Porziņģis steps away, and the Warriors still want to move his contract

Kristaps Porziņģis has announced he is stepping away from basketball. Golden State still intend to trade his contract before Dec. 16, the last day a team can acquire a player and re-aggregate him before the Feb. 11 deadline, per Marc Stein. His limited partial guarantee for next season and reported willingness to discuss a buyout could help a deal, and the Warriors have not ruled out attaching draft capital. On the court, Golden State are 7-3 and have won seven straight.