{"id":13375,"date":"2024-12-22T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T11:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13375"},"modified":"2024-12-22T11:51:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T11:51:37","slug":"breaking-warriors-offered-moses-moody-picks-for-defensive-ace-4-time-rebounding-leader-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13375","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Warriors Offered Moses Moody, Picks for Defensive Ace, 4-Time Rebounding Leader: Report.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181846512-e1732826747862.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181846512-e1732826747862.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181846512-e1732826747862.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181846512-e1732826747862.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Moses Moody, Warriors\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"896\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1108\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors reacts after he scored against the New Orleans Pelicans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0would have been a lot better had the\u00a0Chicago Bulls\u00a0accepted their offer at the last NBA trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>NBA insider Jake Fischer reported on Substack\u2019s \u201cThe Stein Line\u201d on Saturday, December 21, that the Warriors seriously pursued\u00a0Alex Caruso\u00a0and also four-time NBA rebounding leader\u00a0Andre Drummond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGolden State, as one recent example, offered multiple first-round draft picks for Caruso at last February\u2019s trade deadline and was even willing to part with\u00a0Moses Moody, along with other players, sources said, in a trade construction that could have also landed Torrey Craig and Andre Drummond with Golden State. That\u2019s the same Moody, of course, who came to terms with the Warriors on a Caruso-esque contract extension in October: $39 million over three years,\u201d\u00a0Fischer wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Caruso would have easily been the Warriors\u2019 best perimeter defender and Drummond would have been their best rebounder.<\/p>\n<p>But that ship has already sailed.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls eventually sent Caruso in the past offseason to the\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder\u00a0for\u00a0Josh Giddey, who was selected nine picks ahead of Moody and one pick ahead of\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga\u00a0in the 2021 NBA draft.\u00a0Then, Drummond signed a two-year, $10 million with the\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Curious Case of Moses Moody<\/h2>\n<p>Moody\u2019s role with the Warriors remains in flux.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two games, Moody has only logged a total of 12 minutes. His guaranteed contract did not translate into a guaranteed spot in Steve Kerr\u2019s rotation.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of\u00a0Dennis Schr\u00f6der\u00a0further buried him on the Warriors bench.<\/p>\n<p>Moody could still be traded, but it\u2019s more complicated now with the poison pill of his new contract.<\/p>\n<p>In any trade involving Moody, his outgoing salary is his 2024-25 contract of $5.8 million, while his incoming salary to any potential Warriors trade partner is counted as $11.2 million, the average of his contract over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>Moody\u2019s poison pill will be lifted in the offseason when his outgoing and incoming salary will be of equal value.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Warriors \u2018Evaluating\u2019 Their Center Rotation<\/h2>\n<p>After missing out on Drummond, the Warriors are still mulling their options on the center position, per Fischer.<\/p>\n<p>The center position has drastically been devalued in the modern NBA until\u00a0Nikola Jokic\u2018s rise as three-time MVP.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic could potentially add another MVP hardware this season. He\u2019s become a headache for the Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Jokic and the Nuggets hold an 8-1 record over the Warriors over their last nine meetings. And it\u2019s not only Jokic whom the Warriors are dealing with in the crowded and supersized Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s Lakers\u2019\u00a0Anthony Davis, Spurs\u2019\u00a0Victor Wembanyama, Timberwolves\u2019\u00a0Rudy Gobert, Rockets\u2019\u00a0Alperen Sengun, Grizzlies\u2019\u00a0Zach Edey\u00a0and the Thunder pair of\u00a0Chet Holmgren\u00a0and\u00a0Isaiah Hartenstein.<\/p>\n<p>Kevon Looney, the Warriors leader in rebounding with 7.5 per game, has an expiring $8 million deal that has drawn interest around the league, according to Fischer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter swiftly addressing its need for a secondary scorer behind\u00a0Stephen Curry\u00a0with Sunday\u2019s acquisition of\u00a0Dennis Schr\u00f6der, Golden State is still evaluating its own center rotation, sources say. The Warriors have famously filled minutes with defensive savant\u00a0Draymond Green\u00a0at the five spot. And while Steve Kerr is known to hold a great affinity for Kevon Looney, Golden State\u2019s veteran center has garnered plenty of early interest from around the league, sources say, as the Warriors consider whether or not to add another piece to a rotation that also features standout sophomore\u00a0Trayce Jackson-Davis,\u201d\u00a0Fischer wrote in a separate Substack report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors reacts after he scored against the New Orleans Pelicans. 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