The Golden State Warriors have been relatively quiet during the past few seasons when it comes to making acquisitions. Still boasting an open spot from Patrick McCaw's departure to the Cleveland Cavaliers and then to the Toronto Raptors, the Warriors could address their need at the center position through a trade or a buyout situation.
“We still have a little bit of a void at the 5 spot,” Warriors general manager Bob Myers said, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “More than likely, it’ll come later, maybe in the form of a buyout or trade. Those conversations start heating up in late January.”
The Warriors are a lot more likely to target buyout candidates than to trade for one, given their poor selection of assets available (non All-Stars) and lack of salary flexibility to make a move worthwhile.
Even with 14 players, Golden State is already elbows deep into the luxury tax, but this organization has never been shy to spend the money if the ends justifies the means.
The loss of Damian Jones for the remainder of the season put the Warriors in a tough spot before DeMarcus Cousins returned to the lineup, forcing them to play a lot of small ball and use Kevon Looney as the starter.
Jordan Bell has been underwhelming this season, while Cousins' fragile state of his injury could mean that Golden State will look to fortify its frontcourt with another center.
Chicago Bulls center Robin Lopez arose as a candidate to join the team as a buyout candidate, but the Bulls will try to trade him instead of working out a buyout arrangement to end his tenure in the Windy City.
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