DUNLEAVY: “so hard to make a trade in today’s NBA”; on Klay; finding minutes for Moody [transcript👇] 

9:21 Mike, whether it's you guys with Draymond or Denver with Jokic or Milwaukee with Middleton, second-round picks have been crucial parts of championship teams lately. What are you able to sort of take from that as you dive into the second round? “Yeah, I mean, hopefully if we can get a player like Trayce last year at 52, I think we'd be really pleased. It's hard, though. The second round is tough. I mean, you look at the numbers, the odds of a guy making it, a guy becoming a rotation player, a guy becoming a really good player. You mentioned players that, almost, I don't want to say one in a million, but low odds of getting a quality of that player. But because of that, to have that chance, our scouts are pounding the pavement trying to figure out who maybe at 52 could be that player, which makes it fun. It makes it fun for everybody. A little bit different than the NFL where there's like multiple rounds. Only have two rounds this year. It's over the course of two days, which I think will bring a little bit more excitement. It'll be interesting. The interaction and the dynamics between Wednesday and Thursday. That'll be a new thing for all of us to kind of navigate. But yeah, I mean, I think it's good. We'd like to have a pick in the first round as always, but If I'm being honest, if there's a year not to have one, I think this might be it.” 10:28 How quickly do you think you'll move to replace Kenny (Atkinson)? And then how do you kind of just view where the coaching staff in general? “I'm technically not really allowed to comment on that one. But I would say, if we were to lose our lead assistant coach, we certainly need to fill that void and we're on it, we'll be on it. And I think as far as the roster goes, coaching staff, front office, everything, we're always evaluating. How do we get better? And that's kind of the lens. We'll look at it through. 11:03 How difficult is the fact - I mean, we talked earlier about that - the Chris Paul guarantee date, because it is where it is, prior to free agency, how difficult does that make putting together this offseason? “Yeah, good question. I think it's fine. I think it's fine. We know what it is. We planned for it. And I think it's more difficult balancing the salary versus the quality of player and taking that into account, which makes it tough. I mean, I'm okay with the date. I guess we will see if that changes. But for now, I'm good with it, understand the rules and we'll abide by it.” 11:45 Just talking about the second round of the draft. What are your thoughts just on it being two days now and what that extra day might do for a team that only has the No. 52 pick right now? “Yeah, I'm intrigued by it. I'm not quite sure how it's going to unfold, but I would imagine it's going to be a lot less hectic. Normally this draft, the draft with the first round and then kind of sprinting into the second and you just rip through it. And honestly, there's times where we don't know whose pick it is, who's picking. You’ve got two minutes in between this new scenario, this new situation. I think it's four minutes on the clock in the second round. It's a whole other day, so I think there'll be a lot of discussions and things going on Thursday morning of the second round. I just think it's gonna be different in that regard. And then, we'll try and get ahead of it, but we'll see. We'll react afterwards and see, ‘Okay, how did that change?’ And what do we’ve got to be better at in the future? But I think it's gonna be a lot less hectic.” 12:34 Is there a part of you or maybe all of you that wouldn't mind seeing the NBA sort of adapt the NFL model where free agency comes and then the draft comes after? “Yeah, I know that's been bandied about, talked through some over the years. I do think because of the NBA, I would say in general you probably draft less for need and more for like best long-term fit versus the NFL. Not that you don't do that, it just seems to me that it's more you're drafting positionally, fit now, those types of things. It's a different dynamic, so I don't mind it being before. It's kind of what we're used to. If they changed it, we'd adjust, but I do think the NFL-NBA strategy in terms of drafting is different and so not as big of a deal for us.” 13:22 I know things can always change depending on how it goes. But we're talking about the future and the future after, whenever it is, with Steph and Klay and Draymond, or Steph and Draymond for sure. Is it safe to say, that it'll be very, very tough for you to consider trading Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody, Brandon Podziemski, Trayce, that those guys are going to be very difficult to pry loose from the Warriors? “For sure, I mean, we really value those guys. We've drafted them. We've grown them. They've played really well. We're excited about them. So like a scenario to move them would take a lot. It's important for us to be good now and then be good also in the future. But like the main thing is, we think those guys can contribute and help our group now. If that was not the case then we’d be more open to stuff, but it is. And so we're excited for those guys' growth this year, and I expect them to be with us.” 14:14 Mike, you've obviously been in negotiations with Klay - I wanted to get back to him. Do you have a sense of what he wants out of this negotiation? Is it a role shift? Is it respect? What have you gleaned that he would want out of this to come back to the Warriors? “Yeah, I think on that one. It's just I think that's kind of like private, those conversations that take place between myself and his orientation, his representation or Klay and whoever it is in our group, like teammates, all that. I think that's just like one that I prefer to keep private.” 14:49 Are you getting calls on your young players, Kuminga specifically? I mean, are these attractive players around the league? “Yeah, like, everybody's making calls right now, whether it's on future draft picks, current players, everybody's trying to get better. And so everybody's exploring, asking, and it's good that the phones are ringing and there's interest in our guys. I think that's a good sign for the kind of level and quality that they're at. Doesn't mean we're too engaged with it, though.” 15:22 In regards to Klay and emotions and everything, from your position, how do you approach, or react to, when a player negotiates through the press, maybe, or maybe through social media? “Probably just like everybody else. You read it and take it in just like any other piece of data or social media or anything like that. I don't get any sense there’s negotiating going on publicly, but that's kind of my perspective.” 15:54 A year ago - granted, all things change - you did say that Jordan Poole was going to be on the team, about four days before you traded him. Is this different than that? “To be clear, I said I expected Jordan to be back on the team next year, and I did at that point, but this thing changes so quickly, especially when there's a deadline in place, whether it's a trade deadline, a draft, free agency, things change like that, so I reserve the right to go back on - or I wouldn't say ‘go back’ because I said I did expect him to be back and I would stick by that. And I said - I'm sorry - I said I expected him to be back, like I do all the guys we have under contract. I really do. Like, there's nothing going on right now where I'm like, ‘Man, this may not happen or whatever.’ So, things can always change. Draft goes on. Picks become available. Something changes. But on the whole, I feel pretty comfortable with the group that we got.” 16:53 Another playoff question. Watching these playoffs, it seemed to be, and watching Boston in particular, and I mean some of their teams, the three-point shot, I mean, it’s taken a leap every year, it seems like. And obviously Boston is like three-point happy. I mean, that's what they do. How are you guys influenced, if at all, by what you see in the postseason and by what those successful teams do and what made them successful. “Yeah, I think we're all watching. We're observing. We're seeing trends. We're seeing what's going on. I mean last year was, ‘Man, the game has changed. Big guys are in vogue. Jokic, they won the championship. To have a dynamic guy like that.’ And this year I think there's a lot of talk about three-point shooting and really good guard play defensively from those Boston guards. So you get all these new kinds of trends that are going in a certain direction. And it's good, but I think you have to also be mindful of it. There's a lot of ways to skin a cat. And I think there's a lot of ways to build a team. And so, you've got to kind of go with what you have and what makes sense building around your group. And that's kind of what we'll look to do. I don't think there's one singular way to do it, but there's some good concepts and ideas about it. And at the core of it, it's generally good defense, competitiveness, high IQ, toughness. Those types of things are always really, really important. And then the skill stuff and the position and the archetype things can vary, but I think there's a core base of things you need to win, and we'll continue to pursue those.” 17:19 I'm sure it'll depend on who's available at 52, but are you going in the Draft kind of assuming you're going to roster the guy that you pick? “Pretty wide open, honestly. I think between rostering, you can two-way, you can trade. You could two-way with the option to roster. So I'm aware, once you get into later than second round, that generally ends up being a two-way deal. But there's also benefits of rostering a second-round pick. So honestly, on that one, it's pretty wide open.” [👇transcript continues in Reply Comment below👇]

