The Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers have both been linked to plenty of NBA trade rumors this offseason. The Warriors were armed with assets to try and pry their championship window open around their aging core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green.
The Warriors are hoping that Thompson can return to form after he has been sidelined for more than two years. He hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors. Injuries have derailed his career.
Thompson suffered a torn ACL in the finals, which knocked him out for the 2019-20 season. In November of 2020, he ruptured his Achilles, keeping him out of the 2020-21 season.
Now seemingly healthy, Thompson is looking to get back on the court and help the Warriors win some games.
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The 76ers are embroiled in trade drama with Ben Simmons. They were hopeful that things could be worked out between the two sides, but that is not going to happen. Simmons has already said that he will not report to training camp and no longer wants to play for the organization.
Plenty of franchises have expressed some interest in Simmons, including the Warriors. Could the two teams come together on a deal? Over at Bleacher Report, they have been making hypothetical deals involving each team’s worst contract in the NBA.
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Klay Thompson and Ben Simmons were listed as the Golden State Warriors’ and Philadelphia 76ers’ worst contracts, respectively. So, what if they flipped spots? It is hard to imagine a trade being made with those two being swapped, but it would certainly change the landscape of the NBA.
Let’s take a look at how the teams would be impacted by such a trade, starting with the Warriors.
