Major NBA Trade Idea Pairs Steph Curry With $197 Million Star

Should the Golden State Warriors make a trade for Zion Williamson?

Jan 10, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball next to New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) in the second quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

No team in the NBA needs to make a move more than the Golden State Warriors. The team has a losing record and has to take advantage of the final years of Steph Curry's career. One potential trade idea shakes the team up enough to hopefully accomplish that.

A trade idea proposed by 95.7 The Game proposes that the Warriors make a major trade for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson.

Warriors receive: Zion Williamson

Pelicans receive: Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Lindy Waters III, and the Warriors' 2025 1st-round pick.

Warriors receive: Zion Williamson.

Pelicans receive: Andrew Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Lindy Waters III, and the Warriors' 2025 1st-round pick.@Mark_T_Willard & @BobbyMarks42's trade idea (via @WillardAndDibs).#DubNation, you in??

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— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) January 23, 2025

In all honesty, the trade isn't being fair enough to the New Orleans Pelicans. For as injury-prone and unreliable as Zion Williamson is, he's still worth more than just Andrew Wiggins and a first-round pick. Especially, when looking at how many picks the Brooklyn Nets received for for Mikal Bridges.

BREAKING: The Brooklyn Nets have agreed in principle on a trade to send F Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/TEGsIpoa3b

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024

Last season, Zion Williamson played 70 games for the New Orleans Pelicans while averaging 22.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.0 assists on 57% shooting from the field. When healthy, Zion Williamson is one of the most dominating players in the NBA without question. The problem is that Zion has made a career out of being not healthy and it's starting to become a routine problem.

The Golden State Warriors need to trade for a player who legitimately makes life easier on the court for Steph Curry. Zion Williamson is capable of being that player when he's healthy, but they may have to go a different route.

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