The Warriors have become Pozin s potential suitor! US media offers a 4-for-1 trading plan, and Hilder becomes a bargaining chip

American sports reporter Jake Weinbach revealed that if the Celtics were willing to trade Porzingis, the Warriors would likely become a powerful suitor for the Latvian center.

Then, the media open-air stand also gave a specific transaction plan. According to this plan, the Warriors can get Porzingis, while the Celtics can get Moody, Hilder, Tres-Jackson-Davis (TJD) and Santos.

Weinbach added that the Warriors have been looking for big players in the transfer market who can open up space on the court. This season, the team's inside performance is not ideal, the sense of space is insufficient during offense, and the defense is often targeted by opponents. An inside player with shooting ability is urgently needed to improve the situation.

Look at the Celtics, their current salary pressure is huge. It is reported that the Celtics' salary plus luxury tax is expected to exceed 500 million yuan next season, which is simply terrifyingly high. To cut expenses, the Celtics plan to trade players to reduce their salary spending this summer, and Porzingis's big contract has become the target of the team's desire to deal with.

Reviewed the regular season of 2024-25 season, Porzingis performed well, playing 42 games, averaging 28.8 minutes per game, scoring 19.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 blocks, shooting percentage of 48.3%, three-point shooting percentage was as high as 41.2%, and free throw shooting percentage was 80.9%. But in the playoffs, his form declined significantly, with 11 appearances, averaged 21 minutes per game, only scoring 7.7 points and 4.6 rebounds, his shooting percentage dropped to 31.6%, his three-point shooting percentage was only 15.4%, and his free throw shooting percentage dropped to 68.9%.

Although his condition is unstable, his strength still makes many teams tempted, and the Warriors are one of them; the deal is still in the rumor stage, and fans are waiting to see what the subsequent direction will be.

In my opinion, it is easy to understand that the Warriors are targeting Porzingis. The Warriors' current inside strength is not strong enough, lacks stable scoring points on the offensive end, and their defense is not in place to protect rebounds. Porzingis is tall and strong, has rich offensive skills, can play strong in the inside, and has a good three-pointer; if he comes, he can greatly improve the offensive firepower of the Warriors' inside. Moreover, his height also has a natural advantage in protecting the basket, which can help the Warriors improve their defense. The Warriors have little space and lack vitality. As soon as Porzingis comes, and with the support of Ku's gravity, the team's offense and defense will change more.

After Pachulia and Cousins ​​left, the Warriors have never had a real center, and Curry has never partnered with the All-Star No. 5 position in his peak period in his career; maybe you would say that No. 1 picks Boggot, David Lee, and Cousins ​​are not? But the author believes that Boggart is not a star insider, David Lee belongs to the fourth position, and Cousins ​​returned from injury at the time and his combat power was greatly reduced. So, Curry really needs an excellent center at the end of his career, so that he can have the opportunity to compete for the championship again, and Porzingis is very suitable.

From the perspective of external factors, the Celtics have great salary pressure and have to trade players to reduce the burden. Porzingis has a high salary of $30.73 million, which is a big burden on the team’s salary. Among the trading chips given by the Warriors, Hilder has good three-pointers and can provide outside firepower for the Celtics; young players such as Moody, TJD and Santos have potential and are of training value for the rebuilding Celtics. After all, the star Tatum has been reimbursed for the season, and it is unrealistic for this team to compete for the championship in the new season.

So from the perspective of salary and player value, this deal is attractive to both parties. However, trading is not that simple. It takes time for players to adapt to the new team system, and the Celtics may not necessarily look at the Warriors' bargaining chips. But no matter what, the rumors of this deal have added a lot of fun to the NBA offseason. If it really works, the Warriors will be even more worth looking forward to next season.