In today's globalized marketing landscape, reaching the right audience with your message is crucial for maximizing the effectiveness of your B2B marketing efforts. LinkedIn Advertisements, with its extensive reach and diverse targeting options, empowers you to connect with professionals worldwide. One powerful targeting method within this platform is geo-location targeting, allowing you to tailor your message to specific geographic locations.
I've been in the trenches of B2B marketing for years, and let me tell you, geo-targeting on LinkedIn Ads is a game-changer. It's like having a superpower that lets you laser-focus your message on the exact audience you need to reach.

Why Geo-Targeting Rocks My World (and Should Rock Yours Too):

Imagine you're at a networking event, but instead of wading through a sea of faces, you can instantly connect with the people you need to meet. That's the power of geo-targeting on LinkedIn Ads. Forget scattershot marketing tactics! With geo-targeting, you can ditch irrelevant audiences and reach professionals in your exact location. Think about showcasing local tax software solutions directly to accountants in California, or promoting industry meetups to attendees within a 10-mile radius. This laser-focused approach ensures your message resonates with the right people, skyrocketing engagement and conversions.
This comprehensive guide delves into the intricacies of geo-location targeting within LinkedIn Ads, equipping marketers and leaders within the SMB space with the knowledge and strategies to leverage its potential and elevate their B2B marketing endeavors.

Demystifying the Power of Geo-Targeting for B2B Success on LinkedIn Ads

Geo-location targeting enables you to showcase your LinkedIn Ads to individuals. It is the process of showing different ads to different users based on their geographic location. You can use various sources of geolocation data, such as IP addresses, GPS coordinates, WiFi networks, or mobile device IDs, to identify where your users are and what their preferences are.
This granular targeting approach helps you segment your audience into more specific groups and tailor your ads accordingly. For example, you can show different offers, languages, currencies, or images depending on the country, region, city, or even neighborhood of your users, ensuring your message resonates with their local contextand achieve your marketing goals in several ways.
According to a study, campaigns that utilized geo-targeting saw a 25% increase in click-through rates compared to those without. That's a significant jump in qualified leads for your business!
Here's why geo-location targeting deserves a prominent place in your B2B marketing toolkit:
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• Speaking Their Language (Literally and Figuratively): Geo-targeting allows you to tap into the cultural nuances of your target audience. This means tailoring your message, visuals, and even language to resonate with their specific context. Imagine promoting a leadership development workshop in Germany and using imagery that reflects their cultural values. This localization shows cultural sensitivity and builds stronger brand connections with potential customers.
• Events Made Easy: Hosting a B2B conference? Geo-targeting lets you showcase your event ads directly to professionals in the surrounding area. This ensures maximum reach and drives registrations from individuals who can easily attend. In my experience, geo-targeting event ads on LinkedIn resulted in a 15% increase in event attendance compared to traditional marketing methods.
• Data-Driven Optimization: The beauty of geo-targeting is the data it provides. By analyzing ad performance across different locations, you gain valuable insights into audience preferences and campaign effectiveness. This data empowers you to refine your targeting and optimize ad spend by allocating resources to locations with the highest ROI.

Unleash the Power of Geo-Targeting: Actionable Strategies I've Seen Work

I've seen geo-targeting take LinkedIn ad campaigns from crickets to conversion machines. Here's what successful campaigns have taught me.
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Step 1: Know Your Ideal Customer Inside-Out
Just like a detective building a profile, you need to understand your ideal customer. There was a software company with targeted marketing managers by industry, then drilled down further by location. They found pockets of marketing automation experts in unexpected cities, leading to a surge in qualified leads.
Step 2: Master Your Targeting Toolbox
LinkedIn Ads gives you a location targeting buffet. Here's how others have used it effectively:

• Countries: A travel company skyrocketed bookings by targeting specific European countries, then tailoring their ads to highlight popular local destinations.
• Regions: A financial services firm focused on the tech boom in San Francisco and the energy sector in Houston, using region-specific keywords and messaging to resonate with each audience.
• City Radius: A local bakery used a city radius around a new store opening to target professionals with a "Sweet Treats Near Your Office" campaign, driving tons of foot traffic.
• Postal Codes: A fitness franchise used hyper-focused postal code targeting to reach residents in neighborhoods with high disposable income, filling their new gyms quickly.
• Location Groups: A language learning app targeted LinkedIn Groups for expats living in specific cities, offering location-specific resources and conversation partners.

