Golden State Warriors: 3 immediate thoughts from a wild deadline

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: D'Angelo Russell #0 of the Golden State Warriors speaks to head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors during their game against the Utah Jazz at Chase Center on January 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 22: D'Angelo Russell #0 of the Golden State Warriors speaks to head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors during their game against the Utah Jazz at Chase Center on January 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Dealing all kinds of assets

The Warriors wisely shipped out assets that meant little to them.

While players like Glenn Robinson III, Alec Burks and Willie Cauley-Stein can contribute on a championship-level team, let’s remember that the Sixers and Mavs could easily have signed them by themselves this past offseason.

The Warriors were rewarded for putting their faith in those three veterans, a move that has paid off tenfold. The Warriors, as aforementioned, also dealt a superstar in D’Angelo Russell and low-ceiling young players.

There was an interesting mix of assets traded. Typically teams in Golden State’s position tend to retain their young players, but the Warriors wanted the draft capital over the likes of Evans and Spellman.

Young players, veterans and superstars were all dealt, creating quite a headline-rich trade deadline for Golden State.