The NBA's trade deadline is just around the corner, and it's even more uneventful for the Golden State Warriors, who don't have much trade rumors, and while their roster has become perfect, there are some trading options worth considering that we can divide the Warriors' existing 15 players into the following four categories.
Non-sale (6 persons)
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, Jonathan Cumminga
In the editor's opinion, the Warriors have five players who should never be traded under any circumstances. The core four are naturally in the middle of it, and the Warriors will never trade any of their original Big Three, and with Wiggins elected as an All-Star starter, it's not a wise choice to break up with him now. There's also Jordan Poole, who accepted the role of sixth man on the team and became the Warriors' second offense launch point. In the end, Cuminga's value is too high to trade at this time, he is a talented 19-year-old with extremely high touch ability under the basket, players like him usually have a bright future in the NBA, and it is definitely a serious mistake for the Warriors to let him go.
Not worth trading (5 people)
Kevin Looney, Andre Iguodala, Otto Porter, Gary Payton Jr., Juan Toscano Anderson
That's not to say that the players themselves aren't worthless, but it's basically useless for the Warriors to trade them, in other words the Warriors won't get an upgraded version of these guys in the trade.
Porter is an experienced base salary player who has a good performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Looney, meanwhile, played the best performance of his career and became the most important link in the Warriors' weak interior rotation. Payton Jr. transformed himself from a temporary agent on a two-way contract into an outsideer who could eventually be named to the Defensive Team of the Year, and Toscano Anderson didn't hesitate. As for Iguodala, his experience and chemistry with the Splash Brothers were all too valuable.
They're all high-quality players and all have the specific skills the Warriors need. The Warriors are unlikely to swap any of these players for better players, and even if they could, they wouldn't be worth messing with the chemistry of the team for those players.
Can be sold at a high price (2 people)
Moses Moody, James Wiseman
The two can be traded, but the Warriors' asking price should be high. Moody's rookie season hasn't been great, but he's shown enough potential to prove he's part of the team's long-term plan. While Wiseman hasn't performed well so far, his career is just getting started, and his ceiling is too high for the Warriors to bet on him. The Warriors need a sky-high offer to consider trading the two players, and while that's not out of the question, it's hard to imagine a team in the league at this point that would desperately meet what it takes to get Moody and Wiseman.
Casual trading (2 people)
Damien Lee and Nemanja Belitsa
Trading these two players will also not give the Warriors a decent return, but if anyone in the Warriors will be traded, it will only be these two.
Bjelica is a reliable pitcher who can provide space and control the ball up front, but if the Golden State Warriors can exchange him for a heavier and taller interior player, it is still worth considering, after all, the Warriors still have some worries when facing playoff opponents such as Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic.
Lee is a decent outside shooter, shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range this season, while his outside defense is above the league average, with decent height and arm span and athleticism. But the Warriors' flanking talent is already too much, and Lee is the most dispensable person in comparison, and while trading Lee may not be able to get back a better player, Lee is the only player who deserves the Warriors' listen to the offer.