Step 3: Combine Your Targeting Forces
Think of targeting like creating a perfect storm for conversions. There was a B2B marketing agency who combined geo-targeting with industry targeting. They reached marketing directors in specific regions facing challenges with lead generation, offering location-specific webinars and case studies, resulting in a significant boost in qualified leads.

I've seen LinkedIn geo-targeting campaigns go from flat to fantastic with these tweaks

Here's what I've learned in the trenches:

• Speak Their Language (Literally): Don't just translate your ad copy – localize it! A recent case study highlights the power of localization. A travel agency campaign targeting European audiences saw a significant increase in clicks when they adapted their ad copy with local humor and cultural references specific to each country.
• Keyword Magic with a Local Twist: Data from a B2C marketing software company shows the effectiveness of location-specific keywords. They targeted marketing professionals in New York City with terms like "Wall Street marketing trends" and "Madison Avenue agencies" in their ad headlines, resulting in a higher click-through rate.
• Testing Unlocks Hidden Gems: A/B testing is king! In a recent report by a social media marketing agency, a B2B SaaS company saw a 30% improvement in lead generation by testing geo-targeted ads with messaging focused on the specific challenges faced by businesses in each targeted region.
• Ride the Local Current: Industry experts emphasize the importance of capitalizing on local trends. For example, a marketing agency targeting healthcare professionals used LinkedIn Ads to promote a webinar on a new local healthcare regulation, leading to a surge in registrations.
• Stay Compliant, Avoid Drama: Legal restrictions can be a hidden pitfall. A case study by a legal marketing firm details how a company targeting lawyers in the EU avoided campaign disapproval by ensuring their ad copy and data targeting practices strictly adhered to GDPR regulations.

Geo-location targeting within LinkedIn Advertisements empowers you to reach the right audience with laser focus, regardless of their geographic location. By understanding your target market, utilizing various targeting options, and implementing effective campaign optimization strategies, you can leverage the power of geo-location targeting to amplify your B2B marketing efforts and drive meaningful results.
Remember, the key lies in combining strategic targeting with cultural sensitivity, data-driven insights, and continuous optimization to ensure your message resonates with your global audience and propels your brand forward within the dynamic landscape of B2B marketing.
By following these strategies and leveraging the insights from the video, you can craft geo-targeted LinkedIn Ads that resonate with your target audience and drive significant results.

Introduction:

A fun, protest-free guide to flip Beatrice twice. We'll dine on Thornbough and drink Qalus wine with Romus the Great! Steam version coming soon.

Prologue:

• Middle Income
• History background (going for canon Anton background)
• Political Debate Group
• Marry Monica
• Don't join youth groups
• Vote for USP
• escort refugees back
• Accept Soll's offer [MP]
• Spend time with family by sacrificing work
• Join internal opposition, make Sordland a better place (helps with Gasom negotiations)
• Vote for Alphonso & help him
• Tell Alphonso to step down
• Promise democracy

Promises:

Economy: Free Market-> Mixed Economy
Foreign policy: Neutral
Immigration: Relaxed
Focus: Health
[GB: [8]
[PW: [2]

Turn 1

• Get inaugurated. Talk with Serge.
• Work with reformists
• Promote Free market
• Refuse to meet with Marcel
• [Campaign Finance Bill: Veto]
• First megaproject: Skip [8 GB]
• Don't invest in Armandine Stocks [2 PW]
• Go to ball. Say to the reporter you'll work together with reformists and didn’t want other political parties be silenced. Be nice to Monica. Stick with family. Burn out cigar. RIP Bernard Circas.

Turn 2

• Comfort Monica, Give Franc reassurance, and Hug Deana.
• Meet with Nia, Lileas, Valken, and Iosef
• [Reaction to unrest: Visit Affected Towns in Person]
• Refuse Tusk's bribe
• [Economic Relief Plan: Don't enact]
• Go to Bernard's Funeral
• Meet Deivid, talk about foreign policy. Write a diplomatic letter to Rumburg comdemning their closure of their embassy in Lachaven.
• Tourism Preservation Act: SIGN [8 → 7 GB]
• Discuss reforms to constitution.
• Reject Emergency from Justices

Turn 3

• Be nice to Franc. Let him cook. Drink beer together with Franc. Tell him everything about your time during the civil war and the coup. Reassure Franc. He now thinks of his problems as little compared to yours.
• Be nice to Serge and give his children private education and covet extra expenses [2 → 0 PW]. Thank him for driving you. (Brotherhood achieved)
• Support the Worker Rights Act. Hear out Paskal’s healthcare plan and Ciara's education reform plan.
• Invest 2 GB into Gasom In exchange for having Alphonso listen to your demands for better work conditions for workers in Gasom's Narbel branch. [7 → 5 GB]
• Meet with protesters. Shake hands with Katarina and Denis. Gain huge applause. Leave peacefully as Serge escorts you out safely.
• [Stability Order: Don't ban youth groups]
• GREEN Act: VETO [5 GB]

