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Warriors' Mike Dunleavy Jr. cools trade deadline expectations

December 25, 2025

Story byAdam Taylor, Warriors WireThu, December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM UTC·1 min readThe Golden State Warriors have struggled to find consistency over the opening months of the 2025-26 NBA season. Steve Kerr's team has battled a brutal schedule, consistent injuries and a revolving door of starting lineups, all of which have contributed to a 15-15 record. As such, some sections of the fanbase have to begun to call for a big trade. Golden State endured similar difficulties last season until the franchise traded for Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline.

Warriors' Mike Dunleavy Jr. cools trade deadline expectations

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Unfortunately for Warriors fans, Mike Dunleavy Jr.
doesn't envision the franchise making another blockbuster trade this year."We’ll look to do stuff that makes our team better," Dunleavy said during an episode of NBC Sports Bay Area's Pregame Live.
"But I wouldn’t bank on that type of move.
To get a guy like Jimmy Butler, to have the improvement that we did … that'd be pretty unrealistic."In fairness, Golden State doesn't need to swing for a home run on the trade market.
Instead, the front office should look to plug some visible holes in the rotation.

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