Warriors’ new news! Management fulfills its promise, US media lists three major trading plans, Kumingga must leave

After the Golden State Warriors obtained Jimmy Butler through a trade in February this year, they are undoubtedly a team with a chance to attack the Western Conference Finals. With Butler active, they once scored a final record of 21 wins and 7 losses. In the end, the Warriors' playoff journey was stopped by forces they could not control - Curry's hamstring injury and Butler's hip injury were less than 100% of his form, exhausting the Warriors' firepower and losing 1-4 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs.

Looking back on this season, Butler's trade (2 years and 111 million contract, 2 years left like Curry) shows that the Warriors intend to give Curry the best chance to help the team win a championship ring before Curry inevitably goes downhill. This is the promise of the management. With the remaining two years of contract, the Warriors still have the chance to win the championship. This sense of urgency is a new challenge for this combination, but the reality is cruel. From narrowly defeating the Rockets to losing to the Timberwolves, the Warriors understood three things:

First, the Warriors' system turned out to be Curry's system. Without Curry, nothing is going on. Losing 4 games in a row is the best proof. Second, it really doesn't work without an insider. Not as soft as Shin Kyung, the tough Randall and Reed are not afraid of dreaming to defend. They are in the Warriors' inside line, and the Warriors' Post cannot match the intensity. Rooney moves too slowly and the offense is too poor. He also fails to make three-pointers after chasing dreams. Instead, TJD is short-lived, so it is imperative to strengthen the inside line, and the Warriors must exchange change.

Third, the front line is not tall enough. In the Timberwolves series, when the Timberwolves realized the loopholes in the Warriors' defense - the defense line is superficial, strong on the outside and do the middle, Edwards broke through and was accurate, and Sister Bo, Hilder, and Moody were all short.

By learning from the lessons of the series, the Warriors have chosen the direction and it is time to fulfill their promises - time is crucial to give Curry a list of championships that can be won in 2026, and the US media has listed some options available for trading, which may help the Kuba combination compete for the championship.

Trading Plan 1️⃣:

Warriors sent out of Cuminga, first round pick in 2028, and got Cameron Johnson from the Nets.

As we all know, Steve Cole does not like to arrange Kumingga with the three most important players, Curry, Butler, and Green Warriors, because Kumingga is not a high-level passer, and his performance in the penalty area and defense is not very good. On the contrary, he prefers to stop or play singles, so in the Warriors' system where the ball is transferred and personnel running, Kumingga's playing style sometimes makes Cole feel a headache.

However, Kumingga's talent is undeniable. Curry was absent from the Timberwolves due to injury in the Timberwolves series, and the 22-year-old forward suddenly found himself an indispensable part of the rotation lineup because he had the ability to rush the basket, and he also played well in the empty cut and counterattack. This offseason, Kumingga will become a restricted player. The Warriors will first give a qualification quote, but Kumingga's ideal salary is a long-term contract with an annual salary of about 30 million yuan. Therefore, signing first and then changing is a high probability that both parties will achieve each other's plan. Then, the Warriors' intentional trading targets are the Nets' Cameron Johnson.

Johnson is one of the best scorers in the league. He has received key attention from his opponents this past season, averaging 7.2 shots and shooting percentage of 39%. As a projective front, he will definitely benefit from the Warriors' system. At the same time, a 6-foot-8-inch (2-03) all-round forward can attack and defend. Unlike Kumingga, it is the type of Warriors who continue. From the perspective of salary, Johnson still has two years of cheap contract, and his salary next season will be only 20.54 million.

Trading Plan 2️⃣:

Warriors sent Moody's, Santos, TJD and the first rounds protected in 2026 and 2028, and won Allen and Craig Porter.

For years, Warriors fans have been calling for the team to trade a big man, and in today's league, having a body size is not enough - the champion contender must have a big man who can switch to the outside, agility enough to limit the opponent.

After this year's playoffs, some people will question whether Allen still has the ability to become the starting center of a championship-level team. In the playoffs, he was once named by Halliburton, and the coach had no choice but to let him sit on the bench. But the 27-year-old Allen is a double-double machine. He can enhance the Warriors' defense, especially when there are big men on the opposite side. At the same time, Allen is improving every year. He has a good feeling for the game. If he is in the Warriors' system, I believe he can go further.

Of course, it would be tough to trade three young players from Moody's, TJD and Santos at the same time, but that's the price of getting a perennial double-double center as he could completely change the situation of the Warriors in the interior. For the Cavaliers, even if they trade Allen, they still have Mobley, which can help them save draft picks, increase lineup depth, and a win-win deal.

Plan 3️⃣:

Warriors sent Moody and Santos, and exchanged them from the Mavericks back to Clay.

Clay may not be the person he used to be, and he has also performed a lot in the playoffs in the past few years. But if the Warriors want to rush in the playoffs, Clay's fuel tank will still be a little oily. Because, Clay should at least be better than Moody's who appeared in this playoffs this year, who averaged only 7.1 points per game this year, shot only 35% from the field, and was demoted from the start to the substitute. For Clay, he will not be the second scoring choice for the Warriors around Curry and Butler, and his pressure will be reduced, which may be beneficial to his performance.

In fact, in addition to the above trading objects, US media once revealed the transactions of Antetokounmpo Bucks and the Celtics novices. However, judging from the current situation of the Warriors, Curry, Butler and Zhu Meng cannot trade, and the three of them have eaten 139 million space, so it is unlikely to trade for giants like Antetokounmpo.