With the addition of O’Bryant, the Warriors now have three centers who need minutes, and that’s not counting Taft. I don’t think Chris Mullin will stand pat this summer.
Troy Murphy’s name has come up the most often in trade rumors, and he might be the odd man out.
Mullin has hinted at playing Biedrins some minutes at power forward. He also loves last year’s first-rounder, Diogu, another power forward.
Unless Mullin gets robbed, the Warriors would get an impact player in return for Murphy, who has averaged a double-double in each of the last two seasons.
If the Warriors want a better post-up game and interior defense, it’s time to trade Murphy.
The only concern in trading Murphy is losing his 10-plus rebounds a game, which led the Warriors, who ranked 25th in rebounding differential last year.
But the Warriors would likely get a rebounder in return for Murphy, and the rebounding production from Biedrins and Diogu would increase with more playing time. Based on last year’s projections, if Diogu averaged 34 minutes a game (the number of minutes Murphy averaged), he would have pulled down 7.5 rebounds a game, and Biedrins would have pulled down 9.7 boards a game.
I think it’s important for the Warriors to become more athletic in the frontcourt. A Murphy-for-Al Harrington trade or something similar would do that.
Perhaps something bigger is out there. Despite what their teams say, Jermaine O’Neal or Kevin Garnett may be available for the right price.
The summer is the time to dream.
Troy Murphy’s name has come up the most often in trade rumors, and he might be the odd man out.
Mullin has hinted at playing Biedrins some minutes at power forward. He also loves last year’s first-rounder, Diogu, another power forward.
Unless Mullin gets robbed, the Warriors would get an impact player in return for Murphy, who has averaged a double-double in each of the last two seasons.
If the Warriors want a better post-up game and interior defense, it’s time to trade Murphy.
The only concern in trading Murphy is losing his 10-plus rebounds a game, which led the Warriors, who ranked 25th in rebounding differential last year.
But the Warriors would likely get a rebounder in return for Murphy, and the rebounding production from Biedrins and Diogu would increase with more playing time. Based on last year’s projections, if Diogu averaged 34 minutes a game (the number of minutes Murphy averaged), he would have pulled down 7.5 rebounds a game, and Biedrins would have pulled down 9.7 boards a game.
I think it’s important for the Warriors to become more athletic in the frontcourt. A Murphy-for-Al Harrington trade or something similar would do that.
Perhaps something bigger is out there. Despite what their teams say, Jermaine O’Neal or Kevin Garnett may be available for the right price.
The summer is the time to dream.
