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Warriors news: The possibility of Zhanku joining forces is rekindled, Horford s replacement is revealed, the strongman is expected to turn positive

12:05am, 16 July 2025【Basketball】

On July 15, three news came out of the Golden State Warriors. Fans who care about the Warriors will take a look.

Janku's joint possibility rekindled

Not long ago, Lakers star LeBron James spoke out to the outside world through his agent Rich Paul, expressing his understanding of the Lakers' approach to building a team with Doncic as the core, but also hopes that he will receive enough respect to make every season meaningful. Obviously, what James implies is that he hopes that the Lakers can seize all opportunities to improve their competitiveness and not waste the last time of their career. However, the Lakers were indifferent and still made it their main goal to make free up salary space for 27 years and find superstar helpers for Doncic, and refused to make major deals or targeted contracts. Yesterday, according to multiple reporters, the relationship between James and the Lakers has reached an irreparable point, and several teams have asked Ritchie Paul about James' deals.

Today, according to reporter Rob Murrows, the Warriors are one of the teams that are interested in James. They have contacted the Lakers to express their strong interest in James, and Warriors star Curry has also recruited James. It is worth mentioning that the Warriors considered a deal to get James last season, but later gave up for various reasons. For the Lakers, it is still very attractive if the Warriors are willing to provide Butler + Podjemsky + several draft picks as bargaining chips.

For James, although he has the right to trade, he still has reason to agree if he is traded to the Warriors. First, James has praised Curry many times in public and expressed his hope to be teammates with Curry one day; secondly, the Warriors have excellent championship trio Curry, Cole, and Green. If James joins, he has the opportunity to increase the number of championships at the end of his career; finally, the Bay Area technology industry is prosperous and developed, and James can develop more off-site careers and broaden his business territory. All signs indicate that there is a probability that the fans are eager to join forces with Zhan Ku.

Horford's replacement was exposed

Not long ago, according to US media reports, the Warriors were close to signing free agent Al Horford. However, until now, the two sides have not reached an agreement. Today, ESPN reporter Marc J. Spears talked about the situation between the Warriors and Horford in a show. Spears said: "The Warriors are expected to sign Horford last week, but he is still considering other options, including joining the Bucks, Hawks, Lakers, and retirement." Later, according to reporter Jake Weinbach, reporter Jake Weinbach, if the Warriors fail to sign Horford, they will pursue Holmes with all their might. Today, the Wizards officially announced that they had waived the inside player Holmes. If no team claimed it in 48 hours, he would become a complete free agent. Holmes, 31, played 31 games in 31 regular season games last season, averaging 17.2 minutes per game to score 7.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

Homes is a player with obvious advantages and disadvantages. His advantages are excellent athletic ability and strong ability to eat cake. He can play pick-and-roll with Curry and Butler on the offensive end and complete various high-altitude homework. On the defensive end, Holmes can also provide a certain writing protection frame. Holmes' disadvantage is that his offensive means are single, and he will not score when he is away from the three-second zone, which can easily cause his teammates to fall into a situation of 4-to-5 offensive end; in addition, Holmes' physical confrontation ability is average, and he is easily defeated when encountering high and large insiders. Overall, if you can't sign Horford, it's also good to choose Holmes with the basic salary price.

The strongman is expected to turn regular

In the summer league where the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz 103:93 yesterday, Warriors player Madson played his bravery, making 7 of 12 shots in 16 minutes, 6 of 10 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws contributed a tie-up of 22 points, plus 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals. In fact, this game is just a microcosm of Madson's good state in the entire Summer United. According to statistics, Madson averaged 10.75 points per game in 4 games, and scored 12 three-pointers with a 52.1% three-point shooting rate. Both data ranked first in the Warriors' Summer United rankings. Madson, 24, is the player who scored the most three-pointers in the history of the University of Utah, but because of his age, he lost to the NBA's 25th draft this year.

Today, according to local reporters in the Bay Area, sources revealed that Madsen's outstanding performance attracted the attention of the Warriors coaching staff and general manager Dunleavy Jr. They believe that Madsen is a shooter who can and dares to shoot, and intends to provide him with a two-way contract place. For Madson, if he can get a two-way contract, it will undoubtedly be a big incentive and a key step for him to gain a foothold in the NBA. It depends on whether Madson can continue to continue his form and successfully conquer the management.

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