Golden State Warriors: This is not the season for panicked deadline deals
The Golden State Warriors are planning to be aggressive ahead of the 2021 NBA Trade Deadline, but they must not panic in their quest to continue the dynasty.
When it was reported by CBS’s Sam Quinn on March 11th, that the Warriors would be aggressive at the trade deadline I felt the same knot in my stomach as when I read that Latrell Sprewell had choked P.J. Carlesimo.
That knot is me trying to telepathically communicate to Bob Myers; don’t let anyone pressure you into doing something rash or foolish. Before you prepare to lambaste me for proposing we waste another year of Stephen Curry‘s prime, let me pose a question?
What player available makes the Warriors a title contender? Please, and I repeat please don’t say Bradley Beal. He’s essentially poor man’s Klay. The pieces we need may currently on the roster.
How short are collective memories are?
As a lifelong Dubs fan, I can vividly remember years of agony in the ’90s and early years of this century watching the team go through coach after coach, front office after front office, trading away assets to “win now” and excite the fanbase.
Where did that get us? Literally to lottery after lottery, and bone head pick after bone head pick. Have you guys forgotten how far we have come? Even in the Run TMC era, for you new fans that’s Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullen, and Mitch Richmond, we didn’t have championship aspirations.
We messed up the Chris Webber situations in like five minutes and ended up with Tom Gugliotta. We then flipped Latrell Sprewell for John Starks, Terry Cummings and Chris Mills. Do you see where I am going with this?
As an organization, we typically don’t make good trades. The D-Lo for Wiggins and a pick is probably the best trade the Warriors have made in a generation. With that sort of track record, I don’t want anyone being aggressive at the deadline.
Our championship core was built off of strong drafts and great team culture, not by panicked deals at the trade deadline.