The Golden State Warriors appear to be on track to make a major move on Sunday the first date players signed over the summer can become trade-eligible.
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Warriors and Brooklyn Nets are deep in talks to complete a trade that will reroute Nets starting point guard Dennis Schröder to the Chase Center.
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Sources inform longtime NBA insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, currently writing for Substack, that Golden State intends to flip the expiring, $12.8 million one-year mid-level deal of Warriors shooting guard De’Anthony Melton as part of the deal. Melton underwent a season-ending ACL surgery last month.
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The German-born Schröder, 31, has led the Nets to a surprisingly competent 10-15 record thus far this year and the No. 10 overall seed in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn is understandably hoping to bottom out ahead of what is expected to be a loaded 2025 NBA Draft.
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