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A year ago, the Warriors were laser-focused on prying Jazz big man Lauri Markkanen from Utah, knowing full well the team could afford to shed some of its depth in favor of a sweet-shooting stretch big man.<\/p>\n

Efforts to land Markkanen fizzled, of course, and the Warriors carried a too-deep roster for much of the season before making the\u00a0Jimmy Butler<\/a>\u00a0trade at the\u00a0NBA<\/a>\u00a0deadline. But watching the Warriors’ efforts in the playoffs, first in the seven-game series against the Rockets, then in the\u00a0Stephen Curry<\/a>-less (other than Game 1) series against the Timberwolves, it became clear why the Warriors coveted Markkanen.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, the Warriors are entering the 2025 offseason with the goal of adding a big guy who can step out to the arc. And one who could hit the trade market is not far away–Kings star center Domantas Sabonis, who is coming off a year in which he averaged 19.4 points while shooting a very impressive 59.0% from the field.<\/p>\n

While he does not shoot a hefty number of 3s, Sabonis did make 41.7% of his 2.2 tries per game.<\/p>\n

For Bleacher Report, that makes Sabonis the top “dream trade” target for the Warriors this summer.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0an article titled<\/a>, “3 Dream Trade Targets for Every NBA Team This Summer,” the site’s Greg Swartz had Sabonis at the top of the list, followed by guards Derrick White of\u00a0the Celtics<\/a>\u00a0and Coby White of the Bulls.<\/p>\n

Wrote Swartz: “Sabonis would be the perfect third star for the\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a>, even if it meant trading\u00a0Draymond Green<\/a>\u00a0in order to get him.<\/p>\n

“The 29-year-old has led the NBA in rebounding for three years in a row, is the league’s second-best passing big man after Nikola Joki\u0107 and shot 41.7 percent from three this season. Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Sabonis would give head coach Steve Kerr a ton of offensive options.”<\/p>\n

Indeed, in order to match the $43 million that Sabonis is slated to make next year, the Warriors would almost certainly have to build a package around Green, who is set to earn $26 million. That is what is most likely to torpedo such a deal–the Warriors appear intent on having star Stephen Curry ride out the rest of his career alongside Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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