The Golden State Warriors walk a line between two timelines. Either they’re “lightyears ahead”, or starting to fall a little bit behind. They’ve got one of the best veteran cores in the NBA.
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green have seen it all together during their time as the staples of a Warriors dynasty. They’re also all still excellent NBA players.
Meanwhile, they’ve also got one of the best young cores in the NBA. There are rebuilding teams in this league right now who would be further ahead with a core group of Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga, James Wiseman, and Moses Moody.
It’s very uncommon that a group of young talent of that caliber is playing in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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It’s arguably an inevitable position. On the other hand, if the Warriors fall short of their lofty 2021-22 ambitions, people are going to start asking questions.
Specifically, they’ll want to know when the Golden State Warriors intend on trading some of those prospects for proven NBA talent.
The Utah Jazz may have some proven NBA talent on the trade block this summer. They appear likely to blow up their core group. If that happens, here are two deals that land Donovan Mitchell in Golden State.