Proposed Trade: 2X NBA All-Star Zach Lavine to the Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors front office is reportedly open to exploring significant roster changes and adding key pieces in the 2024 offseason. The Warriors are in need of a consistent secondary scorer, and may be in need of a shooting guard if Klay Thompson departs in free agency. Zach Lavine could be a high risk, high reward pick up with major injury concerns, but the potential to put up numbers like he did in 2021 - 27ppg on 50/42/85 shooting splits. Kylen Mills is joined by Locked On Bulls host Haize to discuss the upside, the risks, the fit and more.
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[@bayarea8016]

Dunleavy would be a complete idiot to trade JK knowing that the bulls are desperately wanting to get rid of Zack..

[@ninerempire3398]

Luckily he is not an idiot. These are just hypothetical trade offers by people doing podcasts

[@bayarea8016]

@@ninerempire3398 Hope you're right, you never know though

[@themiseducationoftheameric7407]

@@ninerempire3398He is an idiot. He said last year, and I quote: “We did not make any trades at the deadline because we felt we had enough already to compete”. Warriors didn’t make the playoffs. Yeah Dunleavy is not an idiot.

[@ninerempire3398]

@@bayarea8016 just not sure why people use hypothetical trades by podcasters as examples of what the gm is thinking , that’s all. They also didn’t even mention trading kuminga in the video lol

[@estabi]

You know, Draymond and Zach won a gold medal together in Tokyo. They've played together. On the same team! There's no need to speculate about what kind of relationship those two will have, just find out something about their shared history.

[@williamaaronberryiii6538]

🪦🪦🪦

[@marksia543]

true hahaha, zach and green are buddies as well.

[@ismaelampong9591]

Zach lavine is a good addition to the warriors as long as jk should not be included on the the trade .would it possible for klay or cp3.

[@jamesbaluarte3]

Warriors still need a tall center.

[@rockygroo8909]

Yup after Kerr decided to leave. He controls California, Bay Area, DubNation

[@JKJK-lw8rm]

Zach Edey

[@user-lt4tz6hm4p]

@@JKJK-lw8rm Edey, I'm sorry to say is not an NBA athlete. He cannot run the floor from rim to rim, he doesn't have lateral quickness, and if you watch him play defense in college Edey backs off of wings driving to the basket and he concedes an open 5 or 6 foot. He does that because he is a traffic cone and if he stepped up to confront the slasher that slasher would run around him and get an easy lay-up.

[@taggangmember]

This wouldn't prevent that from happening.

[@tarunkumar-lk6rg]

I love podz, but he is not ready to a starter alongside Steph on championship team and duo of Steph & Podz would be heavily targeted

[@GatGat45]

This why kerr needa start moody 6’6 with 7’0 wingspan and he a good 2 way player

[@tarunkumar-lk6rg]

@GatGat45 I agree Moody fits better than Podz with Steph, but we do need someone who can score other than Steph (Kuminga is still not 2nd option on a championship team but he surely can in a year or two). So we desperately need a second option and don't forget about a center

[@JB-sb5ph]

Lavine for Podz plus 49 million. Lavine has 2yrs 89 million plus a player option for 49 million.

[@bobbresnahan8397]

It's interesting that Zach is more productive than Wiggins. It's entirely mental which is not to say that Wiggs is a bad guy.

[@taggangmember]

Waaaaay more productive

[@RavagHer]

u mean the guy that has an issue being healthy to play on the same team as draymond, Gary and the personal issue wiggins??? boy we fucked

[@123456CBOY]

Right, the injuries

[@basketballboygenius2034]

Lavine would be a great fit. Good shooter Good slasher and plays well off ball. Perfect for the warriors system. I don’t factor in him being injury prone mostly because he’s on a bad team. Players usually aren’t interested in playing when there nothing to play for🤷

[@taggangmember]

He hates Billy Donovan too lol

[@chazgendrew]

High risk but would i would trade for him. To me he's fills our biggest need, a second scorer. Against the better teams, right now they just blitz Steph and the offense just sputters. LaVine is a 3 level scorer still in his prime, with the tools to be solid defensively. Nothing else out there with his ceiling that we could get without mortgage the future. Even if Chicago wanted JK, i would do it.

[@taggangmember]

Exactly. I don't understand why people can't grasp this. People think JK is the next superstar because of highlight dunks. Secondary shot creation is this teams fatal flaw since trading JP. Steph has no space with this current roster. I would love to have Lavine and keep Klay as a 6th man. People think that we can roll out with MM, JK, Dray, and TJD with Steph.....That's the worst shooting lineup in the league possibly. Zach's injury history is my only concern but you have to take chances to get better.

