{"id":81667,"date":"2025-07-23T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=81667"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:07:08","slug":"warriors-eye-former-guard-as-potential-offseason-steal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/warriors-eye-former-guard-as-potential-offseason-steal\/81667\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors eye former guard as potential offseason steal"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-50\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ba150947-75da-4fa1-8d6b-45e7117daf1d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark\">\n<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"190\">The Golden State Warriors haven\u2019t made a major free agent splash yet this summer, but that could change soon, and in a big way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"505\">While the team\u2019s front office, led by general manager Mike Dunleavy, has been eyeing ways to improve the roster, progress has stalled. Much of that is due to Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s unresolved restricted free agency, which has tied up the Warriors\u2019 cap space and limited their flexibility in signing other players.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"701\">Still, the team is actively looking to add proven veterans to support their core of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green, and one potential move could be a game-changer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"1027\">NBA insider Peter O\u2019Keefe of FanSided reports that the Warriors are close to bringing back De\u2019Anthony Melton, a strong two-way guard who previously played for the team. Though the signing hasn\u2019t been made official, O\u2019Keefe believes Melton\u2019s return could be one of the best under-the-radar moves of the offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1416\">Last season, Melton played just six games with Golden State before suffering a partial ACL tear. Despite the small sample size, he averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals, while shooting a solid 37.1% from three on nearly six attempts per game. His defensive rating of 110 per 100 possessions speaks to his impact, especially for a 6-foot-2 guard.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1418\" data-end=\"1694\">Melton has earned a reputation as a strong perimeter defender who thrives in high-pressure situations. If healthy, he could be a perfect fit alongside Curry, Butler, and Green, not only adding much-needed defensive toughness but also helping stretch the floor on offence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1981\">Adding Melton would give the Warriors more lineup versatility, especially against teams with elite scorers. Pairing him with Green and Butler, two of the league\u2019s most experienced defenders, could help Golden State re-establish itself as one of the best defensive units in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1983\" data-end=\"2175\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">While fans may be frustrated with how slow the offseason has moved, a healthy Melton returning to the rotation could be exactly what the team needs to fuel another deep playoff run in 2025\u201326.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors haven\u2019t made a major free agent splash yet this summer, but that could change soon, and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":81668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[23066,15743],"class_list":["post-81667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-warriors"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}