Constitution Changes (Pluralist)

• Limit Vetos
• Remove Supreme Court Voting Rights
• Assembly and Supreme Court can Impeach President
• Confidence vote
• 3% Election Threshold
• Do not change Decrees
• Two term limit
• Justices are Immune
• Keep MOH

End changes. You will need entire USP's support for the new constitution to pass.

• Keep EPA at 49% (avoid the energy crisis, helps with gas synergy)
• Meet with Business Council. Talk with Tusk. Refuse his offer for tax breaks.
• Fund all ministries [5 → -7 GB]

Turn 4

• [SIGN Worker Rights Act -7 → -8 GB]
• Regional Investment: None
• Give funds to Ministry of Justice. Form the Anti-Corruption Police. (Marcel and Tusk need to be gone)
• Walk with Monica. Refuse to let her hold the speech.
• Raise taxes on Large Corporations [-8 → -6 GB]
• Visit Leiren School. Demand changes to school for the little girl. Don't touch Soll's Portrait.
• Reform the education system and keep education state-owned.
• Gruni Development Plan: Mechanize Existing Farms [-6 → -7 GB]
• Meet with Tory. She'll support your constitution.
• Play Chess with Lucian. Win by playing either side, go aggressive. Use the rook to exploit the back rank. Decoy Queen. You win the match.
• Meeting with Alvin. Promise him VP (break it later). He'll support your constitution like the buffoon he is. Talk about democracy. Ask for USP votes. Everyone claps.

Turn 5

• Reject both aid offers [-7 GB]
• [VETO Religious Harmony Bill]
• Keep Immigration relaxed
• Party with Petr
• Benfi Festival. Let Curtan speak. Do nothing as Monica roasts the mayor. At the last moment, stand up for her. Say you will take her up her concerns layer. Let the speech continue.
• Agree to support Monica’s women rights cause. She'll learn from this event as a mistake and learn not to air her views in public but push them through in the Assembly. Deana gives you a giant cookie to eat.
• Have the Anti-corruption police focus on the Oligarchs.
• Buy better equipment for the armed forces. (Iosef Doctorine) Thank both Iosef and Valken.
• Negotiate with Hoorten to agree with cheap steel prices in exchange for recognizing Heljiland as Agnolia's. Enter a military alliance with Agnolia.
• Negotiate with Smolak to import cheap oil but only close borders when he does Operation Bear Trap.
• Talk about democracy. Call Kibener a moron. Support Richer. Leave.

Turn 6

• Be lenient to refugees. Remove Conscription and modernize the Army. Salute both generals.
• Listen to economy ministers. Agree to make more Investments in economy.
• Economic Investment Project: Morna Port [-5 → -7 GB]
• Agree to abolish the Special Zone with Lileas plan.
• Central Bank Reinforcement Act: VETO [-7 GB]
• Keep healthcare state-owned. Give better equipment and health staff to rural areas.
• Frens Richer supports your constitution.
• Pick Underhall Construction for Port [-7 → -8 GB]
• Build new rural schools.
• Ban Creationism and enforce Evolutionary Education.
• Gasom Divestment: Sell 1/3rd of shares.
• Victory day: Agree with NFP to have a unified statement that Bluds are Sords.
• Gasom shares profit: low [-8 → -6 GB]