[@demetriusthacker1511]

Zach lavine should come with a draft pick during to his injury history and contact

[@JGRG07]

Haven't the Warriors played Klay more money for more serious injuries? The bulls are not going to send picks to get rid of him. There will be teams who will take him to get off of bad vet contracts.

[@321thach]

@@JGRG07the Bulls are trying to trade Lavine since last season but there are no taker. The only way the Bulls can move Lavine is to include this year #11 pick or 2025 1st rd pick

[@AllusAmericanosNeed2wakeUP]

Go all in on Lauri and clarkson Kuminga Wiggins Pods 1-2 firsts

[@GeorgeThomasClarkWriter]

Kuminga is the future, and that means this upcoming season. Fortunately, Dunleavy said on video that JK last season became one of the best players on the team and, indeed, “one of the top players in the league.” I assume Joe Lacob agrees. Steve Kerr is out-voted. Also, start Moses Moody, let him play 32-34 minutes a game, and enjoy his athleticism and growth.

[@ronaldrollins1558]

No he isn't he's a 7 on the bench never will be great or an all star.

[@GeorgeThomasClarkWriter]

@@ronaldrollins1558 You must not have seen Kuminga play after he started getting about 29 minutes a game. He averaged 20 points a game and shot 53% from the field. Mike Dunleavy Jr. correctly called him one of the best players on the Warriors and in the league. Number 7 on the bench is a joke.

[@dipankarjoshi3828]

Kylen on a roll😊

[@thought411]

I like the format of this pod. Two casters who specialize on their team. Go in depth about a player then review a few trade scenarios

[@JP-ee2tc]

I would not trade anyone on the warriors for Zach. The current roster just needs to remember what they used to do. They're still capable, still the same guys. There's been a collective mental retreat, and they need to snap out of it

[@ronaldrollins1558]

Go get Paul George who can play offense and defense .

[@real7706]

Not every team can get GP

[@ginomoore0123]

Zach would definitely thrive on the warriors for sure next to curry o my yea that would literally probably be the highest scoring backcourt in the nba damn near

[@Burgy945]

Would be perfect fit

[@real7706]

Wherever Zach goes he will be successful, the main issues with my bulls is terrible coaching, management and the owners an idiot, just look at the White Sox same owner same environment

[@hiatuslover5002]

How will Kerr use Zach when he didnt believe in playing both his 2 slasher JK and Wigs until Draymond said so. Warriors need a center, players with size and a coach who dont play his favorites and who doesnt make his young guys as cheerleaders and bench warmers. Hope he change his mindset next season and dont just tell his team to "Just stay ready" and again not play them. Btw for those who is curious where Cyrus is, he now have his own Podcast which is Golden Daze.

[@ginjjiigok364]

I would not give up Kuminga for Lavine.

[@real7706]

I don't see why not outside of age Zach is a better scorer

[@bkelly625]

@@real7706 Did u watch Jaylen Brown in the playoffs? JK is better at age 21 than he was and is even more athletic so…

[@mauricesims4325]

@@bkelly625yeah but curry ain’t got 6 years to wait

[@bkelly625]

@@mauricesims4325 this will hit hard since you are a Warriors fan (I’m not) but unfortunately the Steph Curry Warriors dynasty era is over he will be 37 next season… Should they trade a 21yr old possible future All-NBA player to chase one more ring they likely won’t get anyways? No

[@obryn]

Zach with his injury stat is a great way to lose money and make the team worse with his lack of availability. It isn't going to happen unless the Bulls throw another player or two. Lavine is an attachment at this point, not a primary player being sought-after. His contract alone will throw any team into a pigeon hole. You know how many games he played this past season? 25 games. How about his entire career? He's only played 80% of games in 4 out of 10 seasons. I would say no but the dubs likes retirees so it's a possibility. Theres a reason why the Bulls suck and it's because of Lavines contract 🤣 They're screwed for at least 3 more years

[@MaxPotentialGreatness]

Your forgetting the dubs have one of the best medical staffs in the league. Both Steph and Klay have been healthy for the last 3 seasons. Hell Otto Porter Jr was injury prone in Chicago, in general really. He came to GSW and played his most healthy season.

[@obryn]

@@MaxPotentialGreatness You can have the best medical staff, that doesn't mean players won't get injured. You named 3 players. Now name all the injuries the Warriors have had since their 1st chip. 😂 Too many to count. Injuries happen, it's worse when it's players who are proned at it. Steph had injuries last season. 🙄 You're acting like Dubs medical staff works miracles. If you're going to blindside yourself on Lavine, make sure you have a better argument.

