✅ Key Trades & Signings IN:

Jimmy Butler (already on roster from previous trade)

Coby White (from Bulls)

Goga Bitadze (from Magic)

Bobby Portis (FA signing: 3 years, $50M total)

De’Anthony Melton (FA signing: 2 years, $6.6M total)

Re-signed Gary Payton II (2 years, $7.2M)

Re-signed Kevon Looney (2 years, $7.2M)

OUT:

Jonathan Kuminga → Bulls (Sign-and-trade)

Moses Moody → Magic

2026 2nd-round pick

🧠 Roster Breakdown: Starting Lineup PG: Stephen Curry

SG: Coby White

SF: Jimmy Butler

PF: Draymond Green

C: Bobby Portis

Key Bench Rotation Buddy Hield – scoring wing off the bench

Goga Bitadze – mobile backup big with rebounding

De’Anthony Melton – 3&D combo guard

Trayce Jackson-Davis – hustle big

Brandin Podziemski – playmaker and shot creator

Quinten Post – backup stretch big

Gary Payton II – perimeter defense

Kevon Looney – veteran depth at center

🔎 What This Offseason Accomplishes: ✅ Strengthens Now: Adds elite win-now talent: Butler is a playoff-proven two-way wing who takes pressure off Steph.

Improved defense: Adding Butler, Melton, Payton II, and Portis boosts perimeter and interior toughness.

Bench depth: You now have actual playable bench guys who fit different roles (shooters, defenders, creators).

⚠️ Risks & Downsides: Cap hit is extreme: +$60.8M added—luxury tax will be brutal.

Younger core sacrificed: Kuminga and Moody gone; no young breakout upside left.

Aging roster: Curry (37), Butler (35), Draymond (35), Hield (32), Portis (30). You're fully in win-now.

📊 Projected 2025–26 Lineups: Starting 5 Steph Curry

Coby White

Jimmy Butler

Draymond Green

Bobby Portis

Bench Unit Buddy Hield

De’Anthony Melton

Brandin Podziemski

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Goga Bitadze / Quinten Post

Other Depth Gui Santos, Gary Payton II, Kevon Looney, Jackson Rowe

🏆 Final Verdict:

This version of the Warriors is a top-4 contender in the West if healthy. It's built to win in 2025–26 only—anything beyond that will be harder as the roster ages. With a mix of veteran leadership, tough defense, and secondary scoring, this team supports Steph well and gives him a real shot at ring #5.