The Warriors likely will look to add size this NBA offseason, and there's one name that could be a fit.
NBA insider Jake Fischer believes Milwaukee Bucks veteran forward Bobby Portis, who declined his $3.8 million player option and will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, could be a Golden State target this summer.
“Team executives expect Portis to have numerous potential landing spots in the midlevel market as well, although Milwaukee would like to bring back the 30-year-old forward, sources say," Fischer wrote in his latest column. "Golden State has always been a team to monitor for Portis, who has a notable fan in head coach Steve Kerr from their shared days during the 2023 FIBA World Cup competition with USA Basketball.”
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SIGN UP HERE The 30-year-old Portis, who won a championship with the Bucks in 2021, missed a portion of the 2024-25 season due to a suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. However, in 49 games (seven starts), he averaged 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game on 46.6-percent shooting from the field and 36.5 percent from 3-point range.
Golden State, for years, has been a team that many believed needs to add size, and Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy indicated in his end-of-season press conference that he would like to do so this offseason.
“That's always, I know, around here the buzz word is ‘size.’” Dunleavy said on May 22. “I'd love to have an ability to play bigger with Draymond [Green] and Jimmy [Butler III] in the frontcourt, and we can always go to our ace in the hole with Draymond at center, which we did basically from February 8 on.”
Might Portis be the answer?
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