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Golden State Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. spoke Saturday for the first time since the NBA trade deadline, when the franchise tried to go all-in on acquiring Giannis Antetokounmpo before the Milwaukee Bucks pulled the plug on dealing their superstar.
Dunleavy denied that the team’s pursuit of Antetokounmpo prevented them from making other deals, adding that he was excited about the Warriors’ pivot to acquire Kristaps Porzingis in a trade that sent Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to Atlanta.
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Porzingis has only played in 17 games this season after being diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), as well as recently suffering left Achilles tendinitis. But Porzingis is expected to make his Warriors’ debut after the All-Star break and Dunleavy is optimistic that he can stay healthy.
In his first media session since the NBA trade deadline, Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. trade talks with Milwaukee. Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
“We feel good about it,” Dunleavy said. “We looked into it pretty in depth. We believe in our medical staff. There’s no guarantees, there’s no certainty. But with where he’s at right now, where he’s been, we feel good about it.”
He added that taking a gamble on Porzingis was worth it.
“On the other end of it, in terms of what we’re sending out, we’re sending out a player in a similar boat who struggled to stay on the floor,” he said, referring to Kuminga. “From our standpoint, we recognize the risk medically, but it’s a risk we’re willing to take.”
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In addition to the Warriors not getting Antetokounmpo, whom they were hoping could extend Steph Curry’s championship window, the biggest fallout of the trade deadline was Draymond Green being involved in trade talks for the Bucks’ superstar.
Dunleavy staunchly denied Green was on the trading block.
Dunleavy said picking up Kristaps Prozingis is worth the risk, even with the star’s injury history. NBAE via Getty Images
“His name was not in conversations, other than the ones where teams called me and asked about him, which they do every year,” he…
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