What the Warriors were willing to offer the Pelicans for a trade of Trey Murphy III
Recently, the Golden State Warriors unhappy their fans when the only move they made was a trade for the oft-injured Atlanta Hawks big man Kristaps Porzingis before the deadline. Many fans were hoping the team would try to replace a 3-and-D wing like the New Orleans Pelicans at forward Trey Murphy III.
now, more information has come to light on what Golden State offered New Orleans in exchange for Murphy from ClutchPoint’s Brett Siegel.
“Together with (Jonathan) Cummings, a young talent the Pelicans were really interested in, the Dubs were willing to offer an unprotected first-round pick in 2026, along with some sort of soft-protected pick in 2028 for Murphy, the sources said,” Siegel wrote.
Kuminga was eventually sent to Atlanta along with Buddy Hield in exchange for Porzingis, who is currently recovering from an Achilles injury.
“If New Orleans was going to trade Murphy to Golden State, sources said at least three unprotected picks would be needed to offset what the Pelicans considered ‘undesirable assets,'” Siegel reported.
Instead, the Pelicans will move forward with their current roster, which has been among the worst in the NBA this year, made even more confounding by the fact that they don’t have their first-round pick this year, having traded their very valuable pick swap with the Milwaukee Bucks to the Hawks a season ago.
The Warriors are dealing with a slew of injuries right now, including the star Stephen Curry, who will be out of the All-Star break with a knee problemand he will surely hope that Porzingis can show up more often than he has in the first half of this season with the Hawks.
It remains to be seen how aggressive the Warriors will be during the offseason in trying to add more talent to maximize the twilight years of Curry’s Hall of Fame career.
2026-02-10 20:59:00
