Golden State's 4-party trade update: The champion completed the exchange and asked the NBA to investigate

According to reputable ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Golden State Warriors have officially accepted to complete a four-way exchange between them with the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers.

The defending NBA champion will let young striker James Wiseman go, welcoming the return of defensive expert Gary Payton II. The other two players, Saddiq Bey and Kevin Knox, have also completed all procedures and can play starting tomorrow, February 14, Vietnam time.

Although the transfer market closed 3 days ago, but until now this deal can only be completed. The Golden State Warriors were the team that requested the exchange to be suspended due to Gary Payton II failing his medical.

The doctors discovered that the injury of the defender in 1992 had not completely recovered and he could have to miss up to 3 months for complete treatment. The Warriors said that the Portland Trail Blazers (the former owner of Payton II) did not make this important information public when negotiating the exchange.

After 2 days of deliberation, the Golden State leadership decided to still accept the defender from Portland and temporarily passed the medical test. At the same time, the Warriors asked the NBA to investigate the "lack of information transparency before negotiating the exchange".

ESPN said that if the NBA finds out there is a violation, the Portland Trail Blazers will definitely be fined and may be deprived of future picks.

After Gary Payton II showed up at the Golden State Warriors' training facility for medical procedures, the medical team discovered that the 30-year-old defender's abdominal muscle injury had not fully recovered.

To completely resolve this injury, Payton II could be out of action for up to 3 months, almost sitting out from now until the end of the Regular Season. After discovering, the Warriors immediately informed the NBA that they did not know this information when negotiating and exchanging.

According to two reputable channels, ESPN and The Athletic, the Portland Trail Blazers also did not tell the Golden State that Payton II had to compress the pain of the game and take high-dose painkillers (toredol) to be able to play.

Currently, Portland is denying all allegations and information related to Gary Payton II. The team's technical director, Joe Cronin, said he believes GP2 is "absolutely healthy".

“We consider the health and safety of our athletes a top priority. We let him play only when he is really healthy and in good enough shape to play," said Portland Trail Blazers technical director.

This year, 30 years old, Gary Payton II has just won the NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors last season (2021-22).

After that, he was not extended because the team's salary fund was limited, accepted to leave and signed a 1-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers as a free agent.

Here, Payton II averaged 4.1 points in 17 minutes of play but missed 35 games due to injury.