The Warriors general manager denied the team's trade rumors and speculations around their two franchise stars.
Nearly two days after the NBA trade market officially closed for this season, general manager Mike Dunleavy set the record straight about speculations that circulated around the Golden State Warriors.
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
MIN: 31.1
PTS: 20 (65.24%)
REB: 5.58
AS: 4.87
ST: 1.45
BL: 0.21
TO: 1.58
GM: 38
Dunleavy denied reports that he is shopping Draymond Green, who was notably tagged in the team's past trade deadline hunt for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
"His name was not in conversations other than the ones where teams call me and ask about him, which they do every year, so nothing’s new there," Dunleavy said in his press conference on Saturday. "The idea that he stayed with the Warriors past the deadline was greatly exaggerated. It was never a possibility of him not being here, remotely close to be honest, and I’ve conveyed that to him. I think he knows that, but when stuff comes up in the media, it feels different for the players, and I think that’s the first time it happened for Draymond.
"So he’s dealing with it in a certain way, but the reality is nothing was close and nothing was considered, and Draymond was not being shopped or talked about in deals. So it’s a little bit misleading, and we’re kind of picking up the pieces here, but I think he’s in a great spot and so are we moving forward."
The Dubs top executive also pushed back on the notion that Jimmy Butler was available on the table for Golden State.
"Well, you’re putting words in my mouth, so that’s an unbelievable assumption," Dunleavy told a reporter. " ... No, no, no. We’re not doing that. I’m not going on the roster talking about who’s in trades and who’s not.
"We don’t do that."
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