Warriors Never Offered Brandin Podziemski For Lauri Markkanen

According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, the Golden State Warriors never offered Brandin Podziemski in any deal for Lauri Markkanen.

This appeared to be a deal breaker, as the Utah Jazz preferred Podziemski over Jonathan Kuminga. Golden State was reportedly more willing to move Kuminga than Podziemski.

For Utah, they needed multiple first-rounders and a player they actually wanted. Plus, with both sides getting a deal done in August, Markkanen is ineligible to be traded this season.