[@hybridnick1291]

Podz too small and can’t shoot, and can’t create his own shot!!! If podz starts that would be a lack of spacing and Steph would get blitzed!!! We’ve seen this before! Moody is simply not capable of replacing Klay production as a threat from the 3 point line… and he doesn’t have a good feel for the game. Moody missed easy passes all the time. As a result he doesn’t see the floor as good! That probably explains why Steve Kerr doesn’t like playing him, especially with the motion offense. Warriors should bring Klay back on a 3 years 70, 23mil per and get out the tax apron and trade the youth and picks for better role players like we had in 2015. To maximize Steph window!! We need size and better talent… and spacing which the warriors lack!!! So getting rid of Klay shouldn’t be an option from a basketball standpoint!! Let’s just hope he can do a team friendly to get under the tax apron, so we can get a mid level exception players and also have more flexibility to make trades…. Let’s maximize the final 2 years of Steph curry with a real shot of winning, with proven players!!

[@MVP-JB]

Nobody can replace klay Thompson these people are a hater

[@sumedhtayade4708]

43% on 3 in college 38.5% on 3 in rookie year and Podz can't shoot ?? Smoking crack ?? He'll be a 40% on 3 nexxt year

[@hellnastitenonone8207]

You must didn't watch Podz play this year?!🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

[@ninerempire3398]

You don’t know ball. 39 percent from 3 and he can create his own shot. Teams aren’t meant to compete forever with an old, most expensive , and injured core . People want all these massive moves like they have the money or the trade assets . They went all in for close to a decade and now this is the end result. Just accept that you can’t add proven and expensive talent anymore until steph and dray’s contracts expire

[@GatGat45]

You do know podz true shooting percentage is 54% and he shot 38% from the three and he’s good at finishing at the rim to he’s a crafty player you watch more of the games 🤦🏿‍♂️ haven’t been seeing podz in his bag

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Wasn't Zack Lavine already traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Josh Giddens???

[@A.n.u.b.i.s.911]

This just happened on my career in 2k lol.Idk if that was a sign Zach going in real life 👀

[@MgBlazer77]

I really want to see Zach used as an operator. Think less, play fast. It never felt like Billy could foster that, hopefully the Warriors can!

[@tomdolan9761]

No… can’t spell defense much less play it plus he’s too expensive for the player he is

[@goldenstate443]

Cmon now he can’t be as bad as JP was on D even when they won it ..I wouldn’t give JK tho

[@trueinnovations]

Please take him...........❤

[@juicejuice5013]

He would be perfect for the Warriors they are crazy if they don’t Trade for Lavine pure bucket getter will relieve Steph on offense

[@cloudnationmedia8326]

That would actually make sense for the Warriors

[@michaelbrooks4388]

Zac is nice.

[@bign90]

Uncommon opinion: if lavine gets traded he will stay healthy... hes been milking injuries for years bc he doesnt want to play for chicago. Lets remember that last year he was healthy and then when it was mentioned at the trade deadline that he may go to Detroit, all of a sudden he had a new injury. If he gets out of chicago to a destination that he wants to go too, h3 will be fine

[@coachwalk7485]

Bulls GM is handcuffed to the play-in and luxury tax. meaning the owner knows if the Bulls hovers around the play in they will be leaders in home attendance. Rebuild meansless money for onwer. So GM has to figure out how to rebuild but stay competitive per owners order.

[@real7706]

Bulls owner Riensdorf sucks and you are correct

[@carmenromano6725]

I rather see the development of our young players rather than pursue what is now a dream. I wouldn't bring another old injury ridden Not available in the playoffs player in Paul Jorge and give away the future of the warriors for a championship that will not happen.

[@blottolotto7648]

even more high risk/high reward would be to throw lonzo in there. great passer/3 & D guy but could be on his way out of the league due to injuries...

[@franklinrodriguez6697]

I wish I was the Warriors manager I just don't know the complete money aspect part of it . I do know Dejounte Murray will be making 25 mil 24-25 season. Why not Wiggins Klay Looney 1st for Dejounte Adrian Griffin & Capela Curry Murray Kuminga Draymond Capela Podz Moody GP Griffin TJD Lester Santos and sign for cheap guys like Jevonte Green or Naji Marshall and a big like Mike Muscala that can stretch the floor . Plus the they have 52nd pick in this year draft to add a power forward

[@itsaflatworld5337]

I see ya Haiz #Bulls

[@debbietaylor4838]

Draymond and Zach are both with Klutch under Rich Paul there’s no bad blood there

[@R_Hall]

Zach was benched in a home game against Orlando not Miami

[@alex24mamba]

Hi. As a Chicagoan and lifelong bulls fan.....Zac is a#3 option. Bad bball iq, bad passer, doesn't play d, gets hurt or cries non stop. We will give you Zac for a signed curry shirt please.

