3 win-now players the Golden State Warriors can trade for

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Warriors trade target Myles Turner Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Myles Turner

If Victor Oladipo, who may want out of Indiana, get his way, Myles Turner may not be far behind.

Turner is the least helpful of the three win-now players, but he’d give them exactly what they need in the frontcourt. Turner gives them the two things they crave most in a center — shooting and rim protection.

While Marquese Chriss would do just fine, Turner is certainly a much better option. For Turner, he would fall just outside of the team’s $17.2 million trade exception. A good idea would be to acquire a player like Aaron Gordon then flip him to Indiana.

With Oladipo in the lineup last year, Turner was incredible. He led the league in blocks with 2.7 per game. He also hit a three per game on 39 percent from deep. This season, he increased that to 1.4 triples per game yet saw his percentage dip to 34.4.

Turner can stretch the floor with his shooting, can defend the paint with his length and would be the cheapest and potentially best return on investment of any of these players. What we don’t know about Turner would be how valued he is.

He’s not worth two first-round picks, but he’d certainly be worth the No. 2.

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