Golden State Warriors content to keep trade 'options open' - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — With the trade deadline just more than a month away, coach Steve Kerr said he wants to see what this roster can do over the next month to assess what the Golden State Warriors have before making any potential move.

«I've talked to (general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.) about that and I think that makes perfect sense,» Kerr said before the Warriors played Memphis on Saturday. «We've been up and down this year, but we like the group, we like the people we have and we really want to see how we play over the next month and then just keep our options open.

»Obviously we're a game above .500 (entering Saturday's game), so we're not in a position to say, 'Hey, we're good enough. Let's just stand firm.' We have to assess all the options… (But) for me, it's let's see what we can do in these next few weeks and hopefully we settle into this rotation, start shooting the ball better."

Kerr's comments come as trade rumors have been swirling around the franchise. ESPN's Shams Charania reported Thursday that Jimmy Butler indicated he wants to be traded and that Butler is open to trade destinations such as the Phoenix Suns, the Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets. The Heat suspended Butler for «multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team.»

After trading for Dennis Schroder in mid-December, Dunleavy said the organization will remain aggressive looking for trade possibilities to improve the team. But he has said since training camp that it would take a franchise-altering type of deal to part with many of the team's young assets like Jonathan Kuminga or Brandin Podziemski.

The Warriors want to maximize the title-contending window for Stephen Curry and Draymond Green but also groom Kuminga, Podziemski and