Warriors Trade Targets with 2024 Trade Deadline 2 Months Away

The Golden State Warriors have already hit an extreme high and a dreary low during the first quarter of the 2023-24 NBA season.

Alec Burks, Detroit Pistons

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The Warriors don't have enough two-way players in their perimeter rotation.

Reuniting with Alec Burks, who spent most of the 2019-20 campaign in Golden State, would help scratch that itch.

The 32-year-old has started slow this season, but he has a big enough track record to believe he'll snap all the way out of this funk. Just last season, he was a nightly source of 12.8 points and 2.2 assists, not to mention a 43.6/41.4/81.4 shooter.

He might offer the most help as a floor-spacer at this stage of his career, but he's still capable of creating off the dribble (for himself and his teammates) and holding his own defensively.

Alex Caruso, Chicago Bulls

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The Warriors are running short on trade chips, but they should still have enough to make one more significant swap.

Alex Caruso might be worth such a splurge, as he could lock down the defensive end and help connect things on offense.

His defense is top-notch. He was an All-Defensive first-teamer last season and could be in the running for that honor for the next half-decade. His offensive contributions are far more subtle, but he can handle, shoot, cut and finish at the basket. He may not do any of those things at a super-high level, but the fact he can do them all would make it easier for him to find a fit.

The Bulls have "yet show a willingness to move [Caruso]," per HoopsHype's Michael Scotto, but their apparent need to rebuild the roster may give them no other choice. He might be the best trade chip they have.

Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors

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Among the biggest names on the market, Pascal Siakam might be the best one who also potentially fits Golden State's limited trade budget.

He isn't a perfect fit, as his shooting has flat-lined (19.8 percent from distance entering Wednesday night), and his arrival would create a logjam in the frontcourt coach Steve Kerr would have to figure out. He is, though, arguably the most talented player Golden State could potentially afford.

He doesn't quite have a deep enough offensive bag to be a team's primary option, but the Warriors already have Stephen Curry deftly serving in that spot. Bump Siakam down to a second option, and he could be more selective and hopefully more efficient. Back in 2019-20, when Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet were helping to shoulder the offensive load, Siakam was a 45.3/35.9/79.2 shooter, plus a nightly supplier of 22.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists.

He'd also be a fit on the defensive end. He can switch onto just about any assignment and uses his length and high motor to disrupt actions with steals and deflections.