The Golden State Warriors should make the Monta Ellis trade rumors come to fruition and trade the scoring guard before the start of the 2011-12 campaign.
Despite General Manager Larry Riley repeatedly stating that the club is not actively shopping Ellis, the selection of guards Klay Thompson and Charles Jenkins in the 2011 draft indicates something else.
The overwhelming consensus is that Ellis and budding Stephen Curry probably can't coexist in the same backcourt, but the team's new ownership group headed by Joe Lacob, as well as new head coach Mark Jackson, are both serious Ellis supporters.
If the team is looking to make a commitment to Curry as the future, they have absolutely no choice besides trading Ellis to a club that lacks a dynamic scorer.
Ellis, an incredibly unique talent with a very affordable contract (making just $11 million per season), should be able to yield a significant return in any trade that Golden State pursues.
While there have been some rumors of the Warriors possibly engaging in trade talks with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers, neither Lamar Odom nor Andre Iguodala is an adequate return for a club that really needs to improve if they're going to trade Ellis.
Riley has said, "It would take a helluva deal that really made sense for the organization as a whole in order for us to trade Monta Ellis," and that is certainly the right attitude to approach the negotiating table as they attempt to improve the rebuilding team.
The two major areas of weakness for the Warriors are defense and size. If, and only if, the Warriors can address both of those needs through an Ellis trade, the team should not express any hesitancy in pulling the trigger.
As valuable as he has proven to be on the hardwood, he may have even more value to Golden State in a potential deal to net some intriguing assets that help them in another area.
After the Ellis rumors began to leak out fervently, the Warriors are in damage control mode as they don't want to soften their negotiating stance through the media.
They've got a long way to go toward achieving their goal of being a competitive club in a crowded Western Conference, but trading Ellis for some legitimate talent in return would mark a definite step in the right direction.
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