When a team is struggling to reach its potential, it’s inevitably listed among trade rumors heading into the trade deadline. The Golden State Warriors’ struggles have ensured they’ve been linked to numerous stars and role players over the past few months.
With the trade deadline just hours away, however, many of those rumored targets are off the market, having been snapped up by other teams. Some of those targets are high-end role players capable of being starters in the right situation. Others are ancillary players that strengthen a team’s rotations ahead of the second half of the season.
The chances of the Warriors making a move at the deadline are looking slimmer by the minute. However, while deals can still be made nothing should be ruled out. Still, which players are no longer on the market is worth knowing. Here are the top three rumored Warriors targets that have already changed teams on Thursday.
Bojan Bogdanovic
Bojan Bogdanovic was traded to the New York Knicks along with former Warriors wing Alec Burks. He is one of the bigger names that had been mentioned with the franchise now off the table.
Kelly Olynyk
Matt Moore of The Action Network reported the Warriors had interest in Kelly Olynyk. The veteran big man’s skills projected to be a great fit within Steve Kerr‘s system. However, Olynyk was traded to the Toronto Raptors.
Gordon Hayward
The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie listed Gordon Hayward as a potential Warriors target as part of his December trade board. However, the veteran wing is heading to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he will add depth and experience to their impressive young core.
