NBA: Trade deadline passes, and Kyle Lowry remains with the Raptors,
Warriors an additional $80 million next season.
In the end, the Warriors preferred to keep their options open with Oubre over any trade offers they received.
With their two roster spots, the Warriors will be watching the buyout market, according to a source. Potential candidates include Cleveland center Andre Drummond, Sacramento forward Jabari Parker and Orlando point guard Jeff Teague. Though operating over the salary
cap, Golden State has the ability to sign players to more than a minimum contract if they decide to use its $9.3 million disabled player exception.
If nothing materializes from the buyout market, the Warriors can use the spots to convert two-way contract players Juan Toscano-Anderson and Nico Mannion to 15-man roster spots before the end of the season.
Wanamaker, 31, underwhelmed in 39 games since signing with Golden State in November and recently fell out of the rotation. He averaged 4.7 points on 35.3% shooting and 2.5 assists. Mannion
supplanted Wanamaker in the rotation while guard Jordan Poole emerged as
the scoring hub of the second unit.
Chriss, 23, was in his second
season with the Warriors but has not played since suffering a broken leg after just two games. He heads to San Antonio, along with cash, as the Spurs approach a buyout with center LaMarcus Aldridge.
From San Antonio, Golden State received the draft rights to Cady Lalanne, a second-round pick in 2015 playing professionally in Korea. Lalanne will not be part of the roster.
WARRIORS GET VACCINATED >> A dozen members of the Golden State Warriors received a vaccine for COVID-19 on Wednesday, including coach Steve Kerr and forward Draymond
Green.
The Warriors received their vaccines at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco in Mission Bay, around the corner from Chase Center. Those who participated received the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“We’ve been really hit hard just by COVID protocols as a team,” Kerr said, referring to recent games missed by James Wiseman, Eric Paschall and Kevon Looney due to the league’s health and safety protocols. “So it’ll be nice to get as many guys as possible vaccinated and hopefully not have any more issues in terms of missing games.”