Report: Warriors nonetheless unwilling to incorporate Podz in Markkanen commerce initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
The Warriors seem persistent in terms of a commerce for Jazz star Lauri Markkanen, however Golden State reportedly refuses to budge on one participant coveted by Utah.
The Warriors nonetheless are thought to be the NBA’s “most ardent” Markkanen suitor, although they continue to be unwilling to deal second-year guard Brandin Podziemski in a possible package deal for the All-Star, NBA insider Marc Stein reported Sunday in his newest Substack.
“Golden State, so far, had pursued Markkanen with out together with Podziemski or Jonathan Kuminga in commerce packages laden with future draft compensation,” Stein wrote. “Clearly no staff, up to now, has met [Jazz CEO of basketball operations] Danny Ainge’s asking value.”
The Warriors actually suppose extremely of Podziemski. Coach Steve Kerr had issue preserving him off the ground in the course of the 21-year-old’s rookie season, and proprietor Joe Lacob not too long ago described him as a “future All-Star.” The previous first-round draft decide averaged 26.6 minutes per sport in the course of the 2023-24 NBA season — a rarity for a teenager in Kerr’s lineup.
However regardless of all of the commerce buzz surrounding him, Podziemski stays unfazed.
“It’s extremely enjoyable for me truly. I like it,” Podziemski stated throughout “The Dinner Desk” podcast printed July 25. “It is cool to see various things on daily basis — individuals’s feedback, and if I ought to be [traded] or should not be.
“For me, from a basketball perspective, social media apart, I attempt to put that away and simply work on what I can management proper now.”
The Warriors, in the meantime, might use a participant of Markkanen’s caliber as they search one other NBA championship in the course of the tail finish of Steph Curry’s legendary profession. However time for a commerce is working out, as Markkanen turns into commerce eligible Tuesday, Aug. 6 — and with the Jazz facilitating coaching classes for the star ahead in his dwelling nation of Finland, “a couple of rival staff” consulted by Stein agreed that it “simply obtained more durable to see Utah abruptly turning round and buying and selling him.”
It appears Dub Nation ought to get used to the thought of Podziemski remaining a Warrior, although the weeks-long Markkanen commerce saga will likely be resolved for good within the coming days.
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