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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder is guarded by Moses Moody #4 and Gary Payton II #0 of the Golden State Warriors during the first half at Chase Center on January 02, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
The Golden State Warriors are reportedly more open to the idea of a Moses Moody trade, having changed their previous stance on the starting wing.
According to Forbes’ Evan Sidery, the Warriors are openly shopping Moody, besides Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline, with hopes of finding roster upgrades around Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler III.
“The Warriors are open to moving Moses Moody during trade season for a wing upgrade,” wrote Sidery.
“Previously opposed to moving Moody, Golden State’s young core all appear available for a game-changing move. At 18-16 [19-17 now], Golden State is all-in on making another playoff run before it’s too late.”
Warriors Giving up on Young Core?
Moody has started in 23 of his 34 games this season, averaging a career-high 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists, while making 2.1 threes per game — the second most on the team behind Curry. Moody is also second among all starters in plus/minus (+2.4) and has been one of the teams’ better perimeter defenders.
Sidery’s report comes amid reports that the Warriors will trade Jonathan Kuminga once the Congolese forward becomes trade eligible on Jan. 15, and that they are also open to moving Brandin Podziemski, another youngster whom they previously valued.
Kuminga (No. 7) and Moody (No. 14) were both drafted in the lottery in 2021, and were long viewed as the future building blocks along with Podz, who was drafted No. 19 overall by the Bay Area franchise in 2023. It would appear all three players have fallen out of favor with the Warriors franchise, as best evidenced by their ever-changing roles.
Warriors Trade Plans for Vets
Unlike the young core, the Warriors still have a lot of belief in their aging veteran trio of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler III.
According to The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the Warriors have made it clear to the rest of the league that they don’t plan to move either Green on Butler — even for a superstar.
“In the absence of a season-saving deal for Giannis that is clearly unlikely, the Warriors might have to accept the fact that this current group — by and large — is going to be it,” Amick reported on Dec. 31.
“Here’s why: Team sources say they’re staunchly against the notion of trading either Draymond Green or Jimmy Butler, which creates quite a predicament when you’re trying to match salaries of high-level players.”
Amick’s report added that the Warriors turned down a potential deal for Anthony Davis due to their reluctance to move either Green or Butler, even as the Dallas Mavericks expressed interest in a package built around Kuminga. However, since Kuminga’s $22.5M isn’t enough to match Davis’ $54.1M, the deal reportedly fell apart.
“A Butler-for-Davis swap works financially, as the Warriors forward also makes $54.1 million this season, but Golden State has shown no interest in making such a move. “