Report: Warriors and Kings have “substantial” Markkanen offers on the table

Report: Warriors and Kings have 'substantial' Markkanen offers on the table originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The Warriors, Kings and San Antonio Spurs seem to want to get involved in the trade for Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen.

All three NBA teams have “significant offers on the table” for the coveted forward, Tony Jones of The Athletic told Kyle Draper and Kevin Gleason in an interview with Sactown Sports 1140 on Wednesday.

Any offer for Markkanen would certainly have to be substantial, as Utah is unlikely to want to give up the 2023 NBA All-Star and Most Improved Player.

In 55 games for Utah during the 2023–24 NBA season, Markkanen averaged 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 48 percent from the field and a very impressive 39.9 percent from 3-point range.

While several teams are reportedly competing with Utah for a deal for Markkanen, the Warriors are the “aggressors” among the teams currently discussing a trade for Markkanen with the Jazz, TNT's Chris Haynes reported on Bleacher Report on Tuesday.

Both the Warriors and Kings have also been linked to New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram as the teams appear to be scouring the forward market. On the NBA market so far, Golden State has agreed to sign guard De'Anthony Melton and forward Kyle Anderson and is reportedly in “serious talks” to sign scoring guard Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers – all of this, of course, after losing franchise icon Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks.

In Sacramento, General Manager Monte McNair signed top talent Devin Carter in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft and re-signed sixth man Malik Monk. He also traded Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov and the Kings' second-round pick to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Jalen McDaniels.

After the Warriors and Kings missed the NBA playoffs last season, both teams seem determined to make a splash – even if the cost is considerable.

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