Turn 7

• Refuse Marcel's offer to overthrow Tusk but agree to privatize companies.
• Go privatization path. Tell Lucian what Marcel offered you. Be transparent.
• Have SSC majority state-owned and Nedam Fully Privatized to keep conservative support. [-6 → -3 GB]
• Unified Education Language Act: [VETO]
• Refuse bribes from Marcel and Tusk. Don’t sell the shares to them and let the Oligarchs fight over them.
• Accept Serge’s pocket watch. Go down the hall. Tell Gloria to speed up the Voting process. Tell Alvin to get his vote in. Proposal passes with 225 ayes and 26 nays. Accept the alliance with the PFJP.
• Rumburg Whisleblower: Accept him into asylum!
• Answer the reporter’s questions. Say you trust justices to make the right decision and you knew Soll came to the assembly for the constitutional vote. Watch the movie with family and politely ask Soll to leave.
• Don’t trade with Lespia. They will nag you with EPA restrictions.
• Tell Franc it’s not the end of the world he couldn’t get into college. Send Franc to Military Academy.
• Successfully do the ceremony in the Day of Descension at Deyr.
• Order Salad. Persuade Edmonds to vote for the new constitution. Agree to meet with Heron.
• Do not take Heron's deal.
• New constitution passes with 7 ayes and 4 nays! Hug Petr!
• Listen to all ministers
• Meeting with the Cabinet. Let Petr talk and clap for him. Listen to reports of every minister. Simon is sad that GDP shrank by 4% but is happy that unemployment decreased from 16% to 14%. Not to worry as these changes are temporary. Gus talks about Gruni rural plan going well. Paskal talks about improved healthcare in rural areas. Iosef wants to increase military production. Have him bring the SAF closer to Agnolia's military and allow him to boost military production. Deivid talks about foreign relations. Ciara discusses new schools being built. Support Lileas for her efforts to abolish the Special Zone. Nia talks about Bergia. Reassure her that Lilea’s decree will solve the Blud Problem. Next, announce that you will form an alliance with the PFJP. Focus on campaigning for next term. Let Karl continue his investigations on the Oligarchs.
• Make a national speech. Say the future of Sordland lies in our hands.

Turn 8

• Watch Franc depart from your home.
• PW increases for passing Constitutional reforms [0 → 1 PW]
• Fund USP mayors [1 → 0 PW] Sign three decrees and have the Centralization Act pass through the assembly (you have support of the USP conservatives and PFJP reformists):

1. Value Added Tax [0→ -2]
2. Free Trade and Commerce Commission
3. Rural Education Institutes [-2 → -3]

• Gasom Financial Report: Medium Returns [-2 → 0 GB]
• Bergia Standardization and Unity Measure: SIGN [0 → -1 GB]
• Take all collectibles in office. Drink with Petr. Hear him out. Call Evelyn and Lucian. Be ready for the scandal.
• Agree with Lucian to Investigate Livia.
• Share the blame with Petr for the spy scandal.
• Political Briefing: Listen to your ministers update you on current events.
• Petr takes the blame for the scandal. He’s your friend to the very end.
• Agree on all points brought up by Monica and Ciara. Support the creation of a women rights commission and send the bill to the Assembly.
• Select new Vice President: Pick Gloria (Lucian won't betray you as you won against him in the chess match. He'll actually respect you and not leak the Collusion with Alvin to the press.)
• Keep Gendarmerie under the military.
• Launch an investigation on HOS. Do Not Call Marcel. (we'll arrest him soon)
• Let Paskal enact mandatory vaccinations to stop a Polio epidemic from spreading in Sordland.
• Less Smoke Bill: SIGN [-1 → 0 GB]
• Healthcare spending: State-of-the-art medical school
• Congratulate Deana for trying her best at school. Make fun of Calvin (Alvin's son). Have a Rizian dinner with Monica and Deana.
• Attend the Aschaf Anniversary (Do not bring armored convoy or locals will pelt you). Raise Mansoun’s hand, grab the red candle, light the torch together with Leke, and make a speech. Focus on unity and reconciliation. Hug Mansoun at the end and the crowd erupts with applause.
• You are very popular among everyone except the socialists. Thank both Lucian and Gloria.
• Industrial Expansion Plan: Military Industry [0 → -2 GB]

Turn 9

• Women Liberation Act: SIGN [-2 → -4 GB]
• Going back home. Order pizza. Fran calls you. Have a chat. Invite Serge to watch a football game while you eat pizza.
• Morna Port opens!
• Human Dignity Bill: [VETO]
• Children Future Act: [VETO] (Make up loss by recovering economy and launch an expansion plan) [-4 GB]
• Meeting with Leke. Listen to his concerns and support his Minority Rights Act by signing It through a decree.
• Sign Alcohol Tax [-4 +1 = -3 GB]
• Sign Luxury Tax [-3 +2 = -1 GB]
• Don't fund youth groups [-1 GB]
• Marcel Koronti Investigation. Arrest Marcel. Thank Karl and Nia for their efforts in the ACP.
• Emergency Call. Go to the meeting, do not start a war with Rumburg. Order Iosef and Valken to deescalate the situation. Agree to hold a military parade.
• Night at home. Show Monica the photo.
• Election Speech. Arrest Tusk. Say your speech to the crowd.
• Mixed Economic: Success! [-1 → 0 GB].
• Listen to Simon of everything that's gone right for the economy. At the end, enact a plan to give housing to homelessness. [0 → -2 GB]
• Tuomas Interview. Don't kick Rumburg out of OMEC. Mess up the interview on purpose.
• Meeting with Lileas. Eat dinner, she's appalled by your reforms and alliance with PFJP but still decides to support you. Enjoy the meal.
• Military Parade. Do whatever you want.

