According to United States Fadeaway World's reporter Aditya · Krishnamurti, sources have revealed that the San Antonio Spurs are interested in trading for Lauri · Markkanen; According to Brett · Siegel, the Spurs are ready to use multiple first-round picks as well as Keldon Johnson as chips to acquire the former All-Star this year.
Of course, Jazz management has not given a formal response to this offer, and the two sides are still in the game.
According to previous reports, the Kings, Heat, etc. have withdrawn from the Markkanen race, and the Warriors management used Moody and multiple draft picks as chips to offer Markkanen, but general manager Angie does not seem to be satisfied, so he is still pulling and waiting for offers from other teams. Not only that, but Jazz management also asked for two young players, Kuminga and Podzemski, by name, in what appears to be an attempt to hollow out the future of the Warriors through this deal.
But General Manager Dunleavy naturally won't agree, so he is still in the game, depending on which side can't help but compromise first.
At the same time, Warriors management would rather send Kuminga in exchange for Markkanen than Podzemski, a white guard who has become a baby bump for the Warriors and even a cornerstone of the future team, the so-called Curry's successor. Judging by Podzemski's performance last season, it is clear that he is ahead of Kuminga in terms of both ball intelligence and offensive confidence, which is one of the reasons why the management values him very much.
Now that the Spurs have once again made an offer of Markkanen, it is clear that they really want to bring in a top second-in-command in order to help Wembanyama grow and give the Spurs a chance to return to the playoffs.
After all, in this summer offseason, the team got championship forward Barnes and point guard god Paul at a great price, and the addition of these two people was enough to reinvent the Spurs; With the addition of an All-Star interior player, the Spurs could fully revert to their former twin-tower lineup and take their place in the entire West.