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4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Warriors looking at Boston Celtics guard as trade option (report)
The Celtics offseason of uncertainty has begun after a stunning second round exit to the Knicks. Brad Stevens has a litany of decisions to make, facing a financial crunch while dealing with the aftermath of Jayson Tatum suffering a torn Achilles that will sideline him for at least the majority of the 2025-26 season. Just how the Celtics plan to retool around Tatum for next season and beyond is an open question, but other NBA teams are anticipating Boston being active in the trade market. One team that will be focused with great urgency on the present will be an aging Golden State Warriors squad that dealt for Jimmy Butler last season. Advertisement In an conversation on the Zach Lowe Show, former Warriors beat reporter Logan Murdock of the Ringer says he believes that the Warriors are looking at Celtics starting guard Derrick White as a trade target for them this offseason. 'Another guy for the Warriors to look at going forward is Derrick White,' Murdock told Lowe. 'I think that's something the Warriors are looking at right now. 'That's somebody who can play defense, can settle everyone down especially when you have a young group like that' Lowe acknowledged that a trade of White would be one of the several items that the Celtics could be considering this offseason. Advertisement 'I've talked about how depressing trading Derrick White would be for Boston and the sort of a dilemma they face in terms of how much of a reset do we really want to have and who we want to be back here when Tatum comes back?' Lowe said. 'Who has trade value in the interim and where Derrick White fits in that conversation?' White is coming off his best season in Boston during the 2024-25 season and is under contract for the next four years (including a player option after his extension kicks in this summer). He will make an average of $31 million annually over those four seasons, making him a relative bargain for his two-way play. The Warriors, like any other playoff team, surely would love to deal for White. However, Golden State does not look like a team that has the necessary trade assets to even make Boston considering parting ways with the 30-year-old guard. The movable parts of the Warriors' roster simply shouldn't have much value to a team like Boston. Brandin Podziemski is an intriguing young guard that's just 22 but is sharp downgrade from White from a defensive standpoint. Moses Moody has shown promise also struggled to find a consistent role in his four years in Golden State and isn't exactly cheap at $11 million per year. The Warriors do own all their first round pick from 2026-2029 but their odds of bottoming out at non existent as long as Stephen Curry is still active. Advertisement Would a package of Podziemski, Moody and first round trade capital be enough for the Celtics to move on from White? It's hard to envision them making that type of move without getting more of a blue chip prospect or high upside draft capital. Unless Boston's brass is very high on Podziemski, it's hard to see any kind of potential deal here. More Celtics content Read the original article on MassLive.
NBC Sports
10-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Pat Riley says of Heat 'I do think we do have to make changes.' Might that mean Durant?
Last season was the emphatic and overly dramatic end of the Jimmy Butler era in Miami. Without him, the 37-win Heat fought through the play-in only to have Cleveland show Miami just how far away from being a threat in the East they actually are. The Heat will not tear it down and rebuild, but change is coming, Heat president Pat Riley said in his end-of-season press conference. 'I do think we do have to make changes, Riley said. 'There's no doubt. There has to be some change.' What changes? That's not so easy to answer. This is not a team that is one move away from contending, unless that is a big and bold move. Miami would be one of the teams interested in Giannis Antetokounmpo if he asks for a trade out of Milwaukee, the Ringer's Howard Beck said this week on the Zach Lowe Show. Having interest and being able to outbid other teams that would have interest — Beck mentioned the two New York and Los Angeles teams, plus Miami, and Houston might be in the mix as well — are two different things. What about Kevin Durant? Miami, as well as Minnesota, are two teams expected to show interest in a Durant trade, Mark Stein and Jake Fischer reported at the Stein Line this week. Durant is a win-now player expected to work with the Suns to find a new home this offseason (and sign an extension with the new team). While Phoenix wants Houston to get into the mix, and the Rockets could use an elite shot creator to go with their young core, a league source told NBC Sports not to expect a Houston trade unless it is an absolute steal for them. That matches the buzz in league circles that Houston has a limited interest in Durant because he will be 37 next season and is not near the timeline of their young core. For Miami to make a Durant trade, it would have to give up All-Star guard Tyler Herro, plus Duncan Robinson and another player, plus a pick or two, and a third team would need to be involved (or maybe four or more). It would be a complex trade to put together, and it's fair to ask how much better the Heat would be at the end of the process. All of these moves would have to be done while keeping the Heat out of the luxury tax. Whatever path the Heat take this summer, do not expect a slow rebuild. 'It's a process, but I'm not going to deal with a long process. And nor is ownership,' Riley said.