Turn 10

• Merkorpa Cup. Sit down next to Soll, ask if he could assist you should Rumburg declare war on Sordland. Talk with Alphonso and Soll about their actions.
• Alliance of Nations. To sanction Rumburg’s nuclear program, don’t clap for anyone's speech. When Hoorten is being lashed out by Hegel, stand up for him to support. When it's your turn, talk about peace and ideals built upon the AN. Then, talk about the issues addressed in the AN. Sanction Rumburg by exposing their BFF arms supply and nuclear program provided by Agent Hailstone. If failed to get a report of AN sanctioning Rumburg, reload save and try again.
• Phone call from Rumburg. Reject the Queen's demands. She declares war on Sordland.
  
• After years of turmoil, schemes, and crisis. Sordland is now a strong independent nation. He saw Rayne reform the constitution to a democracy envisioned by Arton S. Wisci, crushed the oligarchs from corrupting Sordland’s institutions, and turned Sordland into an economic miracle in Eastern Merkopa. Seeing the achievements of Rayne and the eventual war with Rumburg, Deivid announces that he will retire to take care of his health. Please thank him for his service, hug him, as you go through one final challenge.
  
• Dinner at Home. Spend time with your family, thank them for sticking together, and prepare for war.
  
• War plan meeting. Salute the generals, keep Franc in the Frontline (he wants to fight to protect his family and friends). Let both Deivid and Colonel Soll enter the war room. Follow Iosef's and Soll's advice on war against Rumburg. Call upon Agnolia to support your military. Go for Iosef’s pincer plan, have the Agnolians attack Dome, and take Thornbourgh in the second phase of war. Thank Soll and Deivid.
  
• War speech. Go nuts. Insult Rumburg for declaring war on Sordland (AN sanctions on nukes is enough to win war). To war!
  

Turn 11

• Capitulation of Rumburg. Congratulations. You won. Give Beatrice the Bird [1/2]
• Election Speech. Give your speech to the citizens of Sordland.

Ending: Rayne the Bird Bro
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Welcome to part 2 of the pre-draft deadline Bruce Brown breakdown. For part 1, we went over a trio of trade partners in the Bulls, the Hawks and Jazz so if that interests you, give it a read. In part 2, and going forward, we'll be taking a look at a single team for the sake of what can be charitably described as me being "brief".
Now that we have finally learned which teams have jumped or dropped in the lottery, let's talk about a team that also officially lost a pick in this year's draft.

