Draymond Green on the Warriors' absence of Lauri Markkanen: That could have been trash… we don't know

And Lauri Markkanen, for his part, signed a five-year, renegotiated, $238 million contract extension with the Jazz, waiting to sign it on the day he became ineligible to be traded for this season. “That could have been trash, by the way,” Draymond Green told ESPN earlier this month. “Markkanen is coming here, we don’t know. We've never seen it before. So there was no thought of what could have been because we don't know what that looks like.” Green praises Dunleavy for remaining patient and not giving up the farm for either George or Markkanen. He and Curry said they are excited to see what they can accomplish with this new lineup, which is currently 2-1 and features a strong 12-man rotation.

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Oh, Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM

After speaking to Jazz and Clips about Markkanen and PG, the Warriors kept their assets for now. They faced both teams early, but Draymond Green told ESPN he wouldn't wonder what if: “That could have been garbage, by the way. Markkanen comes here. We’ve never seen it before.” espn.com/nba/story/_/id… – 3:54 p.m

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS

Kerr lists Podziemski, Draymond and Kyle Anderson as primary ball-handling options in the absence of Curry and Melton.

Says the Warriors could activate two-way guard Pat Spencer – 3:53 p.m

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA

Looks like Looney is ending things over Draymond, who was terrible. – 10:52 p.m

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA

Kyle Anderson doesn't appear to be in Kerr's rotation here in the 2nd half. And he had to go to Hield a whole lot because the Warriors were desperate for spacing, but that hurt the defense. Also, more Draymond in the center because they can't score. – 10:38 p.m

LawMurray @LawMurrayTheNU

Golden State challenges Draymond Green's fourth foul – 10:19 p.m

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA

If Kerr can get Lue to take Zubac, his second-best player, off the field by attacking Draymond at C, he should do it as often as he can stand it. – 9:44 p.m

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS

Steph and Draymond enter Q1 with 8:14 remaining and the Warriors trailing 43-34. GSW went on an 8-0 run and neither scored. Presence is important. – 9:33 p.m

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To Green's surprise, the Clippers weren't interested in taking anything back because of the second frontcourt just to avoid losing George for nothing. Sending George to the Warriors to get players like Moody, expiring contracts and some draft capital would also have meant accepting a contract as big as Wiggins', which had three years and $85 million left on a four-year deal has $109 million left. That would have prevented the Clippers from pursuing another young star in the future, according to team sources. League sources also told ESPN that Jonathan Kuminga's name was never seriously discussed in any significant discussions between the Clippers and Warriors. -via ESPN / October 29, 2024

The Jazz and Warriors had multiple discussions about Markkanen, but Golden State's offers did not include Brandin Podziemski and contained little draft capital, both deal breakers for the Jazz, sources told ESPN's Tim MacMahon. Pushing the 7-foot Markkanen, who averaged 23.2 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 39.9% from 3 last season and also scored 35 points in the Jazz's season opener, into Kerr's offense. seemed like a good addition in theory. But the reality was that the cost was too prohibitive for Golden State. “Most people who negotiate with Danny Ainge lose,” Green told ESPN of the Jazz CEO. “So at what price?” – via ESPN / October 29, 2024

Draymond Green on Joel Embiid: “My thing with him is: You may never win one. The hope is to win one, and I'm not saying you can't win one, but you may never win one. Then you short-circuited yourself.” What we can do for sure is get an MVP, so cook everyone in the league. So we know you can do that and say, “I'm trying to maximize everything.” “I can win the championship,” you still have to know how to win a championship and he doesn't know because he didn’t make it.” -via YouTube / October 28, 2024

For any NBA fan, the new Netflix series “Starting 5” is an entertaining watch. If you're a Utah Jazz fan, you might be interested to know that Lauri Markkanen may have been part of the show. “I assume it was the same show,” Markkanen said earlier this month. “They tried to make a Netflix show. Maybe it was another one, but that's the only basketball stuff I've seen, so I'm assuming it was this one.” In the end, Markkanen politely declined. -via deseret.com / October 27, 2024

“I didn’t want to bring extra people into the locker room,” he said. “Yes, it's okay if things are going well and people are filming you in your car after a game. But what if things go sideways? I just know my personality and that would have been too much. I just wanted to focus on playing basketball and being with our team without having other people around. And besides, we're pretty private about our family life, so we didn't want to involve them.” -via deseret.com / October 27, 2024

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