The Warriors’ path to acquiring a superstar player before the NBA’s Feb. 5 trade deadline appears slim.Golden State, if it wanted to acquire a player like Giannis Antetokounmpo or Anthony Davis, for example, would need to match salaries in a potential blockbuster trade due to the league’s salary cap rules for second-apron teams. Young forward Jonathan Kuminga is one obvious piece to a potential deal, but his contract ($23.4 million this season) still is much smaller than what the biggest names that could be on the trade market are making, like Antetokounmpo ($54.1M) and Davis ($54.1M), which means Golden State likely would have to include one of its other veteran players, like forwards Draymond Green ($25.89M) or Jimmy Butler ($54.1M), to make the money work.However, the Warriors reportedly are “staunchly” against the notion of including either Green or Butler in a potential trade, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported in a story published Wednesday, citing team sources. Golden State’s brass, from coach Steve Kerr to general manager Mike Dunleavy, repeatedly...
Warriors reportedly are ‘staunchly’ against trading Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler
Published December 31, 2025 • 7 hrs ago
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