On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA officially updated the team strength list, in which the Warriors' ranking fell further to 23rd, and they are gradually moving away from the championship goal at the beginning of the season.
To this end, according to the situation of the Warriors, the American media "fadeawayworld" gave Golden State a perfect 4-for-1 trade plan, through the trade of the Warriors to cut the first round + Kuminga, betting on Ingram to help the water splash to compete for the championship again.
The potential trading scenarios are as follows
Warriors get: Ingram;
Pelicans get: Wiggins + Kuminga + Joseph + 2027 first-round pick.
What trading means for warriors
Before discussing what this deal means for the Warriors, it's important to understand what the current Warriors are facing, what the most pressing issues are, and what the Warriors' core goals are.
What is the most pressing problem for the Warriors?
The reasons for the Warriors' rapid decline this season come from many aspects, and the most critical point is undoubtedly the decline in the form of core players, even Curry has shown fatigue in the past period, which has led to a decline in the team's record and young players have begun to be dissatisfied with their role positioning.
Therefore, this is the key to the Warriors' game-breaking, and adding as many players as possible to help Curry share the pressure will be a top priority in this trade period.
Where does Curry's pressure come from?
Curry's competitive form has declined rapidly in the past period, on the one hand, because he is about to turn 36 years old, and it is inevitable that there will be physical problems, especially in the face of the intensive schedule and back-to-back arrangements in the middle of the season, Curry will inevitably decline in all aspects.
On the other hand, the current Warriors' overall lineup configuration makes Curry a little overwhelmed, in this era, the lineup has more ball-holding point configuration is the mainstream, such as a team like the Green Army, where 5 players on the court can handle the ball.
On the other hand, on the Warriors' side, only Curry, Paul and Dream are qualified ball-handlers, and the latter two have not yet been able to attack, which has led to huge defensive pressure on Curry, and Kerr even had to use Joseph to relieve the pressure on his ball.
But the problem is that Joseph has a significant disadvantage in size, and Paul is even older, slower, and shorter, and his presence on the floor at the same time as Curry will only blow up the Warriors' defensive end.
In addition, the offensive and defensive status of starters such as Klay and Wiggins plummeted, and it was difficult for Curry, who was chased and blocked at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, not to decline.
What this deal means for the Warriors
After clarifying the Warriors' problems and the source of Curry's pressure, it is natural that what this deal means for the Warriors is clear.
Over the past few seasons, Ingram has grown into one of the best playmaking forwards in the league with the Pelicans, who can eat up a lot of the ball and share the pressure on Curry.
On the offensive end, Ingram can play with or without the ball, and has the strong solution and high-volume scoring ability that the Warriors desperately need.
Defensively, he is positioned as a small forward, with height, arm span, and confrontation, which can allow Klay to return to the No. 2 position for a long time to play a stable endpoint role, reduce his ball handling ratio, and avoid his defensive problems.
As a result, Ingram is the perfect reinforcement target for the Warriors, and his longboard can make up for almost all of the shortcomings of the current Warriors.
How to get him?
This question is the key to this deal, because the Pelicans are currently ranked 6th in the West, and the team has a very young roster, which can be said to have a promising future, and there is no reason to trade with the Warriors.
The only possibility is that the Warriors lobbied Ingram to take the initiative to force the palace, after all, the Pelicans are a small-ball city team, even if Ingram grows further in the future, the chance of winning the championship is very slim, not to mention that the partner is Zion, an extremely undisciplined star.
Referring to the departure of players such as Bushy Eyebrows, George, and Harden, the Warriors have every chance to lobby Ingram to join.
It's just that the 4-for-1 chips given by the American media obviously can't impress the Pelicans, and it may take Moody's and another 1-2 first-round picks to successfully complete the deal.