Free Agent SIGNING: Warriors Ink Forward to Multi-Year Deal

The Golden State Warriors have made a free agent move, though this will hardly quiet the controversy over the departure of longtime Splash Brother Klay Thompson. The Dubs have signed veteran forward Kyle Anderson to a 3-year, $27 million deal.

Free agent F Kyle Anderson is planning to sign a three-year, $27 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. He’ll land with Warriors on a sign-and-trade with Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/Yen9kINCPv
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2024

At $9 million per season, it's not going to break the bank, and the Warriors get the added bonus of stealing a rotation piece away from the Western Conference rival Minnesota Timberwolves, where Anderson spent the past two seasons.

Anderson is an elite playmaker for a big man, which does fit the Warriors' style. He's averaged 4.5 assists in his two seasons in Minny, along with 4.2 boards and 7.8 points. His three-point shooting, for what it's worth, fell off a cliff this past season as he was able to hit on just 22.9% of his long-range shots, down from 41% the previous year. That, however, is not his game, as he rarely takes more than one three per game.

The 30-year-old 6'9" forward was perhaps best known for his dust-up with then-teammate Rudy Gobert at the T-Wolves' bench this season, and that has Warriors fans figuring he'll get along just fine with Draymond Green, who infamously choked Gobert in another incident this past year:

Kyle Anderson and Draymond Green are literally meant to be teammates 😭 pic.twitter.com/Ac9vkyJSYR
— 🌞 (@GameOnSteph_) July 2, 2024

Kyle Anderson and Draymond gonna go crazy😭
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— TheWarriorsHouse (@GSWarriorsHouse) July 2, 2024

When Draymond Green finds out that Kyle Anderson got into an altercation on the bench with Rudy Gobert last year….. pic.twitter.com/AydcVuhbLU
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) July 2, 2024