{"id":569601,"date":"2026-02-06T03:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/569601\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T03:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T03:38:19","slug":"warriors-urged-to-pair-stephen-curry-with-20-million-lakers-outcast-via-buyout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/569601\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors urged to pair Stephen Curry with $20 million Lakers outcast via buyout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warriors urged to pair Stephen Curry with $20 million Lakers outcast via buyout<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> are finished making trades this season, as the 3 p.m. Feb. 5 deadline has passed.<\/p>\n

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If the Warriors decide their roster still isn\u2019t where it needs to be after acquiring Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday, they\u2019ll have to explore the buyout market.<\/p>\n

According to Blue Man Hoop\u2019s Peter O\u2019Keefe, a\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers outcast<\/a>\u00a0could land on their radar.<\/p>\n

\u201cLonzo Ball could be buyout target for the Warriors,\u201d O\u2019Keefe wrote Wednesday. \u201cBall endured a horror time in Cleveland after being acquired in an offseason trade with the Chicago Bulls<\/a>, averaging only 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.3 steals on a paltry 30.1% shooting from the floor and 27.2% from three-point range (he was traded to the Utah Jazz<\/a> on Wednesday).<\/p>\n

\u201cAt his best, Ball is a versatile guard who would fit well in the Golden State system. At 6-foot-6, he’s got the length to be a disruptive defender, and while he entered the league as primarily a point guard, he’s equally capable as a ball-handler or off-ball catch-and-shoot threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ball’s NBA career hasn\u2019t gone according to plan thus far. The UCLA product checked off just about every box there was entering his rookie season with the Lakers<\/a>. Ball was among the best ambidextrous passers and on-ball defenders in the country, and proved that he could still be effective as a perimeter shot despite his wonky jump shot.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, while Ball\u2019s on-ball defense is still top-tier, his long-range shooting, combined with his inability to stay healthy, has plagued him through 8.5 seasons (which explains why he’s bounced around the league).<\/p>\n

That said, could the Anaheim, California native be a serviceable asset with the Dubs for the rest of the 2025-26 season? Perhaps, but Steve Kerr would have to do everything in his power to give Ball the best chance to succeed in the Bay.<\/p>\n

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