I thought ayton might be more of a force but I don't know.  He might just carve out a nice 15 year career who is always above average but just not "the guy" on the team.  Granted on that squad there is no room to be that guy.  He would be a nice addition to any team guess we'll see if it was coaching or not.

Green might still be a bit relevant for the Warriors but his style has been long exposed, he became more and more predictable when all those extra passes and lacks the ability to score on his own. The kind of play won't really work for the teams like the Nuggets. The days of small ball might be over, because we already have 7 footers who can shot, pass, and rebound all effectively at the same time. Jokic was outstanding and playing like no other.
Now, Wemby and Holmgren are probably going to be the most dominant centers in the NBA in the next coming years, and again small ball wont gonna work when a team have an athletic big man. The Lakers proved it with AD against the Warriors.

No doubt that Poole was a good player but this is the reality and the time is keeping up that everyone just have to accept that the deal was all set and done.

With the Suns performance last season, this is too much for everyone to expect better performance for this upcoming season. What are the other rumors and trades that have been mind blowing so far except from the known ones that we've already got on this thread?

Correct. This is why he should not be too carried away by declining player options. He should still remember where he came from. It's from the bench. But he ain't down to earth, he is so much proud of himself now and I don't blame him because he got 4 rings in 8 years. Still, he should know his place if he is really a wise player. He will never know what he will be if Klay and Steph are gone out of the picture. The worst possible outcome is he comes back to being a bench and then being traded from different teams like what happened with other players. I guess loyalty is really hard these days.

I think all he wants is security so giving him a longer contract should suffice to get him back to the team. An increase may not be his main goal on why he declined his option. News came out that he thinks he is worth $100m so give him 5 years of $20m.
Possibly, he wants to be there when Steph Curry retires and just get the money that he wants even though his co-main star is already resting.

I don't know, maybe I'm just one of those who didn't like the move of Celtics here. As you have said, KP is prone to injury as well and also very incosistent, so it's hard to see how he will fit the combo of Tatum and Brown. Can he really play the center position for Boston?


I guess the Warriors management really did a lot of thinking, it's Green vs Poole. And so they decided to give the young fellow a boot and retain Green as he is one of the core players for the Warriors. If only Jordan Poole perform better in the playoffs, it might be a very difficult job for the management to decided which one to go. Unfortunately, his best performance with the Warriors is when they have that championship run. At least he had a ring already.

Isn't it that despite this trade with Poole was already done, Green has chosen to get out of its contract and will be the next to be out of the Warriors?

This could be it and a factor why this trade has made possible. But as CP3 doesn't guarantee them a ring but who knows if they'll be dominant this season and CP3 could get his ring with them.

I can remember what KD did to take his ring with the GSW.

Some big names have now been moved from the trade block.

The Suns said it is "very unlikely" they will trade Deandre Ayton, which is a good idea in my opinion.
They have plenty of outside shooting and need a strong big man under the basket. I don't know who they would play at center if they would have traded him.

Portland also said they don't want to trade Lillard. Somehow every summer it's the same game with them.
Many though Lillard would request a trade, especially if they draft Scoot Henderson. So now they drafted him, and nothing happened.  . Classic.

1 more thing, I don't understand why every team passed on Drew Timme. He played 4 years in Gonzaga, 21 points and 7,5 rebounds in his final season. Also first team all american in his senior year. Yet nobody drafted him? Maybe they don't see the upside but I think he can be a valuable asset for any team.

I guess that's why the Bucks now gave him a contract ( exhibit 10 deal , 1 year for minimum salary ) . I certainly hope he can prove himself and maybe build a NBA career from scratch.

We still don't have any news of Green wanting to get out of the Warriors though. Definitely CP3 is not a guarantee but I guess Warriors think that adding him might push them for another run at the title, specially if Green opted to get back since Poole is no longer with the team.

And it's also interesting that there are reports that Jordan Poole unfollow Draymond Green in Twitter, Lol. So the beef must be real between the two since the beginning of this season specially some videos of them having confrontation, not just the punching incident.

It takes time to process these trades if he's got it by a surprise. Fans do really love Poole after they've won the 2022 NBA championship. He played well there and that's why this was a surprise when one of their best players have been traded. But with this 2023 playoffs, we do saw that he performed not very well. I guess with these trades after winning championship sometime ago and became of its contributors, it's gonna be a normal thing that some may be traded just like Kuzma.

Man, the trades are going crazy. Undrafted players are also being signed.
The number 10 pick of the Dallas Mavericks + Davis Bertans will be traded for OKC number 12 and then Dereck Lively.
So much is happening, I think I'll just check the roster once everything is settled down. It's hard to keep up with all the picks being traded and some more.
Let's just focus on the big names that will soon be in a different jersey.

Looks like the Golden State Warriors are also trying to strengthen their outside shooting after trading Jordan Poole. They signed undrafted Javan Johnson for a 1-year deal. 42.6 field goal percentage and 41.2 in 3 points percentage. Not bad.
https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1672105899790589952?s=20
Longer contract, that's his goal in this drama. And I think GM Dunleavy's move of trading Jordan Poole was the answer to that. He will probably give Draymond what he wants but let's see how much their luxury tax will be. They have a lot of players who are eating all their salary cap and I bet they are over it.