Warriors Shop Porzingis as Details Emerge on Mystery Illness

WHO:

Bleacher Report - The Athletic’s Sam Amick reported that the Warriors contacted the Milwaukee Bucks about a potential Porziņģis trade; the Bucks were not believed to be interested.

Bleacher Report - ESPN’s Anthony Slater reported that team sources described Porziņģis as “detached,” “indifferent,” and “uninterested” in scrimmages and strenuous on-court preparation at a session arranged by Jimmy Butler.

Yahoo Sports - ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on the Warriors’ trade options involving Porziņģis.

Yahoo Sports - Porziņģis was diagnosed with POTS in 2025.

Daily Mail Sports - Kristaps Porzingis is a Golden State Warriors player.

RealGM Basketball - The Golden State Warriors are exploring the trade market for Porzingis.

RealGM Basketball - Porzingis has an autoimmune condition.

WHAT:

Bleacher Report - Porziņģis averaged 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds after his midseason trade to Golden State, with 31.1% three-point shooting.

Bleacher Report - Porziņģis’s deal is effectively expiring: he is due $20 million for the 2026-27 season, while only $3 million of his $20 million payout for 2027-28 is guaranteed.

Bleacher Report - Golden State has draft assets that could be included in a trade; the article said a first-round pick could become especially valuable as the team approaches the post-Stephen Curry era.

Yahoo Sports - Golden State had announced Porziņģis would remain “out indefinitely,” describing the matter as “health-related.”

Yahoo Sports - The Warriors said they would not comment on trade speculation or reports about Porziņģis’s health and future, adding: “conversations between the Warriors, Kristaps and his representatives will remain private” and “We are not anticipating Kristaps being around the team in the immediate future.”

Yahoo Sports - Porziņģis wrote that he was “getting better and better,” was working with doctors and experts, and believed he would feel well again soon. He said the health issues were difficult to pinpoint and added, “I don't have hiv or aids.”

Yahoo Sports - Porziņģis averaged 19.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists over 533 career games.

Yahoo Sports - During the 2024-25 Eastern Conference semifinal against the Knicks, Porziņģis averaged 15.5 minutes per game over six games. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said Porziņģis missed the second half of Game 5 because “he couldn't breathe.”

Yahoo Sports - The Knicks selected Porziņģis fourth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft; he later played overseas for Sevilla in Spain.

Yahoo Sports - Porziņģis missed the entire 2018-19 season with a torn ACL.

Yahoo Sports - The Cleveland Clinic describes POTS as causing an abnormally faster heartbeat when a person moves from sitting or lying down to standing.

Daily Mail Sports - Porzingis is missing the start of the NBA season because of health issues.

Daily Mail Sports - The Warriors are exploring trading Porzingis.

RealGM Basketball - Porzingis is out indefinitely with recurring symptoms from POTS.

RealGM Basketball - The Warriors re-signed Porzingis to a two-year, $40 million contract.

RealGM Basketball - Only $3 million of Porzingis’s $20 million salary for next season is guaranteed, and the Warriors can trade him at any time.

RealGM Basketball - Porzingis played 32 games last season with the Warriors and Atlanta Hawks, averaging 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 blocks in 24.0 minutes per game.

Daily Mail Sports - The article reports that Porzingis denied having HIV or AIDS.

WHY:

RealGM Basketball - Porzingis is contemplating his future in basketball because of his autoimmune condition.

HOW:

RealGM Basketball - The Warriors are exploring the trade market for Porzingis.

The Warriors are exploring a trade for Kristaps Porziņģis, who is expected to remain away from the team for the immediate future because of health issues. Golden State has contacted the Milwaukee Bucks, though Milwaukee was not believed to be interested. The team says conversations with Porziņģis and his representatives will remain private, and it will not comment on trade speculation or his health. Porziņģis, diagnosed with POTS in 2025, says he is working with doctors and experts and getting better, while acknowledging that his symptoms have been difficult to pinpoint. He also denied having HIV or AIDS. Team sources described him as detached and uninterested in scrimmages and strenuous preparation at a session arranged by Jimmy Butler. After joining Golden State, he averaged 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds, shooting 31.1 percent from three.