The Warriors are looking to bolster their bench after their Southern California counterparts made some huge moves in the past few weeks.
Golden State traded Damian Jones and a 2026 second-round draft pick to the Hawks in exchange for Omari Spellman, the teams announced Monday.
The Warriors have acquired forward Omari Spellman from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for center Damian Jones and a 2026 second round draft pick: pic.twitter.com/B8Jpds7VQ1
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) July 8, 2019
Spellman was the 30th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, but he only played in 46 games in his rookie season and averaged 5.9 points and 4.2 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game.
Jones was also the 30th pick and was selected in 2016 by Golden State. He was promoted to a starter last season, but was sidelined after 22 games with a torn pectoral muscle.
He averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 17.1 minutes of play in 2018-19.
The move comes after Kevin Durant moved on to the Nets, Andre Iguodala was traded and as the Warriors prepare to be without Klay Thompson due to a torn ACL. By getting Spellman, the Warriors can pad their bench while the Hawks receive another utility man behind a young core roster.