3 stars the Golden State Warriors can pair with Curry and Thompson

3 stars the Golden State Warriors can pair with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson

OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 17: Klay Thompson #11 and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors look on during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on December 17, 2018 at ORACLE Arena in Oakland, 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 Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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Myles Turner

In the team’s dominant stretch over the last half a decade, they’ve had shot blockers. They’ve created lineups that possess an ability to protect the rim, but they certainly haven’t had a center of Myles Turner’s caliber.

While he is in the midst of a down year as the Pacers have played the bulk of the season without Victor Oladipo, Turner has been known as one of the league’s best defensive bigs, leading the league in blocks just a season ago.

Turner has tremendously improved his three-point shooting, one reason he’s made himself one of the league’s top up-and-coming big men. At just 24 years old and standing 6-foot-10, Turner is now averaging 1.4 threes per game.

Take that big type of versatile big man and put him on a team that’d love to create open looks for bigs, and you have a match made in heaven. With the spacing that Curry and Thompson bring, Turner taking his game to a new level in the Bay would almost be a given.

It’s a win-win, but the cost of securing such a young stud would be unreasonable. Two first-round picks may do the trick as both are destined to be lottery picks, but the Warriors would also have value Turner over other stars that those same assets could potentially bring in.

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