Entering the offseason, the Golden State Warriors’ front office identified the need for a more established second scorer next to Stephen Curry as a high priority, team sources said. The Warriors had Paul George and Lauri Markkanen atop a select wish list of realistically available and appealing players and chased both, in that order. They were willing to sacrifice a chunk of their first-round draft capital and a slice of their youth movement.
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For separate reasons, they didn’t lock down a deal for either. The LA Clippers boxed them out of the George conversation. The Utah Jazz asked for every available pick and pick swap in the cupboard, plus multiple
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