The Golden State Warriors keep showing up in superstar conversations, and that alone tells you where their mindset is right now. They’ve been linked to LeBron James, there have been rumblings about Anthony Davis, and now Joel Embiid has entered the mix as another name worth watching if the market ever opens up.
The catch, of course, is that the fit is not the whole story. Davis is viewed as unlikely to be moved right now, and James may still wind up back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which leaves Golden State in that familiar spot of waiting for the right opportunity.
If Embiid were to become available, the question wouldn’t just be whether the Warriors want him. It would be whether they’d be willing to pay the price and absorb the risk.
Bill Simmons framed that dilemma clearly when talking about potential Embiid suitors, and his point lands because it gets at the heart of the decision. “It would have to be a team that is slightly desperate,” Bill Simmons said of potential Embiid suitors, H/T Complex.
“Embiid played very well for Kerr, and he used him as a luxury. The problem is, if [Golden State] is wrong [on acquiring Embiid] then you ruin the last bullet in your gun for the Curry era.”
That’s the real tension here. Embiid is still an elite player, but the health concerns that have followed him in recent years make any pursuit a dangerous swing.
For Golden State, it would be a major gamble, even if the upside is obvious. And if Embiid ever did hit the market, the Warriors would at least have to seriously consider taking that shot.
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