Trade & FA 2023-24: Stein-Ingram Trade Inevitable| LAL Want Lebron Back On Any Terms

[DanSchwartzgan]

All reports indicate that saving money is not a priority for GSW. 

GSW gets easily under the second apron by optimizing CP3 and Klay new deals (or letting one or both go). 

Sounds like saving money.  If money was no object, the old Warriors would trade CP3 to get something to help this season and would have already come to an extension agreement with Klay.

This time of year it is hard to know what is positioning and what is real.  We also don't know what the new rules will do to teams.  If GS didn't have big expiring contracts they'd probably have to trade someone big now before the aggregation rules kick in.  As you point out, they have options.  I agree the smart move would be a two for one where they get two useful players (doesn't have to be our players though).  They can always keep CP3 another year and use him in a deal with picks and youngsters for a bigger splash this summer.