Golden State Warriors Active At The Trade Deadline

The two wings were sent to Philadelphia in exchange for a trio of second-round draft picks. 

Following that move, the Warriors shipped D’Angelo Russell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a deal centered around Andrew Wiggins. 

Burks and Robinson Trade

Both of the wings from the first Warriors trade have expiring contracts of just over $1 million each. It’s not much the Warriors received, but they’ve shown they can find value in the second round. See Eric Paschall for more on that. Philly also adds some shooting and wing depth to a team looking to compete for a championship right now. 

With a near-minimum contract expected for Robinson after this season, the potential remains for him to re-join Golden State in 2020-2021. 

D-Lo On The Move… Again

Russell will now be playing for his fourth NBA team in just five seasons. He joins his fellow top-two 2015 NBA Draft pick Karl-Anthony Towns in Minnesota. Golden State must have felt that a trio of Curry, Thompson, and Russell would be able to compete for a championship together. As such, they get back Andrew Wiggins who could be seen as a rich man’s Harrison Barnes and a poor man’s Kevin Durant. A talented wing paired with the “Splash Brothers” could prove menacing once again in the western conference next season. 

Additionally, Golden State has now acquired six second-round draft picks this season dating back to the Willie Cauley-Stein trade.

In 33 games, Russell shot 43% from the field and 37% from three in Golden State, scoring over 23 points per game. Wiggins has averaged over 22 points per night on 44% shooting from the field this season. 

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