Former NBA All-Star David Lee may have played his final game as a member of the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Here's ESPN's Marc Stein with the report:
Sources said the Warriors have privately acknowledged to Lee and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, that it would be unfair to the former All-Star to ask him to continue to serve in a limited role next season after Lee accepted his diminished minutes without complaint all season.
Although discussions on this topic were essentially tabled by both sides until after the playoffs, sources said Wednesday that the Warriors and Bartelstein have resolved to work together to "come up with a good solution" to find a new home for Lee this offseason.
Lee, 32, suffered a hamstring injury in training camp and returned to find his starting spot filled by 2014-15 NBA Defensive Player of the Year runner-up Draymond Green. Now with one year left on the six-year, $80 million deal he signed with the Warriors back in 2010, he'll be a prime trade chip for the franchise as it heads into preparations for the NBA Draft and the open of July's free agency period.
This also reinforces the notion that the Warriors will do whatever it takes to retain Draymond Green as the third member of the team's Big Three, likely on something close to a max contract.
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