Warriors Reportedly Target Devin Booker and Offer Multiple First‑Round Picks
If Golden State pursued Booker it would reflect a win‑now push around Stephen Curry that could sharply reduce the team's future draft flexibility.
Overview
- Tim Kawakami said on his 'Warriors Plus Minus' podcast Sunday that the Warriors would be “first in line” to pursue Devin Booker and could offer three first‑round picks to get him.
- A hypothetical three‑team trade published by Heavy outlines a path that would send Booker to Golden State in exchange for multiple unprotected first‑round picks, pick swaps and young players routed through the Milwaukee Bucks.
- No team has confirmed talks or offers and the published trade packages are speculative media exercises rather than verified negotiations.
- Booker is a proven scorer who averaged about 26 points and 6 assists last season, played under coach Steve Kerr with Team USA, and is under contract through 2029–30, which makes him both an immediate upgrade and a long‑term commitment.
- The biggest barrier is Phoenix's stated unwillingness to trade Booker and the clear long‑term cost to the Warriors' roster flexibility if they surrender several future first‑round selections.