Golden State Warriors

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Most likely player(s): Chris Paul, Andrew Wiggins, Moses Moody, Trayce Jackson-Davis
Incoming salary: Varies depending on the combination of players coming back/sent out; 26.2 million incoming at minimum, 30 million at maximum. $10.2 million exception from the Siakam trade may be used depending on the structure of a deal
Pick(s) available: 52nd, 2025\ or 2026 1st*
Note: Assets listed above are not a proposed trade package, they are simply a list of players & picks that can be combined in a potential trade worth consideration.
Who here likes multiple choice? Yeah i'm not listing all of their stats for the year, there's too many players for that this time around.
Golden State is interesting as far as trade partners go. As they lost their 2024 1st round pick post-lottery to the Blazers, they have menial draft capital to include in a trade for this year and as far as salary relief goes, the potential loss of Klay Thompson and the declining of Chris Paul's option seem both very real and deserved given the Warriors were perhaps the most expensive 10 seed in NBA history, not to mention their respective play regressing.
To put this into perspective, the Warriors luxury tax bill - for a team that needed to win 2 games to make the playoffs I might add - is estimated to cost Joe Lacob $176 million, more than the entire Raptors roster at $161.9 million post-trade deadline. Changes should be on the horizon no matter what direction they go in the offseason and with Lacob talking about wanting to avoid the luxury tax earlier this year, there's a fairly straight line to connect one dot (no tax) to the other (Klay walks or is signed & traded for a lesser return, Paul's team option declined & either he walks or signs a significantly cheaper deal). We'll ignore that Johnathan Kuminga has likely played himself into an expensive extension and how that could put them close to or over the line the year afterwards for a moment but the point stands: The Warriors don't technically need salary relief when doing nothing can accomplish that...
...but on the other hand, the Warriors still have Steph Curry and that's reason enough to ride out the remnants of the dynasty unless/until the most important/best player in franchise history decides to ask out. Plus, while they did miss on their highest pick since the dynasty formed by selecting James Wiseman over LaMelo Ball or Tyrese Haliburton (Admittedly, Haliburton would have been a stretch for 2 but the Warriors could have traded down), they have managed to land on a few of their lottery picks with the ever productive Johnathan Kuminga and the underutilized Moses Moody in 2021, not to mention they nabbed All-Rookie candidate Brandin Podziemski and the respectable Trayce Jackson-Davis in 2023 with relatively late picks in the 1st and 2nd round.
While none of them scream All-Star upside aside from the Kum Bucket, it goes to show that Golden State has found hidden gems late in the draft to add depth to a top-heavy and typically expensive team that hasn't been afforded free agent signings or access to certain exceptions, let alone the ability to keep together the supporting cast that helped them win a championship in Gary Payton II (They got him back via a controversial 3-team trade involving Wiseman) and Raptors Legend™ Otto Porter Jr.
With the Raptors prioritizing players over picks in their trade of O.G. Anunoby and them turning the worst of the 2024 picks received in the Siakam trade into two rotational players via Ochai and Olynyk, you can see where this is going: Golden State makes sense as a Bruce Brown destination if the Warriors want to kick the luxury tax down the road by deferring a particular player's extension in favor of a new rookie contract while still getting someone who is all but assured to contribute to a playoff rotation, and if the Raptors want to trade out of this draft while still getting a young player on the roster or potentially move in to a stronger draft class such as 2025 or 2026.
Fittingly for the former option, there's one player that makes sense for Toronto in light of Trent's uncertainty as their starting/bench shooting guard as a pending unrestricted free agent, and the Raptors already traded out of this draft twice so it would not be surprising if they did it a third time.
It'd be funny, but not a surprise.

The Player(s)

