Rumors: Warriors will re-sign Kristaps Porzingis, try to make bold move this offseason

Stephen Curry may return to the court this season and help the Warriors to make a push to get out of the play-in and into a seven-game series, but for some Warriors fans, their eyes are already on next season.

Golden State is going to make a push to re-sign big man Kristaps Porzingis — to a more team friendly contract — and take a big swing on a star player to put next to Curry and Draymond Green to make one more all-in run with that core, at least according to Marcus Thompson of The Athletic and Tim Kawakami of the San Francisco Standard on the Warriors Plus Minus podcast (hat tip HoopsHype).

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Porzingis seems the one thing most likely to happen even with all the questions about Porzingis’ health, Thompson said.

“Can he stay healthy? And I absolutely, as we’re sitting here right now, believe that Porzingis and the Warriors will work something out where we will see him again next season in a Warriors jersey.”

Since being traded to Golden State from Atlanta at the deadline (part of the Jonathan Kuminga deal), Porzingis has played in 10 games and averaged 17.1 points, plus 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots per game. On paper, he is a great fit with Curry and Draymond Green, but we have not yet seen that trio on the court.

The Warriors also would need more than those three to make a run in a West with the young Thunder and Spurs teams, not to mention a host of other strong teams like the Lakers and Nuggets. Thompson said people around the league expect the Warriors to make a bold move.

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“The league, I think, isn’t concerned that they’re going to go win another title, but they are concerned that they are going to load up like crazy going into next season.”

Kawakami was more specific, mentioning potential targets for the Warriors.

“I’m saying Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James. There’s complications with both. But you’ve heard it, I’ve heard it. I’ve been aggregated for just speculating it. There is conversation. I’m not saying from the league. I’m just saying, Kawhi’s contract gonna get voided, theoretically. We don’t know. That seems to be the number one thing you hear with some other obviously…

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Publish date : 2026-03-29 17:24:00

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