SAN FRANCISCO — As Western Conference contenders move heaven and earth to sign superstars, and teams maneuver via trade and free agency to add talent, one franchise has remained stuck in place. The Warriors have yet to make a single free agent signing or trade for a veteran NBA player, their only move thus far being a pair of draft-day swaps.

Jonathan Kuminga has been linked to the Kings in a potential three-team sign-and-trade which would also involve the Warriors and Pistons. Dennis Schröder (who is heading to the Kings) and Malik Monk (who was on the Kings when free agency started) could also reportedly be involved.

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Due to this, Golden State has waited to sign any other players in free agency as they have missed out on some key names and also saw Kevon Looney depart to the New Orleans Pelicans, further hurting their center position. With their lack of moves this summer, Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz gave them an F free agency grade.

Devine: Gimme Atlanta. The Hawks took advantage of the Celtics’ misfortune to land Kristaps Porziņġis, then leveraged the Timberwolves’ need to pay Naz Reid and Julius Randle to pry away Nickeil Alexander-Walker — adding two huge, high-quality defensive players who can shoot.

This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! We hope you executed a sign-and-trade to acquire some hot dogs. NBA free agency is more or less over.

Although the NBA's 2025-26 Eastern Conference race looks wide open due to a rash of star injuries, the West picture takes on a different tone. There, a mass of hopeful contenders must chase down the champion Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the West by a record 16 games last season and have a sustainable roster built to repeat.