Giannis Isn't Happening, Where Else Will Golden State Warriors Look For Improvements

Locked On Warriors – Daily Podcast On The Golden State Warriors

Locked On Podcast Network, Charles T Hamilton

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Golden State Warriors shift gears as hopes for landing Giannis Antetokounmpo fade. Can a trade with the Washington Wizards offer the depth and positional size needed to maximize Stephen Curry’s remaining prime? Chuck Walter explores the Warriors’ options in a summer with no “big fish” acquisitions, analyzing trade scenarios around Bilal Coulibaly, Will Riley, and Kyshawn George, and whether Golden State should leverage its draft assets to snag emerging young wings.

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0:00.0	Straight ahead, I'm going to tell you why Washington could actually be a good trade partner for the Warriors this summer.
0:06.6	Plus, Will Richard, what's his ceiling?
0:09.3	We're going to break that down.
0:10.2	You are Locked-on Warriors, your daily Golden State Warriors podcast.
0:15.1	What are they going to say now?
0:16.9	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:30.3	What's good, everyone?
0:31.9	Welcome to the Lockdown Warriors.
0:33.3	We're part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:36.5	My name's Chuck Walter on today's show.
0:38.6	No Big Fish.
0:40.6	We'll talk about why the Washington Wizards could actually be a good trade partner
0:43.9	for the Golden State Warriors.
0:45.8	And Will Richard will get into his game, what he will bring to the fold this upcoming season.
0:50.4	Just what's his ceiling?
0:52.1	Is he forever destined to be a role player?
0:55.2	Can he take his game to the next level? I'll tell you why the shot creation is really the next step in his game.
1:01.3	But I want to start with a couple of conversations that I heard via guests on 957, the game,
1:07.6	cruising through the Bay Area the last few days. They've been interesting.
1:11.6	Let's start with one that was Anthony Slater of ESPN talking about how the Warriors do not have the assets to be in the mix for Janus.
1:19.6	Of course they don't have the assets.
1:21.8	They have the first round draft capital and they have the injured Jimmy Butler that they could cobble together.
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