History always has looked at the Warriors’ 2022 NBA championship wrong. The harsh reality is, the Warriors themselves celebrated their fourth championship in eight years incorrectly. It was the Surprise Championship. The Extra Championship. The Cherry-On-Top Championship. And that outlook is what allowed the Two Timelines Plan to end Wednesday with a sparkler instead of a fireworks show. The Warriors put an end to the Jonathan Kuminga era by trading him the night before the 2026 NBA trade deadline, as well as Buddy Hield, to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole. In turn, their years-long pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to be nothing but a tease. Trading Kuminga to the Hawks represented the response the Warriors have been receiving from the Milwaukee Bucks — their opinion of Golden State’s trade offer of draft picks, Draymond Green, Kunminga and more — and now here we are. No Giannis, but an injured Porzingis. Winning solves everything. Greed also can grow from winning, too. The Warriors went gambling when they thought the dynasty was dead and clung onto...
Warriors’ unceremonious end to two-timelines plan dates back to 2022 NBA Finals
Published February 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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