Report: Warriors in ‘real search’ to land star before deadline originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
It’s only a matter of time before the Warriors make a big splash.
With the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline quickly approaching, general manager Mike Dunleavy and company. are contemplating a move for a star, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.
The star would complement four-time NBA champions Steph Curry and Draymond Green.
“I’m told the Warriors are in a real search for a star, a playmaker, a scorer alongside Stephen Curry,” Charania said Friday on “NBA Today.” “And you remember the summer when they went after Lauri Markanen with the Utah Jazz. “They made a pitch for Paul George as a free agent with the Clippers.”
Although the Warriors lost notable players such as Markkanen and GeorgeThey have benefited from offseason additions like Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson, De’Anthony Melton and Lindy Waters 21 games into the 2024-25 season.
While not an offseason acquisition, the same could be said for Golden State’s seventh overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, Jonathan Kuminga, who broke out for a 33 points, the highest of his career in the Warriors’ 99-93 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
But can Kuminga find consistency and establish himself as the third star Golden State needs to compete for another NBA title this season?
Charania alluded to the fact that Golden State’s brass, as it continues to build a championship-caliber roster, is taking the 22-year-old forward’s career into account.
“And the debate with the Warriors and the teams looking at that situation is, for them, are they going to find that externally, outside of this roster right now?” —Charania asked. “Or will it be internally, with a player like Jonathan Kuminga?
“Last night he scored 33 points the first time he played 30 minutes in a game all season. With his production he has shown that as his role rises, so do his statistics and the different points of the relationship between Joanthan Kuminga and Steve Kerr.
“(It’s) something Warriors officials have been monitoring for the last year, and how it fits with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green being back in the lineup.”
Time is still on Dunleavy’s side, but as Charania suggests, Golden State is ready to make a blockbuster trade for another star before time runs out.
“It will be interesting to monitor, but the Warriors’ future will be shaped over the next few weeks and months leading up to the trade deadline,” Charania concluded.
“How can they get the next championship with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green?”
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