Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, November 10 · 8 h ago

Warriors’ Brandon Williams To Undergo MRI For Left Hamstring Injury

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

Warriors guard Brandon Williams will undergo an MRI after suffering a left hamstring injury during Monday’s thrashing of the Pelicans, according to head coach Steve Kerr (Twitter video link via Kenzo Fukuda of ClutchPoints). Kerr said Williams’ injury is a “big concern,” particularly in the context of Will Richard tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in […]

Confidence

45%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−0	0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Will Richard

Warriors · G · 6.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.3 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $2.15M · next season $2.53M

Brandon Williams

Warriors · G · 13.0 pts · 2.9 reb · 3.9 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $2.45M · expiring

Golden State Warriors

$219.8M · above the first apron · 15 contracts · cap sheet

New Orleans Pelicans

$196.6M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

Build it in the Trade Machine →

Will Richard → Pelicans

Send out at least $0.95M

The Pelicans are over the cap, so to take on $2.15M they need to send out $0.95M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

Brandon Williams → Pelicans

Send out at least $1.10M

The Pelicans are over the cap, so to take on $2.45M they need to send out $1.10M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.

Trade Radar · what it would change

If Will Richard moved

Warriors$219.8M payroll · above the first apron

The Shift6 outWho plays Williams's minutesWithout Williams, Payton II and 4 more: the rotation that's left On / offRichardThe Warriors with and without himNet rating from every substitution Trade MachineBuild itMake the salaries matchCBA rules and aprons included Cap sheet$219.8MWarriors payroll and apron roomEvery contract and option

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