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Of the Warriors youngest players, Moses Moody stands out and not for the reason that someone has likely mentioned in the comments i.e. Scottie and Moody were teammates in high school. For the past three seasons, Moses has been the most consistently disrespected player by head coach Steve Kerr despite quiet improvements to his overall game, frequently benching him to close games in favor of the wildly inconsistent veteran Klay Thompson and in general limiting his minutes compared to the other young Warriors.
This sentiment was perfectly encapsulated in that play-in loss, where Moses played a mere 15 minutes for the Dubs despite arguably being the best player amongst the supporting cast, if not the best player on the floor for Golden State; he scored 16 points on 5/8 shooting (2/4 from 3), grabbed 3 boards and had one dime without not a turnover to his name. In a game where Klay shot 0/10 and may very well have played his last game as a Warrior with a +/- of -12, Moody managed a respectable +/- of +3 in a blowout loss to the Kings.
Both Moody and Kuminga have called out Kerr's questionable granting of playtime - Moody has a stretch this year where he was racking up DNPs - but while Johnathan was given more playtime and even started for a time due to Draymond's jackassery leading to multiple suspensions this season in conjunction with a notable leap in his offensive game, Moody's role on the team has been inconsistent and his playtime equally so. With him and Kuminga up for extensions this offseason, Golden State moving Moses to kick the can down the road by picking up another rookie who can contribute now, Moody's time in a Warriors jersey may be over.
It also bears mention that Moody is the one young player on the Warriors roster whose name has most frequently come up in trade rumors or failed trades. This very season saw Golden State try to trade for Alex Caruso, a deal which is believed to have been centered around Moody but which fell through due to the Bulls wanting Kuminga instead.
Moody is a good player. We'll get into the bad contract that he'd come with in a moment but it cannot be understated the level of frustration that comes from seeing a clearly capable player be sidelined due to favoritism of a past-their-prime veteran. He might not be as good of a shooter as Klay; he's a career 36% from behind the arc and though his volume remains low, on the occasions where he's shot 6 or more more threes, he's around 44% across the 14 games he's been given the greenlight to take that many shots.
It's a limited sample size of an already limited sample despite having 3 seasons under his belt, but you can understand why he isn't feeling that he's been given much of any opportunity when his hands are this hot on increased volume.
Of course, any player on the Warriors' outside shooting has to come with the obligatory asterisk that they are shooting the shots that they've got & thus the 3-point percentage they're shooting at due to Steph Curry's inescapable gravity. A team playing worse without their best player is so obvious a statement that should go without saying, and the sample size of Curry-less Moody games is once again limited but across 44 Curry-less games in his career, Moses Moody only saw a minor dip in 3-point percentage from his career 36% to 33.6% though again, this is on relatively low volume; his attempts have stayed around the same as his career average with 3 per game in those Curry-less games.
The quality of competition is another factor that does need to taken in to consideration along with whomever else was absent but considering that the dip is relatively small and a sizeable amount of teams faced in said sample includes playoff seeds from the 2022/23 season, that's a surprisingly encouraging stat. If there's anything about his overall range that stands out in a negative light, it's that his overall catch and shoot numbers aren't anything to write home about at roughly 36% but I digress.
Beyond his shooting upside, there's a lot to like about Moody. For intangibles, he's highly competitive. For fit as a potential starter, he's a 6'6 shooting guard with a lengthy 7'1 wingspan that's shown flashes of his defensive upside and consistently improved on that end of the floor. He's great at moving off-ball and while he's never going to rack up assists, he's willing to pass up a good shot to let a teammate take a better one.
Jackson-Davis is also worth mentioning as a potential "young" player though one who is less likely to see the Dubs part ways with. The 24 year-old rookie was a productive member of the team's bench with limited playtime and considering he's making the equivalent of a minimum contract, there's little incentive to move him when he won't need to be extended for at least another season.
While Moody for the 19th pick could be an option on its own, we're talking Bruce Brown-centered "salary dump" trades and thus there's two main candidates to consider since it's very hard to see Golden State moving Draymond Green even if a paradigm shift is on the horizon.
Andrew Wiggins is hard to currently evaluate whether he's a truly awful contract or just temporarily undervalued. The Mavericks and Pacers were apparently interested in him at this year's deadline but whether that was serious interest or part of negotiations with the Hornets and Raptors respectively for PJ or Pascal to lower their asking prices is up for debate since Andrew stayed a Warrior after the deadline.
What can be said is that after being a key contributor to the Warriors Final Dance-esque championship run, Wiggins has had a rough duo of seasons; his 2022/23 encore was more of the same for the regular season if he played, though the key word is "if". Owed to an injury in December and personal matters from February onwards, Wiggins only played 37 games for Golden State & while he was generally decent on both ends in the regular season, his return to the playoffs marked a notable shrinking of Wiggins. Going from a terrific 39.6% from 3 on 6 attempts to 29.7% on less than 5 per game and playing with far less intensity on defense, this version of Wiggins would carry on into the 2023/24 regular season where Andrew had arguably his worst season relative to expectations. He did pick things up in the later games of the season, but said second half has done little to repair his current reputation.
Like I said, it's hard to really say if Wiggins contract is viewed as an albatross like former teammate Jordan Poole or the now-expiring Ben Simmons - Andrew is getting paid an AAV of $28 million for the next 3 years - and I don't care to speculate about what was going on in his personal life or if it's still affecting him. What I can say is that while his name does bear consideration, if the Warriors really are determined to run things back, they'll likely hold on to Wiggins and hope whatever personal issues have hindered him for the past two seasons are behind him. When healthy/locked in, he is one of the best wing defenders in the league and as mentioned before, his 3 ball has been terrific in his best seasons with Golden State.
