{"id":556429,"date":"2026-01-23T22:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/556429\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T22:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T22:41:12","slug":"warriors-are-eyeing-a-trade-for-a-controversial-friend-of-draymond-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/556429\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors are eyeing a trade for a controversial friend of Draymond Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors might soon have both Draymond Green and Draymond Green\u2019s buddy on their roster.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State has interest in a trade for Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges before the Feb. 5 deadline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6993002\/2026\/01\/23\/nba-trade-rumors-karl-anthony-towns-knicks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Amick of The Athletic reported this week<\/a>. Amick notes that the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns are also interested in Bridges but that Charlotte could want up to two first-round picks in order to part ways with him.<\/p>\n<p>Bridges, 27, is an unquestioned talent on the court. He is averaging 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game this season in a slightly lower usage role for the Hornets. Bridges is also signed for $25 million this season and $22.8 million next season.<\/p>\n<p>But Bridges is also notorious for his history of off-court troubles. Bridges was arrested in 2022 on a charge of felony domestic violence <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/miles-bridges-charged-domestic-violence-child-abuse\/600971\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend in front of their two children<\/a>. He was then arrested again in 2023 for allegedly violating a protective order stemming from the original arrest. During that incident, Bridges was said to have thrown billiard balls at the same woman\u2019s vehicle while their children were inside the car (<a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/miles-bridges-arrest-warrant-hornets-protection-order\/622190\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">read the full details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Bridges was suspended for 30 games by the NBA for the original domestic violence arrest. He ended up pleading no contest to a felony charge in that case and was sentenced to three years of probation. Bridges <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/miles-bridges-legal-dropped-charges\/628628\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">also later caught a break in the case of his protective order arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Bridges is close friends with the Warriors star Green as both are Michigan natives who both attended Michigan State for college (though at different times). Green <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/draymond-green-controversy-workout-video-miles-bridges\/601081\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sparked controversy by working out with Bridges right after his 2022 arrest<\/a> and later caused more backlash <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/basketball\/draymond-green-miles-bridges-comments\/629154\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">by publicly defending Bridges after the 2023 arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The basketball need for the Warriors is obviously there as they are clinging for dear life to a playoff spot at 25-21 and also just lost Jimmy Butler for the season to a torn ACL. Time will tell if they are desperate enough to hold their noses and make a trade for Green\u2019s controversial friend Bridges before the deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Golden State Warriors might soon have both Draymond Green and Draymond Green\u2019s buddy on their roster. 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