Warriors make Draymond Green and Kristaps Porzingis decision that shows what future plans are

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>Making a trade for center Kristaps Porzingis, the often-injured star center who can make a major impact for a team like the Golden State Warriors, it's fair to wonder what the front office is thinking about doing with him this offseason.

>The Warriors need as many guys on the court as possible, and while Porzingis is a very good player, the injury history is certainly something to factor in.

>According to Warriors decision-makers, however, it sounds like Porzingis is still part of those plans.

>“I’ve had conversations with kind of all of our free agents,” Mike Dunleavy Jr. said, per Yahoo. “Their representatives. I think we’re in a good place with all of them … as far as Draymond and KP, Draymond has the player option, but we’re in communication with his group. Then same thing with KP. Both guys, I think, we value, we want here, and we see them as a kind of (a) piece of the puzzle next season.”

>To hear that Porzingis is still somebody the Warriors want to keep around is a promising sign, as he fits what they're looking to do. Not that he's a perfect player by any means, but he can really score the basketball at a high level, and when he's healthy and on the court, there's a real argument to be made that he's one of the better centers in this league.

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