Golden State Warriors Exploring Trade Routes For Kristaps Porziņģis, Who Is Seriously Contemplating Basketball Future
LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors could trade Kristaps Porziņģis, who is seriously contemplating his future in basketball as he deals with recurring symptoms from POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
Porziņģis is not with the Warriors, who face the Los Angeles Lakers today (10/21) to begin the 2026-27 season.
Golden State has started exploring trade routes for Kristaps Porzingis, who is now seriously contemplating his future in basketball as he deals with recurring symptoms from the autoimmune condition termed as POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/w9fb2Tk4kb
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 21, 2026
The Warriors acquired Porziņģis from the Atlanta Hawks last season. The big man appeared in only 15 games with Golden State. He averaged 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
In June, the Warriors signed Porziņģis to a two-year, $40 million extension. Only $3 million of Porziņģis’s $20 million salary for this season is guaranteed.
Porziņģis Said He Was Getting Better
Porziņģis stated on his X account on October 14 that he was getting better after the Warriors said he remains out indefinitely with a private health-related issue.
One week later, Porziņģis is now thinking about retiring from basketball.
“Hello people, I’m working with doctors and experts to figure out how to be fully back to good health asap,” Porziņģis wrote. “Honestly, I’m getting better and better. I just have to stay patient, and I believe I’ll be feeling great again soon. It has definitely been frustrating dealing with some health stuff that you can’t exactly pinpoint, on top of injuries throughout my career, so it has added up for sure, but we will get through it.
“Health is wealth. Thank you for all the support. I appreciate all the internet doctors trying to diagnose and help, but I’m in the best hands. So everyone can relax now and I don’t have hiv or aids.”
Porziņģis has played for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Hawks and Warriors. He has career averages of 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game in the regular season and 11.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in the playoffs.
A one-time All-Star, Porziņģis helped the Celtics beat the Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals.
