12-27-2025, 01:18 PM
(12-27-2025, 11:52 AM)Winter Wrote: I wouldn't expect Green to be an instant problem here. We wouldn't have him for long, and as unpredictable as he is he can be a decent player and person. And I get why GS would need to package him specifically. Klay's presence also might be helpful if he is still here.
The future picks are critical though. Without those, it's not enough.
I don't mean to suggest he'd be an "instant problem," as in he'd show up determined to pee in the chili. But, here's what I think:
1) traded away from the Warriors, probably without wanting to be.
2) to a team ill-suited to benefit from his very niche skill set. I suppose there's room for disagreement here, but I don't see any way for him to be a positive on the floor here, even in the short term. He could take over for Lively/AD as a hub in some of those DHO plays...who knows, maybe that would have a positive impact on the offense, but I doubt it. It takes a WHILE to develop the kind of chemistry needed for his value on offense to show.
3) the team will continue to lose, which won't be fun, and it will be clear to him that he's not coming here to be part of the near future/solution. For a guy like Green, I'd say it's likely he'll immediately be very focused on securing his next opportunity, his next contract, his next team. He'll want the shortest possible route to the next place where he'll actually matter. He'll want to get to where he'll end his career, just like Thompson thought he was doing. Green will want that agency.
I just think this would be a move that would make the team much worse in the short term, and more importantly, it puts "the short term" out there in public. "We're transitioning," this would say, and while we here might take comfort in that, I highly, highly doubt Green will be excited to be part of it. Ditto for PJW, Gafford, Thompson, DLO, Kyrie...It would be the beginning of some very uncomfortable truths being swallowed in that locker room, I think, and there WOULD be fallout from that. But, as I said, if the price is right, I'd do it.