Draymond Green Convinced Warriors Will Not Make Trade Deadline Moves

NBA fans are trained on the trade rumor mill because of the nearing deadline which is set for February 9, but one team that might not be making any moves is the Golden State Warriors.

The Athletic had recently caught up with Warriors star Draymond Green about the franchise's moves ahead of the direction-changing day.

"If I'm being honest, it feels like one of those deadlines where everyone is expecting everything to go haywire and not much is going to happen [across the league]. That's what I think is going to happen," Green told the outlet.

"We've never been a team that moves much at the trade deadline. So, I'm not going into this deadline expecting some big moves or something. I don't know. If it happens, it does. But I've been here 11 years and I think we've made moves two or three times. We haven't done much."

Golden State's defensive anchor rings true for most of the time, but they did make a move back in the 2019-20 trade deadline on February 6, 2020.

This was when they acquired Andrew Wiggins, a 2021 protected first-round pick and second-round pick, from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for D'Angelo Russell, Omari Spellman, and Jacob Evans.

At the time, many questioned the trade as Wiggins was still an unproven commodity in the playoffs, having only made it once in his career, averaging 15.8 points, 5.2 boards, and two steals in the Timberwolves' five-game exit at the hands of the Houston Rockets in the 2018 playoffs.

The fruit of their investment would pay off two seasons later, serving as their tertiary scorer alongside Jordan Poole to help relieve the pressure from an aging Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson's shoulders.

According to the same report, the Warriors have been tipped to move some of their younger, developing pieces in favor of veterans that can help them win now.

"The noise around the league the last couple of days is an increased willingness from the Warriors to engage in conversation and explore the idea of moving their younger, out-of-the-rotation players if a significant enough upgrade is offered. There's a greater whiff of aggressiveness," the report read.

While the Warriors have had a long track record of moving to acquire championship-contending pieces, they might not be able to make such a trade this season because of their lack of assets.

If they were in desperate need of veterans, the trio of James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody would be the most attractive pieces.

However, they will likely need to include picks to sweeten the deal because they have failed to live up to expectations set upon them by their draft spots outside of Moody – 2020 second overall, 2021 seventh overall, and 202114th overall respectively.

At 28-26, the Golden State is set for a stint in the play-in tournament just a season after winning the NBA title and it may just lead to a deal materializing.

The front office, led by team president and general manager Bob Myers, will need to weigh their options carefully against where they want to go this season.