A proposed three-team deal would send a shockwave through the NBA’s offseason chatter: Myles Turner to the Warriors, Draymond Green to the Clippers, and Bogdan Bogdanovic plus Isaiah Jackson to the Bucks.
That kind of swap would alter the shape of all three rosters in a hurry, and it starts with Golden State. The Warriors have already been tied to plenty of major trade ideas, but this one would go straight to the core of what they’ve been for more than a decade. Green has spent his entire NBA career in Golden State, where he has been the defensive engine for four championship teams alongside Stephen Curry.
The appeal for the Warriors is obvious, though. Turner is one of the league’s most effective two-way centers, and the numbers back it up.
He averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 blocks while shooting 44.0% from the field and 38.3% from deep. He’s also on a long-term contract, with four years and $108.8 million attached to the deal, including $26.5 million next season, $27.8 million in 2027-28 and a $29.1 million player option for 2028-29.
On paper, Turner fits neatly next to Curry. His pick-and-pop game would add another layer to Golden State’s spacing, and his rim protection would help address one of the team’s bigger issues.
But that’s only part of the equation. Moving Green would strip away the emotional and tactical center of the Warriors’ identity.
His communication, edge and connection with Curry are baked into how Steve Kerr’s team operates.
That’s why this kind of move only works if Golden State has something else lined up. The Warriors have been linked to Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James and other names, and there are reports of the team trading for Anthony Davis to lure LeBron in free agency. Without one of those bigger swings, the case for keeping Green is stronger than the case for flipping him.
For the Clippers, Green would bring a different kind of value. He’d give them another elite defender to pair with Kawhi Leonard, and he’s coming off a season in which he averaged 8.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists while shooting 41.8% from the field and a career-best 42.6% from three. He is entering the final season of his four-year, $100 million contract and has a $27.6 million player option.
That would give Los Angeles a proven veteran with championship experience and plenty of versatility, a useful addition for a team trying to squeeze everything it can out of its current window around Leonard and newly acquired point guard Darius Garland.
Milwaukee’s piece of the deal is more about flexibility than star power. The Bucks would move off Turner’s long-term money and bring back Bogdanovic and Jackson.
Bogdanovic is coming off a rough year by his standards, averaging 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 38.8% from the field and 34.7% from three in just 23 games. He’s in the final year of his four-year, $68 million contract and is set to make $16 million next season.
Jackson would add a younger frontcourt option. After arriving from the Pacers, he averaged 7.5 points and 4.7 rebounds while shooting 76.4% from the field. He is in the second year of his three-year, $21 million deal, which gives Milwaukee more short-term breathing room as it resets.
The backdrop for all of this is simple: all three teams missed the playoffs last season. Golden State went 37-45, landed the 10th seed in the West and then lost in the play-in tournament after injuries derailed the year, including significant absences for Curry and an Achilles injury that knocked Jimmy Butler out.
The Clippers finished 42-42 and also fell in the play-in. The Bucks were 32-50, ended up 11th in the East and, after trading Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat, are said to be fully in rebuild mode.
So the framework makes sense in different ways for each team. But for the Warriors, the real question is whether Turner is enough to justify losing Green. If there isn’t another massive move coming behind it, Golden State may decide the safer play is to keep the heart of its dynasty right where it is.
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