Draymond Green had a conversation with Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. about potentially being traded to Milwaukee as part of a Giannis Antetokounmpo deal, writes Angelina Martin of NBC Sports Bay Area. Green revealed Saturday on his podcast that Dunleavy sought his input on a couple of trades he was considering and was straightforward about the possibility that Green could wind up with the Bucks.
“And we talked for quite a while, and then he’s like, ‘And by the way, on the honest front, obviously, we spoke about Giannis,'” Green relayed. “‘We talked about what picks we’d send them. We haven’t talked about, really, the players that would go into the deal, but obviously, if we were to do a deal with Giannis, you or Jimmy (Butler) would have to be in the trade just to make it work.'”
Green has heard his name in rumors before, but said he felt like he might actually get traded this time. He held a long session with reporters after Tuesday’s game, just in case it was his final appearance in a Warriors uniform.
Green added that the talk with Dunleavy left him with a lot of questions.
“Future, uncertain, getting traded to Milwaukee,” he said. “If I’m getting traded to Milwaukee, am I staying in Milwaukee? If I’m not staying in Milwaukee, where am I going? If I’m only going there for half a season, is my family coming? What the hell is going on?”
There’s more on the Warriors:
- Stephen Curry will miss his third straight game tonight with a knee injury, and coach Steve Kerr suggested that he might be held out through the All-Star break, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN (Twitter link). Kerr said Curry is doubtful for Monday’s home contest with Memphis. The team’s final game before the break will be Wednesday against San Antonio.
- Kristaps Porzingis, who was acquired from Atlanta on Thursday, will continue working out in San Francisco with a goal of debuting when the All-Star break ends, Slater adds (Twitter link). Porzingis is dealing with an Achilles issue and hasn’t played since January 7. He was surprised to be traded to Golden State, but called it “a great opportunity to turn a new page,” per Nick Friedell of The Athletic (Twitter link).
- In an interview with Friedell, Al Horford admits there was a lot of “tension” affecting the team in the days leading up to the trade deadline. “I feel like our guys, everybody tried to be professional and good, but I know that gets thrown around a lot, be professional and good, but there’s a human aspect to it, that it’s always difficult to deal with,” Horford said. “On some teams, you deal with it more than others, and this team we were all kind of up in the air. So it was very stressful here the last few days.”
Surely Draymond didn’t think the Bucks had any interest in him at all? This topic just never ends.
Sounds like the NBA Tip off. Think’s Kuminga has talent.
Funny to hear from Webber what some of us have been saying for yrs here.
What are you dredging up?
Odd that such a locker room guy like Horford is saying that things were stressful. Not a great sign. On top of this Curry injury and Draymond’s obvious frustration (how many times is he gonna talk about it — he is pissed) it’s going to be a long season for warriors fans. Hope Draymond doesn’t try to punch Porzingis or something lol
Stressful because anyone could have been traded. Most teams its only a couple of players. The media plays up teams like GSW more than teams that have small fan base. Like I said the media blew the Giannis rumors up way more than what was going on.
Al Horford……life decisions Al. You’ve left Boston twice and it’s turned to compete dogs**t.
Boston has turned to dogsh**t since Horford left? Sounds like a tragic life if you are dependent on one person.
Argh possibly turned to dog$**t for Al. Philly didn’t work. Sent to okc at the time nobody wanted to be in Oklahoma. Back to Boston wins a chip. Grass greener in San Fran….WRONG.
It’ll be fine Lil D. Warriors are a middle of the road team and probably sneak into a play in game.
They can then see how far they get and it’ll be exciting. We look forward to the draft and then see what happens this summer with the roster.
All good, it’s not like we’re with the 5 tankers in the west. There’s hope of a little run still. It’s a small hope but at least there’s some hope.
How is he pissed?
Draymond got a smack in the face by being told his departure is what’s best for the team.
I worry about what that does to his competitiveness that has largely fueled his career to this point.
