New NBA Rumors on Warriors Eyeing 'Large-Scale Moves' After Giannis Trade Pursuit at Deadline

The Golden State Warriors could be eyeing some major moves this offseason after reportedly pursuing Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmpo at the February trade deadline.

According to ESPN's Anthony Slater, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and owner Joe Lacob "are expected to again explore large-scale moves in the summer, team sources said, which would put nearly everything on the table."

That could potentially include parting ways with Draymond Green, who Slater reported considered "a reroute to the Los Angeles teams" when his name was tied to a potential trade for Antetokounmpo at the deadline.

Slater noted that team and league sources are expecting Green to either pick up his 2026-27 player option or work out a new extension in order to stick around in the Bay Area for at least another year.

NBA insider Marc Stein reported last Sunday that the Warriors had made a "determined trade run" at Leonard, who is currently set to play next season with the Los Angeles Clippers on an expiring contract.

The Warriors had previously been tied to Antetokounmpo, for whom they reportedly offered to send four unprotected first-round picks to the Milwaukee Bucks, per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.

Antetokounmpo ultimately stuck around in Milwaukee, where he has one guaranteed year remaining on his contract, although ESPN's Shams Charania has previously reported the Bucks could again consider trading him this offseason.

Those aren't the only star players the Warriors have been connected to ahead of the final season on Stephen Curry's current contract.

Stein also reported on Sunday that the Warriors are "routinely described by rival teams as one of the few credible destinations" for LeBron James should he leave the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency this offseason.

The Warriors previously made an unsuccessful bid to acquire James ahead of the 2024 trade deadline, Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski reported for ESPN. The New York Post's Melissa Rohlin wrote in February that there was "definitely some level of mutual interest" still there between the Warriors and James.

Both Curry and Jimmy Butler, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury in January, are signed for one more season before they are scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency ahead of their age-39 and age-38 campaigns, respectively.

The Warriors own their own unprotected first-round picks in six out of the next seven drafts outside of the 2030 draft, which is top-20 protected, per RealGM. Golden State could again consider leveraging some of that draft capital if the franchise eyes another run at Antetokounmpo, a sign-and-trade for James or any other major deals this offseason.

After losing both Curry and Butler to injury for the majority of the 2025-26 campaign, the Warriors could be looking at loading up for a more competitive season in what could potentially be the franchise's final run with this core.