New Report Reveals Warriors’ Controversial Prediction After Failed Trade

The Golden State Warriors have incredibly expectations on this young player.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts with Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (2) after losing his shoe during the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: / Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Brandin Podziemski is one of the most promising young guards in the NBA. While NBA fans may think highly of Podziemski, the Golden State Warriors organization views him in a much higher regard than anyone expected - that much was shown during the team's failed trade for Lauri Markkanen.

Shams Charania of The Athletic was a guest on The Pat McAfee Show where he revealed that the Golden State Warriors believe that Brandin Podziemski is the team's guard of the future. The team reportedly believed so strongly in it, that they refused to include him in a trade for Lauri Markkanen.

"Brandin Podziemski, their rookie, they have high hopes for him," Charania said. "They view him as really that guard of the future in Golden State. They have been unwilling, as of right now, and as of really in any deal right now, to put him in that deal. That's why Lauri Markkanen is staying in Utah."

"The Jazz and Lauri Markkanen are in deep discussions today to finalize this massive extension..

This is gonna be the biggest contract in Jazz franchise history..

I'm told it's gonna be in the 5-year $200M plus range" ~ @ShamsCharania #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/tj5tVJ97Dt

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 6, 2024

Just last month, Warriors owner Joe Lacob publicly stated that he believed Podziemski was going to be a future All-Star. Lacob's belief is so high that one month later they've refused to trade Podziemski for an All-Star to pair Steph Curry with.

"We think we have a future All-Star"

Joe Lacob with high praise for Podz 🤩 pic.twitter.com/FY9QBWscR8

— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) July 18, 2024

Steph Curry is 36 years old and is going to turn 37 next season; Brandin Podziemski is only 21 years old. For as good as the Warriors believe Podziemski could be, the team is just not on a timeline to wait if they want to maximize Steph Curry's last years as an elite player.

The decision to not pull the trigger on acquiring an All-Star because of Podziemski's expectations will remain an incredibly controversial one until Joe Lacob's hopes are proven correct. Unfortunately for Podziemski, the expectations and pressure on his career growth have now gotten much higher.