On the surface, it’s easy to be down on the Golden State Warriors offseason. Just 24 hours into the start of free agency, the team had already lost bench stars Gary Payton II and Otto Porter Jr., as well as key veteran Nemanja Bjelica.They replaced those three with Donte DiVincenzo and JaMychal Green — good players, but clear downgrades.
Back of the bench/beloved locker room figures Damion Lee and Juan Toscano-Anderson also departed; rookies Patrick Baldwin Jr. and Ryan Rollins arrived to take their place.
And that’s been the offseason.
For a pure asset transaction standpoint, it’s a net loss for the Dubs, at least in the short term.