Draymond AND Klay should be traded…and Steph should leave
But right now the situation looks pretty bad in Golden State yeah it is it is it is and I think and you just said you just said you think Draymond and Clay should be traded yes because you know what my first option would be to be
Honest but he’s not going to do it and I want to know your opinion on this who who’s going to look at Steph Curry any kind of way if he goes to the front office the ownership group your guy Laker and and say my time has come
I’m ready to be traded would anyone be mad at Steph Curry no like the seriously the best look let say this real talk and you could I mean we could go back and forth I just want to know your opinion the best case scenario for Steph Curry is to go to
Another team to try to win another championship well here’s my point Kobe didn’t want to leave but he said he was willing to remember I had my radio show in 2007 he said he was ready to get traded to Pluto oh uh before he stayed here with the
Lakers based on the conditions and then they traded quame Brown and ended up getting Pal Gasol and a few others and ultimately went to three consecutive championships and won back-to-back titles in 09 and 10 we get that part my question to you is this you make a lot
Of sense you’re right in terms of we couldn’t blame Steph Curry but has not ownership other go to State Warriors earned the right to have the opportunity to move guys to bring better weapons to Golden State for Steph Curry to play with rather than trade him y but they
Have but but my question to you is what better weapons what weapons are out there all right but like jannis Yannis just signed a contract extension would you go try to go land a Joel andb he’s not leaving Philly right now you can’t go get a Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving just
Signed like what are you going to go get does Zack LaVine take you over the hump no like what what player after there you go get I don’t even wish that on my man Joe Laker man I gotta tell you if Steph Curry came asking to be traded it would
Go down as the most miserable day in the history of the Bay Area and this is an area that’s lost the Oakland Raiders okay this is an area that’s about to lose the A’s this is an area that’s lost the the the the the Golden State Warriors in Oakland anyway to them being
In San Francisco now even though they’re still in the Bay Area I can’t think of a worse day in Bay area of History if Steph Curry asked to be traded because you can’t replace him this is the greatest shooter God ever created you can’t replace it I understand but I mean
What else what else you going to do you got to be honest with him you can’t go into a meeting and lie what you go you going to say look right now in do you think the Dynasty is over yeah yes okay with that being said what’s the next
Moves you going to wait until free agency to see if you lose Klay Thompson for nothing or you gonna try to get something back I don’t I don’t mind your thoughts about trading uh clay more so than Dre because I think Dre is plays defense and he’s an extraordinary
Playmaker that Vibes exceptionally well with Steph I agree so I would trade clay before I trade at Dre I think that clay in the right situation could still prove to be an elite receiver you just need somebody to get him open now as opposed to him having to make himself open or
Rely on getting second dibs because Steph Curry gets first dibs you got to write I think the only two good situations for Klay Thompson’s the Los Angeles Lakers actually three the Los Angeles Lakers the Philadelphia 76ers or the Minnesota Timberwolves you know why I say Minnesota who we giving up because I
Need somebody you got to remember JJ reck made this point on his part podcast the old man in the three and I kind of agree with him the day of the Quint cenal prototypical point guard is beyond us you got big wings playing point and
So they don’t really have to like run a show like Chris Paul or anything right so I I don’t look at clay to replacing Anthony Edwards or whatever but Clay’s sniper like ability when he’s open can free things up for an Anthony Edwards combin with the clay the the the the the
Cats who can hit from three cuz Carl Anthony towns can hit threes and of course you got the big boy down low in Rudy Gober so again it wouldn’t come before a Lakers uh Philly scenario but a Klay Thompson on Minnesota would not be bad but you got to give up something
Significant to get them and I don’t see Minnesota doing that and why should they no they I mean they shouldn’t they shouldn’t
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Complete nonsense. Steph isn’t going anywhere.
Steph is so miserable right now, it's a first seeing him like this which makes me think he knows this core is done and there's no calvary coming. It's bleak. Unless they can come reignite some confidence this iteration has run its course.
Looney', Klay, and Wiggins look like G league players. 40 games in it is what it is, it's not gonna change. Small ball has been figured out by the league and they don't have the personel to switch playing styles. Steph, kuminga, GP2, Podz, and maybe Draymond–trade the rest of the team/let expire.
