Draymond Green’s name typically isn’t brought up around the NBA trade deadline, but the peculiar situation the Warriors find themselves in, with Jimmy Butler’s season-ending injury and the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, has changed that.
It would be a shock to see the 14-year veteran moved after he was a critical piece of each of the Golden State’s four championship teams. But the NBA is a business and the Warriors have to make a move to compete without Butler and capitalize on what’s remaining of Steph Curry’s illustrious career. If the Warriors want to be serious players for Antetokounmpo, should the Bucks move the superstar ahead of Thursday’s deadline, Golden State will have to fit his massive $54.1 million salary.
