Dubs Talk: Is Michael Porter Jr. Warriors' best Jonathan Kuminga trade option?
On "Dubs Talk," Bonta Hill, Monte Poole and Dalton Johnson break down all the possible Jonathan Kuminga trade scenarios for the Golden State Warriors.
Dubs Talk: Is Michael Porter Jr. Warriors' best Jonathan Kuminga trade option? originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Notice that Milwaukee got rolled at home by Minnesota, and Bucks fans were booing.
And frustrations across the board here at Fiserv Forum.
Giannis had it down one in the third quarter, and he booed back the crowd.
Boo!
Boo you.
"Boo you, boo!"
Boo!
It feels like, just from afar, there's a little smoke out there.
I don't know how realistic it is, but have that sh*t sell.
Would they prefer a Giannis over a Michael Porter Jr.?
It, itI mean...
I mean, yeah, I know, right?
So, so, yeah...
I'm throwing that out there.
I don't think that ship could sail with what I'm seeing in Milwaukee.
They're losing games, getting blown out, and now getting booed at home.
We know Joe Lacob loves stars.
Why not shoot for the moon here?
It would be so difficult to make that happen.
I'm not saying it's impossible, But yeah, if there's a sliver of a chance to get Giannis, Hell yeah, the Warriors are gonna take it, and they should.
Giannis is one of the top five or six players in this league.
So, if you can get one of those guys, you take it.
Honestly, if you're Joe Lacob or Mike Dunleavy, you gotta trade Draymond Green I understand why you would do that.
You've got to check in with Steph.
He's got to be okay with it, of course.
I would see why they would want to make that move.
As much as they love Draymond, and Joe loves Draymond.
But if you can get Giannis, man, that's... You know.
Look at what they were willing to do to get KD.
You know, they justNo, I hear you.
I'm just monitoring that situation.
And I know, yeah.
New York, New York, we all should monitor that.
New York is struggling, but I just thought of...
I was like, For the first time, "Wow, Bucks fans are booing Giannis?"
I see his demeanor.
And I see him booing back.
I'm like, "Oh, there may be a new dev.
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin."
Now, I love Porter Jr.
Fit.
I think, stylistically, with the way the Warriors play, Giannis is a better player.
But is he a better fit with Porter Jr.?
Plays and with the way the Warriors play?
You've got to switch some things out.
Giannis holds the ball a lot, man.
He's just a different type of player.
Haven't seen in this system.
Michael Porter Jr. You think of 6'10" Klay, right?
Yes.
6'10" Klay.
Yes.
You know what I'm saying?
So, yep...
The fit may be better with Porter Jr.
But there's no doubt Giannis is the better player.
The Giannis dream has not died within Fiserv Forum.
It has not died within the mind.
Oh.
... Of Joe Lacob.
Aw.
But they are still very reluctant in the idea of trading a Draymond Green or a Jimmy Butler.
If you're going to hold on to that big three of Steph, Jimmy, Draymond, it isn't happening.
It, like, It's like, yeah... That trade just cannot happen.
As fast as right now.
But if you are the Warriors, and you sit idly at this trade deadline for an "if," the "if."
If, if, ifs, the possibilities, the ifs of Giannis, that's too many ifs for me.
I- I- to, to turn down the opportunity of getting a Michael Porter Jr.
Yes, I know for a fact they still love Trey Murphy.
They love Trey Murphy, no doubt about it, but the Pelicans have way less of a reason.
Number one, to trade Trey Murphy than the Nets do for Michael Porter Jr. And Trey Murphy would cost even more first-round draft picks.
So, to me, if you're looking at... Those are the two biggest prizes on the trade deadline right now.
You've got to go for the more likely Now, instead of, "The slight possibility may be honest."
That's why we held on.
Assets.
That.
Yeah.
That's why we still never got rid of the draft picks.
That possibility just seems too It's silly to stay idle, and in my eyes, waste a season where Steph and Jimmy play.
At an elite level.
You know what you have with them now, And it's elite.
Take advantage of it now.
We... Jokic is hurt.
We know how hard it is to repeat for a team like the Thunder.
Yeah, the West is a gauntlet.
Yeah, the Warriors have not been able to make up ground, but there's still the opportunity in front of them if they get that one certain player.