[@JB-sb5ph]

Bulls would have to add money or 1st rd pick with Lavine’s contract.

[@lordrayden3045]

LOL Ok sure LOL

[@kennybegeske8824]

Yeah

[@lordrayden3045]

@@kennybegeske8824 No He’s worth it on the right team Bulls aren’t attach g anything, that’s just studio

[@themiseducationoftheameric7407]

50 Mil is wayyyyyyyyy too much. They need to throw something else in the deal to take on a contract like that. Warriors should of traded for Murray (Atlanta) when Atlanta was trying to move him a Capella last year

[@Rancanfish]

I'm feeling a bit leery of Levine after listening to this podcast.

[@babycakes9976]

Every locked on host knows the elephant in the room. Steve Kerr and his worn out small ball system. Trade back and draft Zach Edey. His free throws translates to stretch5

[@davidangeron3365]

#Kylen!!! In Nine Seasons, only one Post Season!!! One Season of 82 Games!!! And, Post Season Stats, in every Category, go down from Career Averages!!! To me, leave him on the table in the Garage Sale!!!

[@taggangmember]

None of that matters because he was cast as the franchise player like Wiggs in Minny.

[@matthewcallaghan4696]

I think some size would unlock Wiggin's and Kuminga's games. That'd be highest gain per dollar IMO....

[@MoPlaYaGaming]

Wiggins for Lavine?

[@coachwalk7485]

daymond would lose his mind with all of Zach defensive lapses!

[@mohammadalavi6228]

Lavine is not the answer. Next

[@sumedhtayade4708]

Mikal bridges is 😎

[@MaxPotentialGreatness]

Starting at the 2 guard with Stephs spacing he absolutely could help the team!

[@franklinrodriguez6697]

I rather have 34 soon to be 35 year old Demar he is always healthy for the most part and reliable offensively defending schemes we can work with him .

[@taggangmember]

​@@franklinrodriguez6697 No floor spacing

[@sumedhtayade4708]

@@franklinrodriguez6697 nah, demar is like a 3rd option ... A slightly better version of Wiggins and that too without the defense ...we need a legit number 2, under 30 years of age would be great 🤔

[@ericstroman260]

The only trade for Levine would be wiggins/gp2/2 2nd round picks

[@taggangmember]

Everyone should be ok with this

[@real7706]

I can see it, but the bulls want a 1st rd pick

[@bigred0079]

If Zach had terrible teams around him and put him on a terrible team, what's the expectations................you get 2 guesses...

[@ninerempire3398]

Zach lavine is a bad defender and is always injured. I also didn’t know he was a complete diva. And the warriors aren’t even a .500 team the last 2 seasons. I don’t understand being dramatic

[@Burgy945]

He’s better than klay Thompson

[@ninerempire3398]

@@Burgy945 Don’t get what klay has to do with my comment or this video. But you don’t have to trade any of the young guys or draft picks to keep klay. You have to trade multiple young players, picks, and have to deal with the fact that lavine misses 25-40 games a year with steph and dray always missing a lot of games. Sounds like a lottery team next year while having the most expensive team in the league

[@JGRG07]

He is an average on ball defender. He isn't the best off ball but Draymond would ensure that wouldn't be an issue. When Zach played with Lonzo, he became a better defender because of the communication.

[@ninerempire3398]

@@JGRG07 all around he is a below average defender and always injured

[@jparks1937]

injury prone...

[@DJKaBz1]

Plsplsplsplspls trade for Zach….

[@ericsonsantos6052]

Where is cyrus

[@JB-sb5ph]

Golden daze pod

[@MademanMarkg187]

We have to trade draymond he’s going to get suspended again you can book it!

[@johnholmes8760]

Lavine, Wiggs Moody STRAIGHT we get # 1 pick yes let’s do it

[@lauradone9232]

Cyrus Saatsaz has now moved over to The Golden Daze podcast. Give the channel a sub and watch for more daily warriors content.

[@justmyopinion8395]

I started watching locked on warriors last season during the Kings vs warriors 1st round series. That guy was probably the most annoying homer on the locked on network and I’ve watched them all.

[@7nawt7]

I heard we was trading Zach for Diddy. The Sweet life of Josh and Diddy. 💩

[@nicholaile7709]

Maybe if Klay leaves

[@taggangmember]

This team needs both. Klay at a good number of the bench. You need as much shooting as possible. This team can't shoot. Why is that hard to understand? The Celtics don't have 1 guy on the court EVER that can't space the floor. You can't win with too many non shooters.

