{"id":695146,"date":"2026-04-03T02:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695146\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:59:23","slug":"warriors-offseason-plans-become-clear-after-latest-kawhi-leonard-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695146\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Offseason Plans Become Clear After Latest Kawhi Leonard News"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u2019 offseason priorities are coming into focus \u2014 and they center on landing another superstar. New reporting confirms Golden State came close to acquiring Kawhi Leonard<\/a> at the trade deadline, signaling a clear intent to make an aggressive push this summer.<\/p>\n

According to Tim Kawakami<\/a>, the Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> had \u201cgenerally agreed\u201d on the framework of a deal before the Clippers abruptly backed out. That near-miss now reads less like a one-off and more like a preview of Golden State\u2019s offseason blueprint.<\/p>\n

Warriors\u2019 Star Chase Signals Urgency Around Curry Timeline\"\"<\/p>\n

Golden State\u2019s urgency starts with Stephen Curry<\/a>. The franchise cornerstone turned 38 in March and has just one guaranteed year left on his deal after this season. In other words, the Warriors’ championship window with Curry at the helm is nearing a close. <\/p>\n

The Warriors are clinging to the edge of playoff contention, sitting in the Play-In range, and their current roster hasn\u2019t consistently looked like a title threat. Injuries, most notably the season-ending ACL tear to Jimmy Butler, have only reinforced the need for another elite option. That\u2019s where Leonard enters the picture.<\/p>\n

Even with a lengthy injury history, Leonard is still producing at an MVP level. He\u2019s averaging 28.1 points while shooting over 50% from the field and nearly 90% from the line. In short, when healthy, he remains one of the few players capable of shifting a championship race. The Warriors gave up on the two-timeline approach when they sent Jonathan Kuminga to the Atlanta Hawks at the trade deadline. Now it’s all about maximizing the home stretch of Curry’s career.<\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard Situation Could Reopen Door\"\"<\/p>\n

Leonard\u2019s situation adds another layer of opportunity and risk. He\u2019s entering the final year of a $50.3 million contract, and league insiders widely expect the Clippers to explore trade options this offseason. But the ongoing NBA investigation tied to the organization and Leonard\u2019s relationship with a now-bankrupt company could change everything.<\/p>\n

If the league voids his contract, Leonard would become an unrestricted free agent overnight. That outcome would fundamentally reshape the market and likely put the Golden State Warriors at the front of the line. By letting Kristaps Porzingis walk in unrestricted free agency, they could open up some money to make a run at Leonard. <\/p>\n

But they would also still be at risk of crossing the second apron, given that Curry, Butler and Draymond Green if he picks up his player option, make over $150 million combined next season. In other words, this is the ultimate lean all-in for the Warriors as a last-ditch effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Golden State Warriors\u2019 offseason priorities are coming into focus \u2014 and they center on landing another superstar.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695147,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3786],"tags":[7,200,479,164,4025,4024,313,529,871,135,6,573,255],"class_list":{"0":"post-695146","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golden-state-warriors","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-draymond-green","10":"tag-golden-state","11":"tag-golden-state-warriors","12":"tag-goldenstate","13":"tag-goldenstatewarriors","14":"tag-jimmy-butler","15":"tag-kawhi-leonard","16":"tag-kristaps-porzingis","17":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","18":"tag-nba","19":"tag-stephen-curry","20":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116338543481521308","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}