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Michael Porter Jr. #17 of the Brooklyn Nets shoots against Noah Penda #93 of the Orlando Magic during their game at Barclays Center on January 07, 2026 in New York City. <\/p>\n
Are the Golden State Warriors<\/a> close to pulling off a Michael Porter Jr. trade?<\/p>\n According to The Athletic\u2019s John Hollinger<\/a>, Porter Jr. is \u201ca lock\u201d to be dealt by the Brooklyn Nets ahead of the Feb. 5 NBA<\/a> trade deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cWith one trusted league source telling me that Michael Porter Jr. is a lock to move by the deadline so the Nets can sell high on his career year, it makes sense for the Nets to figure out who will be the centerpiece of their franchise a year from now,\u201d Hollinger reported on Saturday. \u201cRemember, Brooklyn owes a pick swap to Houston in 2027 and thus has no incentive to tank next season. They need some players.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s worth noting that the Warriors, who have up to three tradeable first-round picks, have access to most of their future first-round picks, including 2026, 2027 and 2028. As such, they could part with a couple of their upcoming draft assets, which could allow the Nets to continue building out their roster of the future beyond this season.<\/p>\n Michael Porter Jr. to Warriors Done?<\/p>\n There have been other interesting signs hinting that the Warriors may land the veteran sharpshooter. During Warriors governor Joe Lacob\u2019s 70th birthday party on Saturday, a person yelled, \u201cMPJ trade soon,\u201d while wishing Lacob.<\/p>\n Listen closely\u2026 someone said \u201cMPJ Trade Soon\u201d <\/p>\n Lacob celebrating his 70th Bday<\/p>\n Brining MPJ to his team would be a great Bday gift <\/p>\n Another interesting development is that the Nets have pulled Porter from Sunday\u2019s game against the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>, citing \u201crest\u201d in their injury report. While some have cited the fact that the game marks the first night of a back-to-back, MPJ has played several back-to-backs this season, just as he did for the Nuggets<\/a> last year. Typically, players tend to get pulled from games when a trade is imminent.<\/p>\n Michael Porter Jr. (rest) listed out for Sunday.<\/p>\n Amid the MPJ trade buzz, ClutchPoints\u2019 Brett Siegel<\/a> reported Saturday that the Warriors and Bucks are the most aggressive suitors for the 2023 NBA Champion.<\/p>\n Jonathan Kuminga D-Day Approaching<\/p>\n The recent developments come just days before Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga becomes eligible to be traded on Jan. 15. Although several reports have suggested that the Nets have no interest in the Congolese forward, there\u2019s always the possibility of a third team, like the Sacramento Kings<\/a>, getting involved to faciliate the move.<\/p>\n To that end, Forbes\u2019 Evan Sidery<\/a> reported Thursday that the Kings, Kuminga\u2019s most aggressive suitor, were \u201ccanvassing the market\u201d for a three-team trade to offload Malik Monk\u2019s contract while acquiring the Warriors wing.\u00a0And due to Golden State\u2019s well-documented interest in MPJ<\/a>, Sidery floated the idea of the Nets getting involved.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Kings are canvassing the market to offload Malik Monk in a multi-team framework with the Warriors for Jonathan Kuminga,\u201d Sidery reported on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Nets are a team to monitor with Michael Porter Jr.\u201d<\/p>\n Sidery floated the following possible Warriors trade to land MPJ.<\/p>\n Warriors would get:\u00a0Michael Porter Jr. MPJ is averaging career-highs across the board \u2014 points (25.9), rebounds (7.4), assists (3.4) and made threes (3.7). He is tied for third in 3PM<\/a> in the NBA, behind only Stephen Curry (4.8), Donovan Mitchell (3.9) and Tyrese Maxey (3.7).<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. 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Kings would get:\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga
Nets would get:\u00a0Mailk Monk, draft capital, salary filler via Warriors<\/p>\n