The Golden State Warriors need to make some major trade reinforcements before the trade deadline closes to make the playoffs and compete for a championship. With an 18-22 record so far, the Golden State Warriors, who have a worse record than last year's Lakers, look likely to miss the playoffs.
Now the Golden State Warriors continue to trade for some fantastic players to help ease the pressure. After the sudden death of assistant coach Dejan Mirojevic, their schedule was also suspended. For the Golden State Warriors, this is a time when they should think calmly about their future.
So far in the 2023-24 season, the Golden State Warriors' offensive and defensive fronts have not made them better. Perhaps, it's time for them to trade to bolster the strikers. Recently, they have been planning to trade away Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins and others in exchange for a better striker. For this reason, the American media proposed that the Warriors trade for Ingram.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been in good form this season, but Ingram seems to have failed to find his place with the Pelicans, and Zion has not been plagued by injuries this season, which has made the Pelicans' core turn to Zion, not Ingram. Perhaps the Warriors could take this opportunity and trade for Ingram.
New Orleans Pelicans get: Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Corey Joseph, 2027 first-round pick (Warriors)
Golden State Warriors get: Ingram
The New Orleans Pelicans have more great young players
If the Golden State Warriors can send Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and other chips, the Pelicans will be more than happy to take over the trade. The main thing is that Jonathan Kuminga is young enough and has some potential for development. Andrew Wiggins has given time adjustments and is still a top-tier striker.
The arrival of Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins could allow the Pelicans to build a lineup dominated by forwards. Jonathan Kuminga is averaging 13.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Andrew Wiggins averaged 11.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.
The Warriors could compete for a championship after winning Ingram
Ingram is averaging 21.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game so far this season. Ingram has excellent individual individual ability, and he was able to step up and take over the team's offense after Curry and Klay Thompson failed on the offensive end. Sending away Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga may see the strength of the team's bench decline, but the team's starting strength will improve a lot. The return of Draymond Green is also a good thing for the Warriors.