The Warriors have acquired 27-year old power forward David Lee in a sign and trade deal with the Knicks. Lee will make $80 million bucks over the next six years for the Warriors. The Warriors have dealt 20-year old power forward Anthony Randolph, 27-year old PF/C Ronny Turiaf, 26-year old SG/SF Kelenna Azubuike and a 2nd round pick to the Knicks for Lee. Lee played in 81 games (all starts) for the Knicks last season and he averaged 37.3 minutes, 20.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He has now played in 368 games (210 starts) in his five years in the NBA and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 13.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game on 55.7% shooting from the floor. Lee will probably really excel playing in the Warriors’ system as he will give the Warriors toughness, rebounding and offense close to the basket.

Anthony Randolph has unlimited talent but he was very immature which caused the Warriors to deal him. Randolph played in 33 games (8 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 22.7 minutes, 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game. In his two years with the Warriors, Randolph played in 96 games (30 starts) in which he averaged 19.6 minutes, 9.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. Ronny Turiaf is a solid backup player and little more. He played in 42 games (20 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 20.8 minutes, 4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. Turiaf played in 121 games (46 starts) in his two years for the Warriors and he averaged 21.2 minutes, 5.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game. SG/SF Kelenna Azubuike had his season cut short last year due to injury. He only played in 9 games (7 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 25.7 minutes, 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per game. Azubuike played in 205 games (84 starts) in his four years with the Warriors and he averaged 24.4 minutes, 10.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

This was a good trade for both teams but I really like Lee who should be a perfect fit for the Warriors.

29-year old forward Vladimir Radmanovic has picked up his player option for the 2010-11 season valued at $6.88 million bucks. He played in 33 games (20 starts) for the Warriors after coming over from the Bobcats in the Stephen Jackson trade and he averaged 23.0 minutes, 6.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Radmanovic played in 41 games (20 starts) overall last season with the Bobcats & Warriors and he averaged 21.7 minutes, 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. The Warriors were dreaming if they actually thought Radmanovic was going to opt out of his contract.

The Warriors have decided against offering qualifying offers to restricted free agents Anthony Tolliver or Chris Hunter making them both unrestricted free agents. Tolliver played in 44 games (29 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 32.3 minutes, 12.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He was solid for the Warriors and he will be missed as some team will gobble him up in free agency. Chris Hunter played in 60 games (9 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 13.1 minutes, 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Tolliver and Hunter are being let go because of a numbers crunch on the roster.

The Warriors have traded 30-year old SG/SF Corey Maggette and the 44th overall pick in the NBA Draft (2nd round) on Thursday Night to the Milwaukee Bucks for 31-year old SG Charlie Bell and 32-year old C Dan Gadzuric. Maggette played in 70 games (49 starts) for the Warriors last season and he averaged 29.7 minutes, 19.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The Warriors will miss his offense a tad. Charlie Bell played in 71 games (39 starts) for the Bucks last season and he averaged 22.7 minutes, 6.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He has now played in 357 games (137 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 25.8 minutes, 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Gadzuric played in 32 games (6 starts) for the Bucks last season and he averaged 9.8 minutes, 2.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He has now played in 483 games (155 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 15.1 minutes, 4.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. This trade looks like little more than a salary dump as Maggette will start for the Bucks while Bell and Gadzuric will be on the bench watching a lot of basketball.

The Warriors have waived shooting guard Raja Bell who is recovering from wrist surgery. Bell played in only 1 game with the Warriors this season. In that game he played 23 minutes, scored 11 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. The Warriors have used Bell’s roster spot to sign rookie forward Reggie Williams for the rest of the year. Williams has played in 12 games (1 start) for the Warriors so far this season and he is averaging 24.8 minutes, 14.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. It looks like the Warriors found a pretty good player in the D-League as Williams has hit the ground running to start his NBA career.