The trade deadline can’t wait! It is the Warriors who move this time, and who officially abandon the James Wiseman project by sending him to Detroit. Saddiq Bey is picked up by the Hawks, who send five second rounds of the Draft to California to close the loop. Reinforcement for some, savings for others… let’s recap!
It was a small fiasco, it is now a complete failure. James Wiseman has just been sent to the Pistons, who will undoubtedly be keen to better exploit – at least develop – James than the Warriors. To afford a very questioning question, Detroit got rid of Saddiq Bey, who was more of a certainty. It is also very rare that a Draft number 2 is exchanged for “so little”. Kevin Knox is also sent to Golden State, but should be moved very quickly.
Bey is on the way to Atlanta in multi-team trade, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/i5YKWIpZiv
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
Except that here, the Warriors are already well above the luxury tax, and cannot accommodate a new contract in their already very heavy payroll. It is therefore towards Atlanta that Saddiq flies away, sacred good blow carried out by the clique of Trae Young. What to move John Collins in the hour? To be followed closely. The Dubs therefore recover five second rounds of the Atlanta Draft, a pure and hard financial optimization carried out by the Californians. According to Shams Charania, Stephen Curry’s team is currently looking to bring in OG Anunoby.
The Pistons are sending F Kevin Knox to the Warriors as part of the multi-team deal that brings them James Wiseman, sources tell ESPN. Knox may be moved onto a new team.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023
If you cry tears of salt at the thought of not being able to make the joke “Bey arrives in the Bay”, you can console yourself by thinking that the Hawks have pulled off a nice little coup by bringing in a winger who sends 15 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists on 40.6 percent shooting this season. Holder very soon in Georgia? It is clearly a possibility. Come on, let’s continue with the sequel now, because the NBA does not wait!
Source : ESPN, Shams Charania
