FA: Buddy Hield to GSW | 3yrs/21mil

[SleepingHero]

I mean, facts are facts, and that defensive rating is worth noting, for sure. 

But, my instincts say that it will be far easier for Thompson to adjust to life in the simpler Dallas system (even if they beef it up, which I hope they do) than it will be for Hield to catch up to the career's worth skillset Thompson developed in order to thrive in that GS system. He's an off-ball shooter, yes, but Draymond Green is always talking about how difficult it is for players to grasp their offense, saying it sometimes takes 2-3 years before they get it, and that some never do. 

I think the Warriors are kind of done, unless (and maybe even if) they trade all their picks for Markkannen, which they'd have to be certifiably insane to do.

Defensive metrics has never been kind to Klay. Even in his prime. This video explains what he did well and even then he was rated as average in all the defensive impact metrics, which we knew at the time were false given what we saw on the court and the results. 



Lastly, the Warriors traded their 2030 FRP to the Wizards for CP3. And that pick is top 20 protected. That means of their picks 2029 and 2031 are off limits and the most they could give to UTA in any Lauri deal is 2025+2027 OR 2026+2028. So 2 picks. The same amount the Mavs could offer funnily enough.