The complicated nature of base-year compensation rules has subsequently led to multiple Golden State Warriors players finding themselves in trade speculation, with the front office still working through the future of restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.
The Warriors may be open to sign-and-trade enquiries on the young forward, but they've also made it clear that they won't be sacrificing more key pieces in the process to make a deal work.
The Warriors won't be giving up Moses Moody or Buddy Hield
Golden State's only way of taking back more than around $18 million (depending on Kuminga's contract) in a sign-and-trade is to add another player to the deal, leading to speculation that the mid-tier deals of Moses Moody and/or Buddy Hield could also be on the move.