Sactown ExPat
Starter
Because August is such a boring time on the NBA calendar:
Kings In: Draymond Green
Kings Out: WCS + Iman Shumpert
Why for Kings: Fairly obvious, but a chance to get a team catalyst who can play the “3” on offense (at least in regards to spacing) while guarding the opponent’s best 3-5. Moreover, it gives the Kings the league’s best recruiter heading into the summer where they would have almost two max slots available. I think he would enjoy the challenge of developing the young guys into a contender, too. No hard evidence; he just seems like the kind of guy that would get a thrill out of building these kids into a James’ Lakers-destroying monster.
Warriors In: WCS + Shump
Warriors Out: Draymond Green
Why for Warriors: Really, two major assumptions—they have no intention of offering Draymond a supermax extension this summer and this is the season where mid-season friction finally cascades over the edge. Why? No real reason other than 6 or 7 years is a long time together, and there have been heavy intimations that Draymond was kind of problematic this last year. No matter what, the Warriors will be facing trading Draymond or seeing Klay walk next summer. This deal gives them another defensive Swiss Army knife in WCS who will be easier to maintain via RFA, as well as an ending Iggy insurance piece in Shump. Should Iggy get hurt mid-season or in the playoffs again, they can get by with Shump soaking up those minutes. If they decide to trade Draymond, can they get a better deal? Maybe. But, it might be hard to find one that so seamlessly suits another championship run. One other assumption—I think WCS is going to be awesome in his contract year and be fairly highly coveted around the league.
Kings In: Draymond Green
Kings Out: WCS + Iman Shumpert
Why for Kings: Fairly obvious, but a chance to get a team catalyst who can play the “3” on offense (at least in regards to spacing) while guarding the opponent’s best 3-5. Moreover, it gives the Kings the league’s best recruiter heading into the summer where they would have almost two max slots available. I think he would enjoy the challenge of developing the young guys into a contender, too. No hard evidence; he just seems like the kind of guy that would get a thrill out of building these kids into a James’ Lakers-destroying monster.
Warriors In: WCS + Shump
Warriors Out: Draymond Green
Why for Warriors: Really, two major assumptions—they have no intention of offering Draymond a supermax extension this summer and this is the season where mid-season friction finally cascades over the edge. Why? No real reason other than 6 or 7 years is a long time together, and there have been heavy intimations that Draymond was kind of problematic this last year. No matter what, the Warriors will be facing trading Draymond or seeing Klay walk next summer. This deal gives them another defensive Swiss Army knife in WCS who will be easier to maintain via RFA, as well as an ending Iggy insurance piece in Shump. Should Iggy get hurt mid-season or in the playoffs again, they can get by with Shump soaking up those minutes. If they decide to trade Draymond, can they get a better deal? Maybe. But, it might be hard to find one that so seamlessly suits another championship run. One other assumption—I think WCS is going to be awesome in his contract year and be fairly highly coveted around the league.
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