There's been a fascinating tug of war going on in the media during the past week regarding the Warriors and the upcoming NBA trade deadline. On the one hand, there are reports of the Warriors likely to stand pat, which to me are strongly reinforced by Coach Kerr's recent comments that the Warriors have the team they want, and there's not much that will improve it currently available anyway. Then there are apparently well-sourced reports that the Warriors are listening to trade offers for nearly everybody. (Of course they'll listen, but will they jump?) We'll know in a week who got it right.
Meanwhile with their new lineup, the Warriors are starting to look like a dynamic team again. In their 20 point road victory over Memphis, even the bench players who haven't been playing made strong contributions. (Then again, sportswriters will suggest they were being showcased for trade to other teams.) The emergence of Jonathan Kuminga itself seems to have changed everything. Is this the change that Steph Curry was talking about? Change from within? The Athletic's story about this had the snappy title "Urgent Evolution."
The Warriors have several more road games before the deadline. If they continue playing this well, will management want to mess with a suddenly successful chemistry? Even risk yet another period of adjustment in order to figure out what to do with even a big star? It's hard not to see a major trade as a kissoff to this season, and depending on who is traded, yet another trauma.
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