Warriors urged to swap Draymond Green for 3-time All-Star in his prime

Matthew Wadleigh

Warriors urged to swap Draymond Green for 3-time All-Star in his prime image

The Golden State Warriors have some questions to answer this season as far as the roster goes. Will Jonathan Kuminga be back? Will the Warriors bring in a center? Will Stephen Curry and company get one more crack at an NBA Finals? 

The Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA Playoffs before losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves, in large part due to the injury to Stephen Curry. 

What they do next remains to be seen, although there are several options for the franchise. 

Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report named possible trade candidates for each team. In his piece, he mentioned Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis as an option while revealing it could cost Draymond Green in some capacity. 

Sabonis would be the perfect third star for the Golden State Warriors, even if it meant trading Draymond Green in order to get him.

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 Jokić 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.

Sabonis could be a popular option for the Kings to part with, and a number of teams will have interest in the big man if he is made available. 

Offensively, he is an upgrade over Green and is younger, although Golden State moving on from Green would be a tough pill to swallow. 

Still, it's an option, at least as of right now. 

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Matthew Wadleigh

Matthew Wadleigh is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He was born and raised in Southern California and grew up a San Diego sports fan (yes, it’s tough, except for Aztecs hoops). Matthew went to Fresno State as a journalism major and got to see Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Paul George and Aaron Judge in person. Matthew has written for publications including ClutchPoints, Sportscasting, Fansided, Trojans Wire, UCLA Wire and Buffaloes Wire.