{"id":112314,"date":"2024-12-15T10:19:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=112314"},"modified":"2024-12-15T10:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T15:19:24","slug":"warriors-flip-start-dennis-schroder-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/15\/warriors-flip-start-dennis-schroder-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Could Flip Or Start Recent Trade Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After agreeing to trade for Brooklyn Nets point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schrode01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Schroder<\/a> this weekend, ESPN insider Shams Charania reports that the Golden State Warriors \u201cenvision starting\u201d Schroder alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a> in the backcourt. Doing so would ease the ball-handling responsibilities placed on Curry, which was also a factor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/podzibr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandin Podziemski<\/a> manning the first unit. Yet, unlike Podziemski, Schroder has gotten off to a tremendous start this season.<\/p>\n<p>For a team that ranks 14th in points per game (113.1) and is tied for 21st in both first quarter points per game (27.2) and fourth quarter points per game (26.8), Schroder is a definitive upgrade over the second-year guard, at least on the offensive end.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Warriors envision starting lineups with Dennis Schroder and Stephen Curry in the backcourt, with Schroder able to alleviate ball-handling responsibilities at point guard. Golden State made him a priority to complete this deal. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SohAEq3IiA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/SohAEq3IiA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1868113933716095306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Schroder could be heading to Golden State on a trial basis. Per Charania, the Warriors are still hoping to complete a blockbuster trade. If so, Schroder\u2019s expiring $13 million contract could become part of the package.<\/p>\n<h2>Warriors Could Flip Or Start Recent Trade Addition Dennis Schroder<\/h2>\n<p>To this point, Golden State has been linked to players like Miami Heat forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Butler<\/a> and Washington Wizards forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuzmaky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Kuzma<\/a>. Butler nor Kuzma are great matches for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr\u2019s system because they\u2019re below-average three-point threats. Nonetheless, they both pack an above-average scoring punch and can operate as tertiary playmakers.<\/p>\n<p>In Butler\u2019s case specifically, Golden State would also be acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/13\/jimmy-butler-draymond-green-on-warriors-could-be-scary\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">an elite perimeter defender<\/a>. That would be music to Warriors assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse\u2019s ears. When considering the personalities of players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draymond Green<\/a>, Butler he\u2019s even a strong locker room fit. With that being said, the Warriors could be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/10\/contenders-heat-jimmy-butler-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the team that wins<\/a> the Butler sweepstakes.<\/p>\n<h3>LeBron James To The Warriors?<\/h3>\n<p>Los Angeles Lakers forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> may be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/13\/can-the-warriors-land-lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a remote option<\/a> for them as well. Last season, the Warriors reached out to the Lakers about a James trade but were <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/18\/nba-rich-paul-motive-nixing-lebron-james-warriors-trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">rebuffed by his agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward and James is nearly a older and the Los Angeles are hardly better. Furthermore, their options to improve are limited, making their front office hesitant to make a move. As a result, James could choose to waive his no-trade clause if the Warriors are still interested.<\/p>\n<p>Such a move is difficult to fathom considering the battles that James has had with Golden State. However, this isn\u2019t a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> moment; James won\u2019t be deciding to join a team he can\u2019t beat. Neither the Lakers nor Warriors are favorites to reach the NBA Finals. James would essentially be heading to a team that needs as much help as them.<\/p>\n<p>After they <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/04\/warriors-stephen-curry-open-lebron-james-team-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">teased the possibility<\/a> following their experience in the Paris Olympics, James and Curry could very well team up in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After agreeing to trade for Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schroder this weekend, ESPN insider Shams Charania reports that the Golden State Warriors \u201cenvision starting\u201d Schroder alongside Stephen Curry in the backcourt. Doing so would ease the ball-handling responsibilities placed on Curry, which was also a factor in Brandin Podziemski manning the first unit. Yet, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":112316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1608,6,26,16,62,4721,18],"tags":[48978,252,409,142,1128,38,4774,1382,48],"class_list":["post-112314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-warriors","category-basketball","category-nets","category-lakers","category-heat","category-nba","category-trade-rumors","category-wizards","tag-brandin-podziemski","tag-dennis-schroder","tag-draymond-green","tag-jimmy-butler","tag-kyle-kuzma","tag-lebron-james","tag-rumors","tag-nba-trade","tag-stephen-curry"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112317,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112314\/revisions\/112317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}