How can the Warriors, who have reached the Finals in eight years and six years, become stronger? Ahead of the Finals G4, a league executive believed it would be good for the Warriors to swap Wiseman and Cumminga for more powerful players. The plan he gave was: the Warriors sent Wiseman and Cuminga to get the Raptors' Anunoby.
In 2021-22, Anunoby averaged 17.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 36.3 percent from three-point range. The Raptors see him as a key piece of the team's puzzle, but the executive believes Anunoby won't stay with the Raptors for long.
"He (Anunoby) can play three positions, he can defend five positions, he can shoot three points," the executive said, "the Raptors used to want to build a team around him, but now the relationship between them is uncertain." ”
"In the long run, Anunoby can be a replacement for Wiggins, which is perfect," the executive added, "He did a lot of what Wiggins did, he was probably a better shooter and defender, but not the kind of pure scorer." ”
Anunoby's career three-point shooting percentage is 37.2 percent and Wiggins' is 35 percent, but this season, Wiggins' three-point shooting percentage is as high as 39.3 percent, more accurate than Anunoby's (36.3 percent).
The US media believes that Curry's age is not small, and the Warriors need to cherish his peak period, so it is difficult to have time to wait for the growth of young people. If Cummingga and Wiseman had been traded for Anunoby by this year's deadline, they might have been better equipped to deal with the Celtics in the Finals.
Regardless of whether the Warriors can successfully win the championship this season, the outside world is expected to continue to seek ways to improve the strength of the lineup this summer, and executives believe that The addition of Anunoby can achieve such an effect.