Kirk Goldsberry

The question is, what do you want in return from Jonathan Kaminga at this point, at this new reality?

Yeah, I mean, he's the most important human being in the history of the organization, and you have to do right by him.

And that's where this is most interesting to me now, because he's at the last phase.

He deserves whatever he wants.

I think every Warriors fan would agree with that.

Whatever he wants.

If he wants to push, hey, I'd rather be a sixth seed and throw away the future assets.

And by the way, the out-years, you're exactly right.

All the nerds in the practice facilities around the NBA, they model whose out-year picks are most likely to be valuable.

And, you know, Warriors five years post-Deaf,

is in a Western Conference with a bunch of young guys, that's gonna show up as a really valuable asset.

So in a weird way, you're right.

Like that line of reasoning that they could throw out there, hey, our out-year picks are pretty good because we're not gonna be great post-Stef.

But I think I come back to this.

What does Stephen Curry want and what does the front office want to provide to him, even if it means at the expense of long-term sustainability in Golden State?

And so they could be pretty aggressive in the middle term here, trying to build around, replace that Jimmy Butler piece, even replace the Draymond Green piece, if that's what Stephen Curry wants.

So I think it's...

What realistically can they do to keep Stephen Curry happy as he wraps up one of the best careers in NBA history and certainly the best career in Golden State Warriors history?

Man, I think you got to start with Giannis.

And again, I watched their game against the Hawks yesterday, and the vibes were not great.