Golden State Warriors Mailbag: Green, Trade Deadline, Playoff Matchups

July 11, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers addresses the media in a press conference after a sign-and-trade deal for Andre Iguodala (not pictured) at the Warriors Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Since I just addressed Angelo’s second question, I will just focus on the first question that he asked.

The Warriors should, and will, stand pat at the trade deadline. There’s a chance that they could make an under-the-radar, minor trade for an affordable backup center, but even that seems unlikely since the Warriors believe in Festus Ezeli, have James Michael McAdoo and Ognjen Kuzmic as options, and can go small with Marreese Speights or David Lee at center.

This might not be ideal, but the Warriors could decide that it’s more important to keep the team intact and not tinker with the team chemistry than to make a trade that’s not really necessary.

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Other than that, the Warriors don’t need to make a trade, as they don’t have any other glaring needs on the roster. Health is the most important factor to the Warriors’ present and future success.

If the Warriors decide to add to their roster, it will be through adding players that have been waived or recently bought out. This makes more sense for them financially and in terms of their roster, since, as previously mentioned, they might not want to give up assets to add a player and potentially decrease the team’s chemistry.

Ray Allen could still potentially choose to sign with the Warriors as a free agent, but even if he chooses the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, or another team, the Warriors have enough backcourt depth to make do without him. The Warriors shouldn’t make a trade or sign a player just to say that they’ve made a move. They don’t need to.

The Warriors have one of the deepest, most well-rounded rosters in the NBA, so they will be just fine if they decide to leave the roster how it is heading into the playoffs. As mentioned before, the Warriors’ health is more important than making a trade just to make one.

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