18:50 I think we talked to Steve a lot about Moody. What do you see from Moody, what his future is since the season ended? I don't know that we've asked you. What did you see from Moody this last season? Obviously the playing time came and went. What do you foresee his role will be this coming season? “Yeah, I mean, I saw with Moses growth in a lot of areas of the game. I think the biggest thing about him is you see just an unbelievable effort when he gets put in the game. And for him, I think it was tough. His minutes kind of wavered up and down, which for any young player is challenging, but I know any time he went in the game, he brought an A-plus effort, which is huge. It's something I know Steve could really rely on and appreciated. I think for us, the next step for Moses is more consistent minutes, finding those minutes for him. We believe he can be a pretty quality wing, his ability to shoot the ball. Like I said, he plays hard. He defends. I think his activity has gotten better, his awareness, as all young players do. So I think there's a bright future. I think there's been a smaller sample size than we want. But that sample size has been good in terms of what he's been able to do. So we're hoping for more.” 19:53 Last year, you were kind of thrusted into this role in May, after Bob (Myers) had announced his departure. How are you approaching this offseason as opposed to the last one, when it was kind of on the fly and what are the similarities and differences between the two? “Yeah, I mean, I think last year, a lot of it was up in the air with Bob, so it was kind of preparing for him not to be there. And because of that, it wasn't that big of a transition going into the Draft, free agency, some stuff I had done before, so we were pretty used to it. This year, another year under your belt, I mean, just a little bit more experience, a little bit more, lead up to it. But honestly, not that different. Got a job to do. Multiple ways to do it, between Draft, trade, free agency. This is the best time of year. And that's how we'll approach it.” 20:47 Can you confirm Looney's guarantee and just what went into the thinking? (He) was kind of outta the rotation, obviously means so much to this team in this locker room, but what was the thinking on guaranteeing that 8 million? “Yeah, we had an option to waive him. I think today was the date. And I just think we value him so much as a player, as a teammate, as a core piece of this organization. So, to move on without him, without anything in return or to move on without him and just just not be able to fill that void, just didn't make a ton of sense for us. So, we were good with picking up his contract. We're excited about it. And we'll see, as the clock turns into July and free agency, all things are always on the table and available. But for now, we feel good about having him back. And he's a great component of this organization.” MORE TRANSCRIPTS ON OUR WEBSITE: www.letsgowarriors.com

