The Golden State Warriors parted with injured guard De’Anthony Melton and a handful of second-round picks on Saturday to acquire Brooklyn Nets’ Dennis Schroder.
Schroder is an effective backcourt player but was not the lone Nets player Golden State seemingly had interest in. Although forward Cam Johnson was also reportedly on their radar, he was not included in the trade due to the Warriors’ needing to part with Jonathan Kuminga to land him.
“To acquire both Schröder and Cam Johnson from the Nets, as league sources say was also weighed by the Warriors, almost certainly would have required them to surrender Jonathan Kuminga,” Marc Stein and Jake Fischer reported…