3 trades Golden State Warriors should make in wake of Thompson's injury

3 trades the Golden State Warriors should make in wake of Thompson’s injury

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Eric Gordon

If order to acquire Eric Gordon, the Warriors would have to ship away Andrew Wiggins as the salaries just don’t work without a max-value player in there as well. Is Gordon worth of Wiggins plus potentially a second-round pick?

Given his offensive abilities and his touch from deep, it’s tough to argue that bringing Gordon in would be a bad thing. While Gordon certainly has had his inconsistencies, he’s averaged over 14 points per game in each of the last five seasons.

With a Sixth Man of the Year to his name as well, Gordon has two seasons in which he put up over 20 points per game. He’s a scorer, and while he may not be the best defender, the Warriors would be able to have one of the most unstoppable lineups.

Gordon is a team player. We can see that because he put up with playing as James Harden and Russell Westbrook’s sidekick. Gordon played his role well, and there’d be no denying he could do the same in the Bay Area.

A lineup of Curry-Gordon-Oubre-Green-Wiseman has potential on both ends of the court and could dominant the bulk of teams in the league.

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