Less than 24 hours after the Warriors win the championship, it's back to business. According to Marc Stein, the Warriors are looking to trade Draymond Green.
Story going now: ESPN sources say Warriors and David Lee's camp have resolved to work together to find new home for former All-Star
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 17, 2015
You could call it too early or not, but the Warriors are in a deep hole if they can't work this David Lee thing out. Draymond Green is a restricted free agent this summer, and the Warriors would get hit with a fairly big luxury tax if they keep Lee around. The good news for the Warriors is if they can find an adequate backup to Bogut, this trade could be a nice one. There are multiple names that are unrestricted free agents but someone will likely want Lee, even with his expiring contract.
Lee originally had the starting PF slot, but lost his job to Draymond Green and then eventually would be out of the rotation altogether. He only recently got put in in the Finals and contributed quite well offensively to ignite this group. Lee still has talent left and could be a quality fit on any other team, it's just a sticky situation with the Warriors considering his playing time compared to how much he's paid. As of right now there's no real idea to who the Warriors want, or what teams want Lee. This writer thinks a quality backup C would be great or even just a draft pick at this point considering how much depth they already have.
2015 Free Agents
Restricted
Draymond Green
Justin Holiday
Ognjen Kuzmic
Unrestricted
Leandro Barbosa
Brandon Rush
Marreese Speights
The Warriors were lucky with roster moves they've made. They only have a couple crucial guys they should try to keep in the summers of 2015 and 2016, including Draymond Green this summer and Harrison Barnes next summer.