Golden State Warriors: 5 Potential NBA Trade Deadline Deals

By Ti Windisch | Feb 19, 2017

January 8, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. The Warriors defeated the Kings 117-106. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Feb 4, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) celebrates with guard Ty Lawson (10) during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports /

Taking A Sacramento Center

This is essentially just a worse version of the first trade, with the added benefit of Golden State getting a player still on his rookie scale contract. While O’Quinn still has a season after this on his deal and then a player option, Cauley-Stein has two years of team control after this one before he enters restricted free agency.

There is downside here too, though. Cauley-Stein isn’t as good as O’Quinn, to be blunt. Where O’Quinn holds opponents to 47.6 percent within six feet of the rim, WCS allows opponents to convert 57.7 percent of their shots there.

The hope is that he’ll get better as he matures and grows in the NBA, but does Golden State really want to add another Baby Warrior to the fold instead of getting a more established player? That answer depends on how far forward the Warriors are looking, but with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers currently acting as the reigning champions something tells me Golden State would like to win sooner rather than later.

Cauley-Stein might not be overly available either, as the Sacramento Kings seem to believe in his growth as a player. With the Kings having about six centers on the roster, though, one would think there’s a way to steal one away.

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