Warriors Notes: Draymond, Injuries, Olynyk, Curry, More

After missing Warriors‘ last three games while dealing with a back problem and illness, Draymond Green is listed as likely to fit on Saturday vs. washington, tweets Anthony Slater of The Athletic. However, Kyle Andersen (left gluteral bursitis) and Brandin Podziemski (right abdominal injury management) will each miss another game, participate Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain) on the inactive list.

While Green remains an integral contributor on the court for the Warriors, the former defenseman has also begun to consider what the next phase of his career will look like. According to Michael McCarthy of Front Office SportsGreen has had exploratory talks with “one or more” of the NBA’s long-term media partners (ABC/ESPN, NBC and Amazon).

“He sees media as a big part of his future – and is excited about the opportunities that are out there for him,” Josh PyattGreen’s agent for off-court representation at WME Sports told Front Office Sports, confirming interest in his client from NBA media rights holders.

As McCarthy points out, Green has already done some broadcast work with TNT Sports in recent years — with TNT in its final season as an NBA rights holder, it’s possible he could reach a new deal with one of the league’s other partners , before he plays. career is over.

Here’s more on the Warriors:

• Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report (video link) confirms the Warriors are looking at “mid-tier” big men on the trade market and identify Birds of prey center Kelly Olynyk as a potential target of interest for Golden State. Michael Scotto of HoopsHype previously linked the Warriors with a handful of other veteran centers, including Nikola Vucevic, Jonas Valanciunasand Robert Williams.
• IN a column for Yahoo SportsKevin O’Connor explores what the future might look like for the Warriors and Stephen Curryconsidering whether it is in the best interest of both sides for Curry to end his career in Golden State.
• Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard makes the case that missing the playoffs this season wouldn’t be so bad for the Warriors and might actually be “their most practical path back to relevance. As Kawakami outlines, missing the postseason would ensure the Warriors get a lottery pick in 2025 and would enable them to reload and revamp their roster in the offseason before making another run at the game in ’25/26.
• The Warriors posted one press release Friday announces Dejan Milojevic Brate Award honoring their assistant coach who died a year ago. The annual award will honor the basketball operations staff member who embodies Milojevic’s “spirit, dedication and legacy,” according to the team.