NBA Trade Rumors: Warriors GM 'Would Love to' Keep Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody

Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. "would love" to keep Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody as he weighs potential trades, according to The Athletic's Sam Vecenie.

"I don't think the Warriors have ruled out moving them, but my impression, at least currently, is that they aren't actively including them in potential trade packages either," Vecenie reported, adding that Dunleavy "values both at a very high level."

Kuminga is averaging 13.4 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 51.4 percent from the floor. Moody occupies a lesser role in the rotation but is also showing plenty of promises with 8.7 points per game and a 35.8 percent clip from three-point range.

While neither has shown himself to be a can't-miss cornerstone for Golden State, both look to be important long-term pieces. Their rookie contracts are invaluable from a roster-building aspect as well with the Warriors' highest earners soaking up so much of the payroll.

The trouble for Dunleavy is that it's tough to envision any substantial trade scenario that doesn't include one or both players. Golden State doesn't have much else to sell and compounding matters is the fact Andrew Wiggins might be a net-negative asset right now.

Andscape's Marc J. Spears reported Jan. 12 on NBA Today based on a conversation he had with an NBA general manager that "there's not a lot of value for Wiggins right now."

NBA insider Marc Stein provided some additional context Sunday.

"Wiggins is seen by some observers as the most likely Warrior to be traded in the wake of Golden State's 18-21 start," he reported.

"He's in the first season of a four-year, $109 million deal—which is generally regarded as a quite reasonable contract in today's NBA marketplace—but the challenge for the Warriors has been creating a market for him after Wiggins' downturn in production over the past season and a half."

Dunleavy is stuck between a rock and a hard place because he and his front office officials will feel an acute need to maximize what's left of Stephen Curry's time in the Bay Area. The problem is that the Warriors might have too many problems for any one trade can solve.

Is Golden State suddenly a title contender with Pascal Siakam, Zach LaVine or Dejounte Murray? Sure the roster gets better, but you have to balance making moderate gains against sacrificing what's left of the future.

If nothing else, the downturn in the Warriors' fortunes illustrates the misconception team governor Joe Lacob once had that the organization could basically be immune from the cyclical nature of building a championship winner.

Over the span of five and a half years, we've gone from Golden State "breaking" the NBA by signing Kevin Durant to having reservations about dealing two young rotation players.

There's a reason why Bob Myers decided to move on. Building a dynasty is a lot more fun than watching it steadily crumble.