would have fit pretty nicely
@@westcoast9285 i really hope theyre right and he has a breakout season
@@skproductions8495 me too same with JK
Towns is not a winner. Mentally weak. Bad culture player
That seems to be his achilles
Towns last year in the playoffs. Actually he proved me wrong. As a first option. Yes I agree with you. He’s also getting paid like a first option. His contract is bad. As a second or third option for a team. That’s a whole different story. He missed games due to injuries but in the playoffs last year. He was Wolves most consistent shooter, lead the wolves in threes made. He at times was agressive attacking the paint. Rebounded well and set up his teammates. Not to mention he played physical defense vs Jokic. He matched up better then Gobert vs Jokic. It’s just he got cold vs Dallas. Same time you can’t complain because Edwards was also cold va Dallas so that is why Wolves got eliminated. They ran out of juice and fuel ⛽️.
@@javierlandaverde4108 you’re evaluating KAT’s performance greatness this past post season against Gobert, my guy?! Let’s be foreel. KAT is a #2/3 and should be relegated to a specialist role. He has horrible IQ, a delusional ego, and can’t stay on the floor for nothing as he loves collecting nonsensical fouls.
Once KAT let’s go of his delusion, he’ll flourish till then, he’ll continue regressing. This move to the Knicks can be the best thing that’s happened for him, if he allows for it to be. It’s all on him at this point
Warriors need Sengun convince me otherwise
why would the warrior cares for this trade?
we don't need KAT so stop like the warriors missed this.
Warriors management is cooked!
Seriously!
gsw want all guard lineup
Better to send him East than to the warriors
You answer your questions? He disappears in the playoffs
They didn't missed anything, I think the only center for whom the Warriors should trade the future assets is AD, but he isn't available or the Joker (even less likely). CAT is a playoff no go.
Man KG and Pierce so petty 🚮
KAT is not that good. His numbers are great but he just does not have it.
Paul Pierce dies just days before Knicks win championship
I'm joking I know that's morbid af
Knicks dealing DiVencenzo makes zero sense.
They didn't want to. The wolves said if they needed a center, they better give up Donte.
@@SwishCulture DD has something KAT never will: the heart of a champion.
I saw reports saying Donte wanted out of NY too because they were reducing his role and giving him less minutes
@@svk_5104 I think that's a BS story to deflect heat from the FO. Do you really think DD would, before the season even starts, say something so childish and disrespectful to his teammates and coaches. DD has always been a team first player and confident in his ability to earn minutes on the floor.
@@michaelsilberg9059 If they told him he was gonna be getting less minutes and a lesser role on the team, I don’t think him saying he wanted out is out of the realm of possibilities. He proved himself last year in both the regular and post season. If the Knicks told him he’s getting a reduced role, that’s disrespectful and slap in Donte’s face and I can see him feeling that way and wanting out. It has nothing to do with the teammates. Why would he want to stay in an organization that disrespected him first and doesn’t truly value what he brings to the team.
This is nonsense from someone who doesn't understand basketball. KaT is a clown and a coward. TjD shall be a better player than that clown. Warriors Should stop hunting for free agents and develop the core of Tjd, kuminga, Podz. Curry and Kerr need to play with and bring along this young talent instead of only being dependent on vets. We need to look to the future as well not only Curry
Dang. I got called out. I better close up shop!
Y’all should never let klay walk
Yeah... so he can go 0/11 when it most matters again🤡
KAT wouldn't change the NYK...