Mike Dunleavy denies putting Draymond Green in trade talks

"Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy denied that Draymond Green was in active trade conversations in advance of this week's deadline despite the team's pursuit of Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo. "I'd walk that back," Dunleavy said. "His name was not in conversations other than the ones where teams called me to ask about him. The idea that he stayed with the Warriors past the deadline was greatly exaggerated."

""You're putting words in my mouth," Dunleavy said. "No, no, no. We're not doing that. I'm not going down the roster talking about who is in trades and who is not. We don't do that." Green published a podcast on Saturday morning relaying a call he had with Dunleavy a couple days prior to the deadline, saying that Dunleavy told him about their trade talks with the Bucks, letting him know that, if Milwaukee were to accept, Green or Butler would've been in it."

"The Bucks never showed enough interest in the set of draft picks the Warriors were offering to move forward with an Antetokounmpo deal. The Warriors instead pivoted to a trade for Atlanta Hawks big man Kristaps Porzingis, sending Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield out in the deal. Porzingis possesses a skill set that the Warriors lack. He is a 7-foot-3 rim protector who stretches the floor accurately and at a high volume on 3s."

Draymond Green was not in active trade conversations in advance of the trade deadline despite the Warriors' pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo. His name arose only when other teams called to inquire, and the notion he would leave the Warriors past the deadline was exaggerated. Salary-match requirements for a potential Antetokounmpo trade could have included either Green or Jimmy Butler, but the Bucks did not accept the Warriors' draft-pick package. The Warriors instead completed a trade for Kristaps Porzingis, sending Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield. Porzingis adds 7-foot-3 rim protection and high-volume 3-point shooting but has appeared in only 17 games this season.

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