Before the Warriors sent Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul, they reportedly discussed a similar trade with the Toronto Raptors.
Golden State made many calls before landing a final deal with the Wizards last week, and The Athletic's Tim Kawakami reported Wednesday. that they inquired about 25-year-old Toronto forward OG Anunoby.
"One of the Warriors’ calls, I’m told, was to check with Toronto about a proposal centering on Poole for 25-year-old forward OG Anunoby," Kawakami wrote. "But the Raptors weren’t interested."
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Last week, Yahoo Sports' senior NBA reporter Jake Fischer reported that the Warriors also discussed a potential trade with the Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs, but the Celtics moved forward with their three-team trade which sent Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies and brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston.
The Spurs, meanwhile, never made an offer appealing enough for the Warriors, Fischer added.
This wasn't the only time the Warriors sought to pursue Anunoby.
Back in February before the NBA trade deadline, the Warriors "made a hard push" to acquire the 6-foot-7 forward, The San Francisco Chronicle's C.J. Holmes reported, but weren't willing to meet Toronto's asking price, which, per Holmes, included Jonathan Kuminga among other assets.
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Anunoby continues to garner a lot of interest around the league as he enters the final non-option year of his Raptors contract.
While the Warriors attempted to acquire a young frontcourt player for the package of 24-year-old Poole, 20-year-old Ryan Rollins, 20-year-old Patrick Baldwin Jr. and future draft picks, Golden State wound up with 38-year-old Paul, a future Hall of Famer.