Three Team Warriors Trade That Could Re-Position Them As Contenders

Could the Warriors make a big trade at this year’s NBA trade deadline? If they want to try to contend one more time during Stephen Curry’s prime, they might have to. As of Monday, they are once again sitting at .500 after a loss to Toronto, following another disappointing blown fourth-quarter lead.

The Warriors need size, rebounding, and offensive creation/scoring. One player who is rumored to be available is Michael Porter Jr., someone who would satisfy all of these needs for the Warriors. 

Marc Delucchi of Golden State of Mind recently came up with some Warriors–MPJ trade ideas that Golden State should absolutely consider looking into. 

One of his Warriors trade ideas involves getting the Sacramento Kings involved in the deal. The trade looks like this: “Warriors get: Michael Porter Jr., Keon Ellis, 2026 ATL 2nd

Nets get: Malik Monk, Moses Moody, Buddy Hield, 2026 Warriors 1st (top-4 protected, else 2027 unprotected 1st), right to swap 2027 NYK/HOU 1st with GS 1st (unprotected), and right to swap 2029 NYK/HOU/DAL/PHX 1st for GS 1st (top-8 protected)

Kings get: Jonathan Kuminga, 2028 ATL 2nd…

The Warriors could use Ellis and Porter to try to move Draymond Green to the bench. A starting lineup of Curry, Ellis, Butler, Porter, and Post would surround Butler with four elite shooters for their position, give Curry plenty of spacing, and should be able to hold up defensively. Green would likely close for Post in close games, particularly against strong offenses, but it would be far easier to lessen Green’s workload prior to the playoffs. Even if Green stayed in the starting lineup, head coach Steve Kerr would have far more offensive firepower to build rotations.”

While the Warriors would be giving up a pretty hefty haul in this trade, both MPJ and Keon Ellis would be huge pieces to add to their roster. Ellis brings more defensive skills and three-point shooting, while MPJ would essentially satisfy all the Warriors' offensive woes.