Golden State Warriors could trade Andre Iguodala?

In order to upgrade their roster with limited cap space, the Golden State Warriors may have to trade veteran swingman Andre Iguodala

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The Golden State Warriors decided they did not want to deal guard Klay Thompson and instead will be bringing last year’s group back mostly intact. That means the Warriors are banking on the further development of their talent.

That, however, doesn’t seem to enough to turn them into a true contender and they will have to shake things up if they really want to make a title run.

Moke Hamilton of Basketball Insiders believes the Warriors should think about dealing Andre Iguodala for an upgrade in the front court.

"I’m not sure that the Warriors are going to be willing to pay Harrison Barnes what it will take to keep him when he is essentially a luxury who they demoted in favor or Andre Iguodala.Not saying acquiring Iguodala was a mistake… But it’s difficult to pay a sixth man $10-$12 million per year and I think Barnes may get that if he becomes a restricted free agent in July 2016. Trading him for an upgrade in the front court could make a lot of sense for the Warriors so I’ll keep my ears open.For now, I’d expect them to give Steve Kerr some continuity and see what he can get out of his current group, though, I doubt anything is imminent."

Trading Andre Iguodala would be difficult. The Warriors had the league’s third-best defense last year (behind the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls) and former Philadelphia 76er and Denver Nugget was a huge part of that. Of course, trading Harrison Barnes may not be an option either. His value is a lot lower right now than it was in his rookie year when he had a fantastic playoff run.

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