Xcuse me steph and family stuff OK on the court 👌🏻 ka pai te aka nei Dunleavy is 🛢 🪔 🛢 in life OK ☘️

​@@LetsGoWarriors Appreciate the effort for transcription 👍🏼

Appreciate your kind words, Varun! 👍👍💛💙

@@j.branch819 you let him go, you can’t trade for anybody back (of total value $30M), fyi

They will give him the years but he has to accept less dude, this man is being greedy now.🤦🏾‍♂️ he wants 30-40 mil for 3 years…they should give him 15-20 mil for those years. They are way into luxury tax everyone else has pay cuts even Steph on his max he’s supposed to be making way more. Wiggins has a pay cut, Steph and dray been doing it since Durant came

@@Kai-gotglow that won't matter the Warriors have to get this right otherwise they may end up losing my respect of Stephen Curry

@@Kai-gotglow it's not going to bother the Warriors to pay him and here's why we have franchises in the league right now that don't have rings that will take Klay Thompson if Klay Thompson goes Stephen Curry is going to be double-teamed every time he's going to be frustrated because it doesn't matter if Klay Thompson's having a good game or a bad game you have to play him on defense which means if Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are on the court together they can't be double teamed that would leave Draymond with wide open layups each time cuz you have to pick them up both from half court

Not as mad as Klay is right now though 😂 JUST KIDDING!!!!!

Yeah that was a good one from Tim Kawakami

Nah, Bob needed to get away. Here’s the presser of him explaining that… Behind-the-scenes: BOB MYERS steps down (exit interview b4 Joe Lacob joins): “The train is powerful” ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HhWA2OGqaiY.html

He was offered and asked by most players not to leave. But he left. Family first. Self first. And I do believe he deserves the break. 4 rings, man. 4 rings. That's some feat.

Why?

@@LetsGoWarriors Beause these options will be less expensive