I don’t think he’s the kind of guy to quit on his team but he’s certainly the kind of guy who will hold a grudge. Not great in a transitional period.
Huh? Where do you get the idea he is holding a grudge? He knows the NBA is business. He knows he could get traded at any time. I highly doubt he is taking it that personal.
How do you not have any idea who Draymond Green is lol
I’m thinking tonight‘s Laker game will show a lot of fight amongst the scrubs currently playing. The ending of the Phoenix game was just amazing with the guys clawing and scratching for the win.
But tonight will show a lot. Do they lose to a Laker team missing some of their best players also? That would be a bad sign.
Hopefully Luke Kennard doesn’t go off for 25 with all the open threes he’ll probably see.
To do this at 41 yrs old. Is just crazy. We might never see another one like him.
Steve Kerr fostering a terrible clubhouse? Sky is blue, grass is green etc
Talk about a low scoring game ……
GS — 17/46 FG
LA — 15/35 FG
GSW is 5-27 from 3. That won’t stay like that. GSW likely to blow this out once that water finds its level.
Nice buzzer beater in Bron’s face by Pat Spencer, he can def get you a bucket. It’s a shame he is the worst defensive player in the league and also has a relatively low BBIQ.
If Podz and GP2 had season ending injuries, it would literally make GSW win the title by forcing Kerr to play the better/taller system players. Podz sticks out like a sore thumb on GSW, he is maybe the league “system” guy they have ever given serious playing time to. They never went after Russell Westbrook for this exact reason, Podz is basically a less-skilled Russ, which is still an NBA player, a bench guy for sure, but NOT one on the GSW. GP2 is just washed, 1 great play then 10 horrible ones. He isn’t a forward, Kerr, Podz and GP2 gotta go.
*he is maybe the least “system” guy they have ever given serious playing time to. *
Warriors are just not the same without Steph. The offense is built on his shooting.
You Know if Jimmy and KP were both healthy. This could make an interesting combo. Jimmy going down really messed it up for this year.
Oh yeah, even having both Steph+Jimmy or Steph+Kristaps is gunna take down a lot of teams, its just health is as massive factor with them.
How often we seeing Moses Moody with like, a +5 in a loss in heavy minutes these days? Pretty often. He’s lowkey breaking out again, looking like a real building block. Kerr just gotta leave him out there as a 3 and D SG and he’s going to be the perfect backcourt with Curry, and NOT play him as a PF or SF. Meanwhile Podz looking less and less like a guy you can play next to Steph and more like a guy who might flourish away from the Warriors as a Russ-lite type player.
I can see GSW letting Kristaps walk in free agency, then extending Podz and trading him for a big money player. Giannis? AD? Maybe someone left field – lol!
He has been up and down a lot it seems. I don’t watch a lot of Warriors gms. Its what I say all the time about young players. Each one is on their timeline. It could take 2-3 yrs. It could take 4-5 yrs. You have to play them and live with results.
Why I always say use the G-league wisely. Look at Santos, he is looking better. To find a rotation guy in 2nd rd is big.
Damn Davey. It really shows how weak your outside shooting is with Steph, Jimmy and Kristaps out. If Curry or Porzingis don’t heal, you guys will struggle to make the play in. Cant wait to watch you guys battle the clips for 8th seed
Another quick note, with Buddy Hield gone this is an incredible opportunity for Moses Moody to get tons of playing time and develop confidence.
He has to play a lot now, they don’t have a choice. If he keeps nailing the three ball he’ll gain momentum for the rest of his game.., even if he blows a wide open layup to end the third quarter tonight, lol
Well Moody got the volume with Steph out but hitting 5 out of 14 is rough. Team shot 27% from 3 while allowing the Lakers 40% from beyond the arc. Not going to be easy to win with that squad until Curry and KP come back.
And was the Warriors best tonight.
“Dirty Dra” …….