Why The Golden State Warriors Do The Deal 

The Warriors are in no position to take on potentially bad contracts. With that in mind, some will oppose the acquisition of Collins. 

On the other hand, they’re dumping Poole in the process here. He has not been looking deserving of the big extension the Warriors gave him last summer. Meanwhile, Collins’ deal will expire a year earlier. 

Meanwhile, Onkongwu and Payne will both be on expiring deals. Payne is an afterthought. On the other hand, if the Warriors want to keep Onkongwu, they can let Draymond Green walk.

It will be easier to find a separate trade for Collins with one less year on his contract next summer. 

Finally, the Warriors should be upgrading their roster here. Sure, they’ll be stacked with combo bigs – there could be a logjam here.

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Still, if the Warriors simply play the most deserving ones, this should make them a better team,. 

Does it do the same for the Suns?