The Golden State Warriors entered the NBA offseason with dueling plans: swing for the fences in a trade, and retain their young, homegrown talent. Those goals don’t always have to be at odds with each other, but the Dubs somewhat lack the other two assets craved by NBA teams: good future draft picks, and high-caliber veterans. The Warriors didn’t have their own first-round pick in June’s draft, though they can trade a few in upcoming seasons. And among their veterans, Kevon Looney has limited trade value and Andrew Wiggins quite likely has negative value.
So if the Warriors want to make a big trade (which they openly want to do), they’d likely have to part with some of their exciting young talent (which they openly don’t want to do).