The Warriors have effectively turned David Lee into Jason Thompson, assuming the “draft consideration” ends up being the pick swap that has been reported (basically, the Warriors end up with the worst choice of their own, Miami’s and OKC’s for the 2016 Draft).
There are two major dimensions to consider when analyzing the Gerald Wallace for Jason Thompson swap:
The Money:
While swapping Lee for Wallace saved the Warriors more than $20 million (the figure went down from that estimate when the final, larger cap number came in), the accounting gets a little trickier when it comes to Thompson.