Warriors Sleeper Contracts to Pursue in NBA Free Agency

The Golden State Warriors are chasing an NBA championship.

The players and coaches are presently pursuing the 2022 crown, as they're tussling with the Boston Celtics for the grand prize. As for the front office, though, their job is identifying paths to future titles, which gets tricky when cap space is virtually nonexistent, as is the case in Golden State.

Still, the right bargain finds can be critical in assembling the best roster possible, and these three sleepers could fit the bill in free agency.

Isaiah Hartenstein

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It seems more likely than not the Warriors will need to find size this summer.

Unrestricted free agency awaits both Kevon Looney and Nemanja Bjelica. That means the only center under contract is James Wiseman, who is still working his way back from an April 2021 meniscus tear.

If the Dubs are in the market for a center, they should be in the market for Isaiah Hartenstein. He has skills that not only fit this system but potentially enhance it.

He has played fewer than 2,500 minutes across four NBA seasons, so there is some mystery about whether his game could support an expanded role. However, that question mark is the only reason he might fit the budget. There should be more buzz for the season he just had, which included per-36-minutes averages of 16.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.5 steals, plus a 62.6/46.7/68.9 shooting slash.

Caleb Martin

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There won't be any bidding war for Caleb Martin. He isn't even a calendar year removed from his last foray into free agency, when he settled on a two-way contract with the Miami Heat.

He'll have more interest this time around, but not as much as he arguably should.

While teams are tripping over themselves to find wings with a pulse at both ends, Martin checks virtually every box for a modern, complementary wing.

He has the strength to defend bigger players and the speed to keep in front of quicker ones, plus an offensive profile that perpetually expands. Most recently, he shined in South Beach with a 50.7 field-goal percentage, 41.3 three-point percentage and a trio of 20-plus-point outbursts.

Tomas Satoransky

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Quarterbacks can sometimes only be as good as the weapons around them.

Get Tomas Satoransky to Golden State, and he might look like Tom Brady 2.0.

Satoransky is a ball-mover, and the Warriors quietly don't have enough of them. Sure, most of their roster is capable of making a pass, but that's where Satoransky looks first. His unselfishness and vision, both enhanced by his 6'7" size, could blossom in the Bay, as he would be surrounded by quantity-plus-quality scorers.

If his three ball heats back up (20.8 percent this past season but 35-plus percent in three of the previous four campaigns), he could be an effortless fit as a jumbo playmaker, spot-up shooter and capable defender.