The Golden State Warriors have the best backcourt in the entire NBA; how does the trading for another guard make any sense?
The Golden State Warriors are one of the lucky teams in the NBA where they don’t have to worry about their guard situation. The reason that the team finished in last, last year was because both of them were injured at the same time — something that very rarely happens.
It also doesn’t happen on this scale. Both Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson missed most of the season due to separate injuries. Even one of them would have kept the team out of last, but the unfortunate bad luck bit the Warriors.
However, that should in no way constitute a rush to go out and trade for a guard. Besides 2011-2012, Stephen Curry hasn’t missed more than 20 games a year in his 11-year career. Thompson, on the other hand, has only not played in over 70 games a season in one year.
As you can see, what happened last year is an anomaly. It isn’t something that has happened in the past, and it will not be something that will happen in the future. There is no rush by the team to find a guard — especially try and trade for one of them.
A trade designates that the Warriors are giving up something. There is no denying that the team might need a backup guard at round out their depth, but there is no reason to give anything up for one of them, especially anything important.
There are plenty on the free-agent market this year that the Warriors could target at the minimum.
After all, there is a good chance they only see time to spell Thompson and Curry next year anyway. The Warriors have always been a backcourt heavy team. It is time that the script flips, and they pay more attention to balancing out the roster.
The addition of a guard is not needed now. It is especially not needed if the Warriors have to give up money, draft stock, or another player. The Warriors should be content right where they are living off of Steph and Klay.