Warriors given a B+ for early offseason moves
The Golden State Warriors have been active throughout the opening weeks of the offseason. From a six-team sign-and-trade to send Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks to giving Daeqwon Plowden a two-way contract for the upcoming season. Golden State is also reported to be in negotiations for a potential trade to bring Lauri Markkanen to the Bay Area.
In a recent article for Bleacher Report, Andy Bailey evaluated each of the Warriors' offseason moves before giving them a B+ grade. Bailey cited the Hield pickup as being a particularly good move by the team.
"Buddy Hield isn't going to offer the defense that prime Klay did, but he's one of the best volume three-point shooters of all time," Bailey wrote. "He's also three years younger than Thompson...It's not hard to see them being slightly better in 2024-25 than they were last season."
Golden State are still short on size in the front court. The center position has been a weak spot for Steve Kerr's rotation in recent years. As such, the front office may look to strengthen the big man rotation before the start of training camp.
Outside of the five spot, Golden State has done an admirable job of re-tooling the roster while also shedding some salary. It will be interesting to see how the new-look roster fares once the new season gets underway later this year.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors given a B+ for early offseason moves
