6 Warriors who may not last the entire season in Golden State
The Golden State Warriors aren’t about
to give up easily or fade away. Even
though they are struggling this season—
they are now in 11th place with a losing
record and no clear solutions in sight—
this is a proud team with a large trophy
collection. They aren’t scared to take
risks and suffer in order to try and turn
things around and give Stephen Curry one more run.
Curry is perhaps the lone untouchable
member on the team. Klay Thompson is
the next person on that list, right? Or is
that already Brandin Podziemski?). It is
possible for anyone else to participate in
a trade. Who will probably be a part of a
future transaction? The solution to that question is fascinating.
Examining the current 14-man roster,
let’s determine which players have the
lowest chance of playing for Golden State
the entire season. Moving up the ladder
until we find the former All-Star most
likely to be involved in a trade, we’ll
begin with the player most likely to be
cut and the only one who may be waived outright.
No. 6: Gui Santos
This could be filed under the heading of
“obvious” for those closely watching the
Warriors and their salary sheet, but Gui
Santos is extremely unlikely to make it
the entire season in Golden State. The
Warriors signed Santos because he was
their cheapest pathway to a 14th player,
and the CBA demanded that they have 14
players on the roster to keep three two-way players.
Santos, a 2022 second-round choice by
the Warriors, agreed to a three-year
contract that had very little guarantees.
The Warriors may easily waive Santos to
create space if they ever have an
unbalanced trade. When a more
desirable player emerges, they’ll
probably just cut him; as the season
progresses, the financial impact of that
gets smaller, and the Warriors could
want to add a veteran who can be used in the postseason.
To his credit, Santos has scored
efficiently and quickly when he has
played. In 22 total minutes stretched
across four garbage times, Santos has put
up 13 points and eight rebounds, good
for 21.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per 36
minutes. It’s possible that he could
develop into a rotation player down the
line, it’s just unlikely the Warriors stick
around to see that development arc to its completion.
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