The Warriors must hold looking for level guard depth after veteran Goran Dragic reportedly agreed to a take care of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.
The information was first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Golden State was considered one of six groups tied to the 35-year-old Slovenian level guard, who began the season with the Raptors and was purchased out by the Spurs after a commerce to San Antonio earlier this month.
Dragic would have joined a backcourt that's mild on ball-handlers behind Steph Curry. Damion Lee has been out and in of the rotation and Chris Chiozza is proscribed by his measurement. With Klay Thompson again within the beginning lineup, Jordan Poole has been dealing with some level guard duties in bench items, however again accidents to Draymond Inexperienced and Andre Iguodala have sapped secondary playmaking from the Warriors.
Dragic has robust connections in Brooklyn to move coach Steve Nash, who he backed up in Phoenix, in addition to former Suns teammate Amar’e Stoudemire, now a improvement assistant with the Nets.
The 15-year veteran performed simply 5 video games this season for the Raptors earlier than agreeing to work away from the crew whereas Toronto sought a commerce. He joined that crew from Miami in a sign-and-trade deal final offseason for Kyle Lowry and performed a key position within the Warmth’s run to a 2020 NBA Finals look.
Warriors followers have clamored for the crew to comb the buyout marketplace for a middle with Inexperienced and James Wiseman out, however Golden State’s plan is to be affected person within the frontcourt. If different veteran level guards hit the buyout market, it stands to motive the Warriors might be — significantly if well being stays a priority with Iguodala and Inexperienced.