[@leonangelarevalo2596]

Nope

[@Ahi_tuna_]

I hope we don’t trade for him

[@carsontaylor1654]

Giddy trade kinda kills this whole video

[@taggangmember]

How lol

[@Latasha-qz1lz]

I wouldn't make this trade due to his expensive contract, injuries, and lack of defense.

[@MrRe59]

Zach is not the answer, we need height and Athletic we know he's not playing defense 🙄

[@norbertjohn-dejesus6688]

Warriors desperately need bigs! If they don't...they will not win another Championship...period!

[@tweetyfos]

Zach is a cone on defense and always injured. See Dame destroyed Bucks. Offense alone in this NBA is not enough.

[@CabernetKev]

Moody all day long. Better defender then ZL. Bigger wingspan. Can space the floor. Can score in volume if given green light from Kerr. We have the pieces now. Its up to Kerr to utilize better.

[@taggangmember]

Lies...He isn't a floor spacer yet. You have never seen him be a volume scorer ever in life. Zach Lavine has averaged 24,26,27,24,25, and 20 on 46/39/84 splits. Moody is a decent reserve wing here. Stop it.

[@MrBabyMaddox]

Trade Kuminga + Pick for Dejounte Murray(2-way guard that can be a 2nd scorer). Trade Andrew Wiggins + Pick for Jarret Allen. Sign free agent Nicolas Claxton. C - Nicolas Claxton PF - Jarret Allen SF - Draymond Green SG - Dejounte Murray PG - Steph Curry 2nd lineup C - Trayce Jackson-Davis PF - Gui Santos SF - Moses Moody SG - Lester Quinones PG - Brandin Podziemski

[@frankmurrell5734]

That ain't happening

[@taggangmember]

Dray at 3😅🤣😂

[@lmonte5201]

Basically 3 centers?

[@franklinrodriguez6697]

I'm expecting Kuminga Moody Podz TJD all to be ALOT better so that in itself makes the Warriors much better .

[@taggangmember]

Every team has young players that are getting better. With no major moves ya'll will be right here next offseason complaining about missing the playoffs again.

[@user-lt4tz6hm4p]

We should not pursue Zack Levine. We should not entertain calls from the Bulls about Zack unless they are going to pay us (in draft capital or Caruso) to take him. I'd rather have Wiggins. At least with Wiggins we know he tries harder in playoffs, and he's a solid defender.

[@taggangmember]

Caruso got traded to OKC. Wiggins doesn't care anymore. Lavine is better offensively than Wiggs in every category.

[@frstteamallcity]

Hell nope 👎🏾 on Wack Zach

[@lauradone9232]

Lavine isn't the guy we need, so naturally...he's probably coming to the Warriors.

[@robbieimperial7656]

Proposed......

[@inertiaspinner555]

Hypothetical scenarios should be labeled click bait

[@ronaldrollins1558]

He's not moving the needle what a joke .

[@lordrayden3045]

Good, GTFO of Chicago

[@davismichaelwayne7646]

Zach Lavine is a negative asset.

[@TheBlackSands]

The warriors had a big center that was riddled with injuries that we waited on and now he is in Detroit and now the bulls want to hijack are team by dumping Zack lavine on us ?give me dejunta murray or Trae young from the hawks before I ever take that damn guy .😤👎

[@williamaaronberryiii6538]

The Warriors would be brain dead to take Levine on their team for any reason.

[@user-ys8tm5sx2o]

No don't wanna hear it. Doing content like this will lose me

[@Truefitbc]

This sounds pathetic. Same stupid mistakes being made. Trading for has beens. Then get surprise when it fails. Hello Chris paul!

[@ninerempire3398]

That was a good trade and a mainly a salary dumping move. The future would’ve been terrible if they kept poole because of the salary cap ramifications and poole is also terrible. CP3 was also a better player

[@Truefitbc]

@ninerempire3398 dude nobody said keep Poole. Chris Paul made the team worse. He can not run the offense therefore rendering the team a much worse record. Numbers don't lie people do.

[@ninerempire3398]

@@Truefitbc they were better with CP3 on the team lmao. What stats are you even looking at?

[@taggangmember]

​@@Truefitbc If numbers don't lie, you should go back and look at Zach Lavine's NUMBERS. 24,26,27,24,25, and 20 with 46/38/84 splits are great numbers.

[@Truefitbc]

@ninerempire3398 they struggled to get to 10th Place this is why I don't comment on this channel cuz everybody's stupid. The previous year they finished in 6th Place how do you debate between horrible and horrible