3-Team, 5-Player NBA Trade Proposal Sends Daniel Gafford, Klay Thompson To Golden State Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga To Dallas Mavericks
A three-team, five-player NBA trade proposal sending Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson to the Golden State Warriors and Jonathan Kuminga to the Dallas Mavericks has been created.
NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report created the following trade proposal:
Golden State Warriors Acquire: Daniel Gafford, Klay Thompson
Dallas Mavericks Acquire: Jonathan Kuminga, Georges Niang
Utah Jazz Acquire: Buddy Hield, 2027 first-round swap (via GSW)
Kuminga has demanded a trade from the Warriors and the Mavericks are one of the teams interested in acquiring the forward, sources told DallasHoopsJournal.
This NBA trade proposal sends Thompson back to the Warriors, the franchise with which he won four championships. Golden State also acquires the center they have been looking for in Gafford.
The Mavericks get a talented young wing in Kuminga, who can play alongside Cooper Flagg, and a solid veteran shooter in Niang and the Jazz get draft compensation and a terrific shooter in Hield, who only has $3 million guaranteed next season.
“Sentiment wins out here, as the Warriors bring back Thompson in a deal that also nets them the most athletic big man they’ve had in years,” Hughes wrote. “Gafford has had a hard time staying healthy of late, but he logged at least 72 games every year from 2021-22 to 2023-24. His lob-catching and rim protection would play well in any Golden State lineup that doesn’t include fellow non-spacer Draymond Green.
“Thompson is owed $17.5 million next season and hasn’t played at a level that justifies his salary, but there’s an undeniable appeal to getting him back in the fold for what might be the dynastic core’s last go-round in 2026-27. Curry, Green and Thompson’s contracts all expire after next season.
“The Mavs get younger and gain flexibility with Kuminga coming aboard alongside Niang’s expiring deal. Because it looks like no extension is coming for the injured Anthony Davis, it makes sense for Dallas to begin assembling players who make sense in Cooper Flagg’s timeline. At 23 and under contract via team option for next season, Kuminga fits the bill.”
The Mavericks have been exploring the trade markets for Davis, Gafford, Klay Thompson and D’Angelo Russell this season, sources said. All four players have been in trade rumors ever since Nico Harrison was fired as general manager.
Kuminga is averaging 11.8 points 6.2 points per game on the season. He doesn’t have a good relationship at all with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources said.
One of the best shooters in NBA history, Thompson is averaging 11.3 points per game while shooting 36.6% from 3. Meanwhile, Gafford is putting up 7.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
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