{"id":4172,"date":"2024-11-24T09:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T09:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2024-11-24T09:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T09:15:21","slug":"breaking-all-in-warriors-trade-pitch-lands-no-2-star-next-to-steph-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4172","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: All-In Warriors Trade Pitch Lands No. 2 Star Next to Steph Curry.."},"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-2183497541-e1732375847652.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-2183497541-e1732375847652.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183497541-e1732375847652.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2183497541-e1732375847652.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steph Curry, Warriors\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" data-img-load-time=\"1483\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1639\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0remained on top of the Western Conference with a 12-3 record after barely scraping by a shorthanded\u00a0New Orleans Pelicans\u00a0team on the road 112-108 on November 22.<\/p>\n<p>Can they sustain this early surge and a 12-man rotation into the postseason?<\/p>\n<p>Mo Dakhil, who worked as a video coordinator for a combined eight years for the\u00a0Los Angeles Clippers\u00a0and\u00a0San Antonio Spurs, expressed his concern on the\u00a0\u201cKevin O\u2019Connor Show\u201d podcast\u00a0recently about the Warriors\u2019 lack of a clear-cut No. 2 option behind\u00a0Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-_DJ6mNtHhA?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>To address this,\u00a0Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report\u00a0proposed a trade that would land the Warriors a coveted No. 2 star next to Curry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miami Heat receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga,\u00a0Andrew Wiggins,\u00a0De\u2019Anthony Melton\u00a0(trade-eligible on Dec. 15),\u00a0Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, a 2028 first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick (via ATL) and a 2028 second-round pick (via ATL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Golden State Warriors receive:<\/strong>\u00a0Jimmy Butler and Kevin Love (trade-eligible on Dec. 15)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Warriors are convinced Stephen Curry needs a costar to make a championship run, they probably aren\u2019t doing better in this market than Butler (unless the world\u2019s biggest fans of Kuminga and Podziemski happen to reside in Milwaukee\u2019s front office). Butler has the experience to adjust on the fly, the playmaking ability to help bring even more out of Curry and the competitive fire to form a kindred-spirit type of bond with Draymond Green. Love\u2019s range, vision and IQ have always made him an on-paper fit for this system,\u201d Buckley wrote.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Playoff Jimmy as Steph Curry\u2019s Co-Star?<\/h2>\n<p>A Butler trade would represent an all-in move for the Warriors to maximize Curry\u2019s remaining years as an elite player in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Getting Butler would give the Warriors his best co-star since\u00a0Kevin Durant\u00a0during their back-to-back title runs in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Butler, 35, is called \u201cPlayoff Jimmy\u201d for his penchant for playing big games during the postseason. While Butler lost in the NBA Finals twice with the\u00a0Miami Heat, he averaged 24.1 points, 8.3 assists and 6.6 rebounds in 11 games.<\/p>\n<p>Butler isn\u2019t a good outside shooter, but he is one of most physical\u00a0 and mentally toughest swingmen in the league and possesses a solid midrange game that could complement Curry\u2019s outside snipings and playmaking.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Warriors Checked in With Heat About Jimmy Butler<\/h2>\n<p>The Warriors are interested in Butler, according to\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s Sam Amick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy Butler\u2019s going to be a free agent next summer, didn\u2019t get an extension done,\u201d\u00a0Amick said on \u201cThe TK Show\u201d podcast on September 12. \u201cThe Warriors, as you know, have interest there and I think probably [they] made a couple of calls during the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butler\u2019s future in Miami was clouded with uncertainty following Heat president Pat Riley\u2019s telling statement during his exit interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to do that for a year,\u201d\u00a0Riley told reporters about Butler\u2019s extension while speaking to reporters during his exit interview on May 6. \u201cAnd so, we have not discussed that internally right now, but we have to look at that, making that kind of commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butler is on the final guaranteed year of his\u00a0three-year $146.4 million contract. He holds a $52.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<p>Slowed down by an ankle injury, Butler returned with aplomb in the Heat\u2019s 106-89 rout over his former team Philadelphia 76ers with 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on November 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyStephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors celebrates during the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder. 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