Warriors Trade Rumors: Latest on Alec Burks, Glenn Robinson III and Luxury Tax

The Golden State Warriors are reportedly expected to explore trading Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks ahead of Thursday's deadline.

Marc Stein of the New York Times reported at least one of the pair is "widely expected" to move, while the team is also continuing to listen to offers for guard D'Angelo Russell. Ian Begley of SNY.tv noted the Warriors are looking to trim their luxury-tax spending ahead of the deadline.

Robinson and Burks are each on minimum deals, so the luxury-tax savings would not be great by trading either role player. Golden State would get more in tax savings by dealing Kevon Looney, but the big man has played only 11 games this season because of injury.

Robinson, 26, has emerged as a useful role player in an otherwise lost season for Golden State. He's averaging 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game while shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range.

The Warriors would likely love to keep Robinson into next season, but he'll be priced out of their range over the summer. Teams are increasingly desperate for guys who can guard a number of positions and shoot well from deep.

Draymond Green has taken Robinson under his wing to help him become a better defender.

"We sit right next to each other during films sessions," Robinson told Logan Murdock of NBC Sports Bay Area. "So I'm able to kind of pick his brain during the film session, and that's huge for me."

Burks, 28, has taken advantage of his opportunity in Golden State to set a career high with 15.8 points, adding 4.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. His improvement has been more volume-based than any true major leap as a player, as Burks' main improvement this season is an ability to stay on the floor. The veteran guard missed at least 18 games in each of the last five seasons.

Like Robinson, Burks is a free agent this summer. The Warriors may have a better shot at retaining him than Robinson in theory, but they will be loaded in guard depth once Steph Curry and Klay Thompson return to the floor.

Robinson will likely be the hotter of the two options. It's unclear what the Warriors are looking for in return, but a draft pick plus a non-guaranteed contract would do the job of saving them on the tax while getting something in return before one or both leave in free agency.