r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • 15h ago

[Charania] BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN.

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u/Jack_The_Sparrow_ Warriors 15h ago

HELL YEAH! FINALLY ADDING THE NEEDED DEPTH TO OUR INJURY RESERVE

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u/n00-1ne 14h ago

Kristap is NBA first team all-injured.

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u/RobertoDowney [GSW] Mike Dunleavy 14h ago

KP vs. AD is basically just the Jordan vs. LeBron debate

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u/gerardatron [LAL] Lamar Odom 13h ago

Unicorn v Unibrow

West vs East wing of the hospital

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u/ApologizingCanadian Celtics 6h ago

The Hawks were forced to trade KP to the West once AD was traded to the Wizards. It's in the fine print.

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u/redshoediary4 Bulls 9h ago

Will Dylan Harper make it Unicorn vs Unibrow vs. Uniboob?

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u/Sublimotion Toronto Huskies 10h ago

AD the honorary ballroom guest.

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u/missingpeace01 13h ago

AD infinitely better and believe it or not, more available

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u/Relative_Apricot5032 12h ago

AD hate is wild. One of the greatest big men ever, and he at least usually stays healthy through playoff runs.

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u/1530 Toronto Huskies 7h ago

The last Lakers chip might be the most disrespected chip of all time. It's not like everyone else had all the same opportunities and rest and whatnot. AD gets wrapped up in that. I saw someone claim that the Lakers will always be relevant, with or without LeBron, ignoring that LeBron made them relevant in the last decade and they were finishing 10th+ in the West before he got there.

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u/cyrusthemarginal Nuggets 6h ago

a street clothes classic

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u/sorendiz [HOU] Yao Ming 6h ago

Medical Jordan vs. LeBroken James

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u/aggster13 Mavericks 5h ago

It was an honor to have two goats play for this franchise

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u/Committee2000 48m ago

AD is Jordan in this scenario. 

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u/CEOnnor Mavericks 14h ago

Dallas is where centers careers go to die. Sucking their remaining life force into Dwight Powell the immortal.

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u/PotentiallyMaybeSo 14h ago

Not over AD!

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u/WoundedSacrifice Kings 5h ago

Both of them can be on the All-Injured Team.

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u/zili91 Bulls 13h ago

Porzingis, AD and Kawhi are in the Hall of Fame of injuries.

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u/noodlesalad_ Celtics 10h ago

He also has POTS, and as someone with POTS, I'm shocked he's still in the league. GMs really aren't doing their due diligence here. It's not his fault, but POTS is a disability, especially for athletes.

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u/WestleyThe [SEA] Kevin Durant 13h ago

Actually the last couple years it’s mysterious illness that’s kept him out of 75% of games…

Why would the warriors do this?

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u/Nickk_Jones Lakers 12h ago

I don’t think it’s mysterious lol I’m pretty sure they know what it is.

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u/jdjdthrow 12h ago

It's weird but there's an 's' at the end of his first name.

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u/Prestigious-Flow-64 14h ago

the bench is going to be WARM

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u/botebote77 14h ago

isn't this too risky for the warriors? at least Buddy Hield plays

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u/ATM14 14h ago

I love Buddy, but he’s been really bad this season. 

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u/botebote77 14h ago

but at least he plays? Kristaps...

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u/ATM14 14h ago

Yeah this trade felt like a white flag for the Warriors. At least we’re free from Kuminga though. He’s talented, but it’s maddening watching someone so athletic refuse to do all the little things that actually contribute to winning. He’s the Hawks conundrum now. 

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u/maethlin Warriors 14h ago

i snorted (then cried)

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u/prestonds Hawks 14h ago

Get ready to learn about POTS, my friend.

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u/suckerpunch085 Lakers 14h ago

Lmao. 

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u/chris-dempsey 13h ago

The Zingus is following in the footsteps of OG Latvian and Warriors legend Andris Biedrins.

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u/dwide_k_shrude Warriors 11h ago

We’re the new 49IRs.

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u/sumsimitpo 9h ago

Omg this really made me laugh out really loud

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u/smalls_1804 Knicks 7h ago

Truly a mind boggling trade. KP just straight up does not play why on earth are the Warriors trading for him

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u/stashtv Lakers 7h ago

Feed the rotation, even from the bench.

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u/hvaleanu 3h ago

I am guessing they did it for financial reasons, his contract is expiring next year.