F you both for talking about this when there coach just died
If a deal can't be reached on good terms, the Warriors shouldn't rush into a trade right away.
With more salary cap room next year, it would be better to consider combinations that include free agency, the draft, and second-tier trades.
GSW is better off not sticking to the BIG3 system.
However, the Warriors shouldn't rush into a trade right away if the terms aren't good.
The funniest part is if you know both Steph and Steve Kerr, you also know that they're watching this conversation while laughing their asses off! 😆
Why after 15 years of steph playing with the warriors u r talking about trading him!! Just don’t make no sense
Yup they are just getting old the younger guys in the league are catching up
Perk reaching as always
Sacramento Kings would be a nice fit for Klay.
We will trade Rudy for klay.
Fans dont want steph to leave but booing the team like they didnt get yall 4 chips. Leaving oracle was the first big mistake they made the new fans are trash, and they barely get hype. No one is available to come to the warriors. Time for steph to go to a team where a chip is possible he can always come back to finish out his career later
Kendrick is so set on and determined in seeing the Warriors dismantled! This is the only real bad year they've had thus far. So just ignore This corpulant Perkings.😅😅 so Warrior nation ignore the pundits. Life will go on.
Oh my God…Perkins, PLEASE, PLEASE stop the f*ckin' HATE..Now you want Steph to leave the Warriors!! You think you're slick with that sh*t..GTFOH bro!😡🤬
These clowns , trade Steph curry??? Lolllll.
The understanding for anyone who can see it is that not only do guys like Perk want Curry to ask for a trade, they want him to go on the Lakers and help LeBron win another title and this has been the agenda since 2021. The season is not over and Steph should not do anything as this is the best situation for the end of his career i.e the Warriors will do anuthing to capitalise on the last years of his career and they will pay him the most.
1. What the Warriors need to do is – TRADE Klay (43.2M) for Zach Lavine (40.0M) TODAY, and they're title contenders again. Zach is that GOOD!! The Bulls will take Klay bc they want to get out of Zach's contract, and Klay is on the last year of his deal, so they won't have to deal with him anymore, and we will get our New SPLASH BROTHER, who is just Much Better than Klay.
2. I would also consider trading Wiggins (24.3M) for Mikal Bridges (21.7M) or Cam Johnson (24.0M) at least, both from Brooklyn (and give up picks if they have to). I don't like Wiggns' energy or body language right now, and Bridges/Johnson are both similar in Size, but Younger, more Energetic, Better Shooters, Scorers, Good Defenders etc. But even if they can't trade Wiggins, we can still win with him. ZACH is the one that WE NEED THE MOST!!! Zach will change this entire team with his Scoring, Play-making, Aggressiveness, ENERGY, etc (all things Klay doesn't have anymore).
3. It would also help if they cud add some kind of size, like trade Looney for Dwight Powell from Dallas (or someone similar), that wud be great. If not, no big deal. This is still a title contender with Dray, Looney, Saric, Podz, Kuminga, and GP2/CP3 (when they both come back. Both of their Values will show up in the Playoffs).
4. Don't count them out yet. Dray is still one of the Best Defenders in the NBA, who can guard Jokic, AD, Sabonis, KAT, etc in the Playoffs. Steph is still one of the Best CLOSERS in the NBA. They just need the right pieces around them, and it starts with ZACH!!!
And what does Zach want – to Win and go to the playoffs. We will get the Most Motivated Zach LaVine anyone has Ever Seen!!! I don't know what GS is waiting for, probably over-thinking it, or just too loyal to Klay, smh.
You can't take perkins seriously when he talks about the warriors. It's known that he doesn't like the warriors, and he even got into it with curry before when he was on the cavs
I think Steph should ask out because the front office refuses to go all in and move the kids. This two time table thing doesn’t work
Perkins would love nothing more than Curry to leave, because he hates the Warriors, has for some time.
Trade Klay and a few picks for Jimmy Butler
It’s crazy to think those three only make up 3 of the starting five maybe we fine 2 pieces to enhance them like a actual center we don’t have a real center and the one we start is so out of shape he can hardly dunk. We also don’t have a real small forward.
The Golden State Warriors going to be fine keep it moving.
Kendrick Perkins take is ridiculous the choice you have is to leave it as it is