{"id":3234,"date":"2024-11-22T02:57:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T02:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2024-11-22T02:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T02:57:27","slug":"breaking-warriors-named-as-potential-suitor-for-star-point-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3234","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Warriors Named as Potential Suitor for Star Point Guard.."},"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-2017040263-e1732183587182.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-2017040263-e1732183587182.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2017040263-e1732183587182.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2017040263-e1732183587182.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"704\" data-dom-ready-time=\"756\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; FEBRUARY 03: De&#8217;Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings reacts against the Chicago Bulls during the first half at the United Center on February 03, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0currently occupy the top spot in the Western Conference. Steve Kerr\u2019s team has bounced back from a difficult 2023-24 season, which saw them miss the playoffs after a string of disjointed performances.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Warriors are still thin on star-level talent. The front office fell short in their pursuit of\u00a0Paul George\u00a0and\u00a0Lauri Markkanen\u00a0during the summer. Fortunately, an influx of high-end role players has helped balance the ship following\u00a0Klay Thompson\u2018s departure for the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Colin Keane of Sporting News, Golden State still has some under-the-radar trade options. Keane pinpointed\u00a0De\u2019Aaron Fox\u00a0of the\u00a0Sacramento Kings\u00a0as a potential trade target. Fox will become an unrestricted free agent at\u00a0the end of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kings have been knocking on the door of contention for a few years, but they may have reached their ceiling in the De\u2019Aaron Fox-Domantas Sabonis era,\u201d Keane wrote. \u201c\u2026Despite Fox\u2019s high level of play, the Kings aren\u2019t on anyone\u2019s list of true contenders. If Sacramento sees itself similarly, it might behoove them to move on from Fox now in exchange for a haul of young talent and draft capital\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keane continued:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026Would Sacramento be moved by an offer from Golden State that features young studs Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski?The Warriors would also throw in Andrew Wiggins to make the money work, giving the Kings three starter-level players in exchange for Fox, with two of those guys being 22 and 21 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox, 26, would be a strong fit in Kerr\u2019s current offenisve and defenisve system. Kerr has the Warriors playing at break-neck pace and looking to score or close down passing lanes with non-stop intensity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>De\u2019Aaron Could Spell a Change For Steph Curry<\/h2>\n<p>If the Warriors were to acquire Fox, it would likely mean a change in role for\u00a0Stephen Curry.\u00a0The veteran sharpshooter is currently operating as the de facto point-guard within Golden State\u2019s system. However, Fox\u2019s ability to push the pace in the open court, and blow by defenders in pick-and-roll actions in the half court, could potentially see Curry move into a shooting guard role.<\/p>\n<p>Moving Curry into the two-guard position would be a considerable change. The veteran guard has spent\u00a095% of his career as the primary ball-handler. However, as he continues to edge deeper into his thirties, assuming more of an off-ball role could help provide additional longevity. He\u2019s already elite at moving without the ball, which would ensure Fox has countless driving lanes to exploit as a scorer and a playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s highly unlikely Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the Warriors front office would pursue a deal like this without getting Curry\u2019s blessing beforehand.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Warriors Currently Following 2022 Blueprint<\/h2>\n<p>The Warriors won their last championship in 2022. That roster was built on the back of multiple high-level role players and an elite defense. This season, Golden State has showed signs of a similar roster construction. The team currently\u00a0ranks fifth in offensive rating and fourth in defensive rating.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with\u00a0Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Chronicle, Steve Kerr noted how the Warriors are modelling themselves on that 2022 roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we had the depth and versatility last year that we have now,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cSo to me, the model is \u201922. We won the championship in \u201922 with a similar mix to what we have now. Good on both sides of the ball, establish the defense \u2014 I think we finished second in efficiency that year, if I\u2019m not mistaken. We\u2019ve established this year we\u2019re good defensively. We still have things to work on. But we won a title two years ago with a group built around Steph and defense. And that\u2019s the formula this year, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the Warriors are set on repeating their success from 2022, a trade for Fox, or any other star, is likely out of the question. However, if the front office truly wants another star next to Curry, Fox would check every box. He\u2019s young, he\u2019s an All-Star caliber guy and he fits the current style of play.<\/p>\n<p>Still, getting the Kings to play ball would be no easy feat. And given the change Curry would have to make, and the current blueprint for success, you shouldn\u2019t expect anything to come from this trade proposal. At least, no in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; FEBRUARY 03: De&#8217;Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings reacts against the Chicago Bulls during the first half at the United Center on February&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Warriors Named as Potential Suitor for Star Point Guard.. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3234\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Warriors Named as Potential Suitor for Star Point Guard.. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; 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