The NBA’s preliminary buyout deadline passed yesterday, meaning that any player currently on a roster that is bought out will not be playoff-eligible if they were to reach an agreement with their current team and hit the open market. The actual buyout deadline is April 1st, meaning there’s still time for the Warriors to explore some options for their 15th roster spot.
Read MoreNow THAT is Warriors basketball.
Read MoreI praised it with my previous article to come out of the trade deadline with an accomplished big man like Jakob Poeltl from the Spurs (who eventually went back to the team that originally drafted him in 2016, the Toronto Raptors). That obviously was a bust but there's still an opportunity to grab someone through the buyout market/waiver wire with some similar abilities (plus more).
Read MoreIt looks like some narratives never get old in the NBA media. Analysts and talking heads across the mediascape have been discussing Kevin Durant’s place amongst the league’s greatest recently with the playoff push just up ahead, and just like every time this gets overdone, Stephen Curry’s name is brought into it.
Read MoreIt looks like the Warriors will have a representative at this year’s All-Star game after all.
Read MoreThe Warriors still have an open roster spot going into the All-Star Break, and while there’s been rumors they could be looking at converting Anthony Lamb or Ty Jerome from their two-way contracts, neither of those options move the needle enough to make an impact on the playoff rotation moving forward. Instead, Golden State should be looking into the buyout market and the players it could allow them to sign.
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