Why The Golden State Warriors Do The Deal 

Well, the Warriors don’t necessarily do this deal for Jackson or Duarte. 

They do it for the first-round picks. This team benefits from improving its draft capital in a couple of ways. They could use these picks to trade for a star in time. 

Alternatively, they’re also making a financial decision. The Warriors are about to get extremely expensive. They delay having to pay out a huge rookie extension by moving on from Kuminga now. 

At the same time, the players they’re receiving here have some value. Jackson would be the successor to Kevon Looney’s role.

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Meanwhile, a movement shooter like Duarte is valuable anywhere. Moreover, who knows whether he could develop into more?