With that in mind, Chris Paul could be considered the option for the main salary ballast. At this stage of his career, "Point God" Paul cannot be asked to be a team's starting PG due to a combination of age and injuries but he's shown some effectiveness as a bench in Golden State and despite a poor reputation around the league, he's been a notable mentor to a slew of younger star players like Shai and Booker and has been noted as a culture setter in their respective organizations.
He's absolutely not worth paying $30 million for that role - there's a reason why his contract isn't guaranteed whatsoever for the season - but for a season? More than likely 2/3 of a single season? One can stomach the price tag to make such a deal work, especially if Toronto somehow manages to flip his expiring contract at the deadline. If nothing else, having Paul on the last legs of his career as a Raptor (potentially passing Jason Kidd for 2nd on the all-time assist leaderboard in a Raptors jersey at that) would make for an interesting playmaking mentor to Quickley and Scottie.
While a straight up swap that includes Jackson-Davis or Moody works financially, owed to the trade exception that the Raptors generated from the Siakam trade which in of itself utilized an exception made via the Anunoby trade, and a 1:1 trade for Brown also works (Moody and Paul on the move would save the Warriors around $7 million in payroll before factoring in the tax), trading Paul for depth in Brown and, say, Chris Boucher - who it should be noted is also expiring and was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Warriors - doesn't offer the Dubs long-term salary relief in the same way that moving off of Wiggins would, at least not for the upcoming season.
A deal like this would be an expiring for expiring deal where they would shed a minor amount of salary after going for a "final run" with this current core before having the same issue of needing to re-sign some of their supporting pieces. Not having to worry about paying Moody might help the season after but those pending UFAs and Kuminga would need to get paid or be lost for nothing, meaning they would still be deep in the second apron for the 2024/25 season, barring Klay being re-signed to a very team-friendly deal. It would be a move that screams "delaying the inevitably" but again: They have Steph Curry and considering how bad the Warriors were in the post-Barry, pre-Steph years, it's understandable they'd want to cling on to the current dynasty.
As for draft capital, Golden State doesn't have the largest pool of assets but they do have some to spare. They have a very late 2nd in this draft - 52nd overall - and now that their 2024 pick has conveyed to the Blazers, they do have the option to trade a future 1st in 2025 or 2026. Admittedly, it's hard to see the Warriors parting with their remaining draft capital when they just gave up a late lottery pick to the Blazers and they owe the Wizards a 2030 1st, not without a notable protection on said pick as their team continues to age. For reference, that Washington pick they gave up is Top 20-protected.
A draft pick, young player(s), a vet (albeit one whose significantly overpaid), like I said, Golden State has a fair amount of options in regards to what combination they can put together for a trade on or after draft night without the Raptors trading down in the 2024 draft but I do want to state that - speaking purely as an outsider to Golden State - the Warriors really should not be doing this. They aren't a Brown + Boucher swap away from being a contender even if Steph is still a consensus Top 3-5 player going in to next season.
But they also can't trade an aging Steph Curry to begin rebuild without him being the one to ask out and their overall asset pool is not enough to land a star outside of Kuminga (who, based on the Caruso trade talks, is not available), not to mention the Jordan Poole salary dump saw them ship out a 2030 1st that restricts their draft capital just as much as the new CBA rules do for second apron teams regarding trading out distant draft capital.
Doing some kind of move like this may be a more dignified end to the dynasty but it is the end of their status as a championship-caliber team even if Wiggins bounces back and Klay finally accepts a lesser role on offense (If he returns). Maybe they make it as a Top 6 seed in the playoffs given how close the 6th thru 10th seed were in the West with a touch more depth. Maybe they win a playoff series, but they're not making the Conference Finals, let alone another Finals so long as the Nuggets, Thunder and Timberwolves are going to be in contention, and this is without considering teams like the Spurs or Rockets being on the rise; the Rockets in particular made a noteworthy run for the final play-in spot that the Warriors ultimately were locked in to.
The current Warriors are in a spot similar to the post-championship Mavericks where they're stuck in a lower seed as their aging superstar stays around for the twilight years of their career, along with all the bumps they'll experience along the road. They'll win enough games to qualify for the playoffs or at the very least the play-in now that the 9th/10th seed make it to the postseason, but they're wholly lacking in options to internally improve or make moves to truly return to contender status.
The big difference is the Mavericks failures were self-inflicted i.e. letting core members of that run like Tyson Chandler walk for nothing while trying - but failing (I know they technically signed DeAndre Jordan but that ordeal ended with him returning to L.A., ergo a failure for Dallas) - to sign free agents whereas the Warriors are simply an old team that's only getting older, which is what makes their only shot to their former status being the youthful Kuminga making a massive leap in a short amount of time a touch ironic.

Conclusion

Here's our TL;DR so far:

Team	Player(s)	Years left on contract	Pick(s) [Assuming position stays if in the lottery]	Incoming salary (2024)	Net salary added to the Raptors (2024)
Chicago Bulls	Lonzo Ball	1; player option in 2024/25	11th, 2025 Blazers 1st	$21.3 million	-1.6$ million
Atlanta Hawks	De'Andre Hunter	3	10th, 2025 Kings 1st	$21.7 million	-$1.3 million
Utah Jazz	John Collins	2; player option in 2025/26	8th (Only an option if we keep our 1st), 2025 Timberwolves/Cavaliers 1st	$26.6 million	+$3.6 million
Golden State Warriors	Chris Paul OR Andrew Wiggins; Moses Moody OR Trayce Jackson-Davis	1 (team option - Paul, Moody), 3 (Wiggins, Jackson-Davis)	52nd, 2025 or 2026 1st	$26.2-$30 million	+$3.2 to +$7 million (Trade exception to absorb Moody, TJD if included in the trade)

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