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Draymond Green’s contract allows Warriors to trade for Trey Murphy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The problem for the Golden State Warriors is that they simply don't have enough assets to really make that all-in trade. Not that the Warriors don't have some first-round picks they can move on from, but there's a limited amount of talent on their roster right now to suggest that they can really put themselves in a good position to make a trade for one of the best players in the NBA.
That's an unfortunate part that the Warriors are currently dealing with, though there's one situation that's being viewed as a potential option with Draymond Green. After Green got his new contract, and with the Warriors having three tradable first-round picks, it's possible they could be looking at somebody like Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans.
“Now, it is a longshot that the Warriors would trade Green this season, though they do have three tradeable first-round picks that they could package, and Green’s contract is hefty enough that it could bring back a star-caliber player (Trey Murphy of the Pelicans comes to mind).
“But, as a player, Green does not have as much value to other teams as he does to the Warriors, where he has teamed with Curry and coach Steve Kerr for 12 years,” Sean Deveney wrote.
As Deveney touched on here, the one issue is that Green doesn't have much value around the NBA to other teams.
For a squad like the Pelicans, the three first-round picks would be nice, but it isn't like they'd be getting a young player in return who they could count on to eventually be an above-average player.
Green would likely be rerouted to a third team in a scenario like this or accept some sort of buyout to ensure that he can go play for a contending team. The Warriors wouldn't care at that point if they decide to move on from him.
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