Three-team pitch has Banchero joining Curry, Butler headed to Orlando

Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey floated a three-team trade that would send Paolo Banchero, AJ Green and Goga Bitadze to Golden State.

Orlando would receive Jimmy Butler, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg and three future first-round picks from the Warriors, while Milwaukee absorbs Wendell Carter Jr. in exchange for Green to help balance salaries.

Bailey argues the move would pair a young star with Stephen Curry while Orlando lands a veteran and a haul of picks. Fadeaway World noted nothing suggests either franchise has engaged on the idea, which exists only as Bailey's hypothetical.

Butler GSW → ORL | Banchero ORL → GSW | Carter Jr. MIL → ORL

+ 2 reports from 2 outlets

Fadeaway World · 15 Sept 2026Three-team pitch would send Banchero to Golden State, Butler to Orlando

Heavy · 14 Sept 2026Three-team pitch has Banchero joining Curry, Butler headed to Orlando

A.J. Green Goga Bitadze Jimmy Butler Paolo Banchero Wendell Carter Jr.Yaxel Lendeborg

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