Just past midnight Sunday, Marc Stein of the Times tweeted out that the Warriors had cut Omri Casspi, their 6’9” forward, so they could add Quinn Cook, who’s been starting in place of Steph Curry. In his tweet, Stein added a twist: Casspi had almost joined the Nets last summer...
Very harsh numbers game catches up to Omri Casspi, who league sources say turned down more lucrative interest last summer from Brooklyn to go for a ring on a minimum deal in Golden State, only to be forced out when the Warriors had to manufacture a roster spot by Sunday for Cook
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 8, 2018
The Warriors’ decision, Stein added, wasn’t about Casspi’s production.