David Lee does not play defense and Mo Speights is playing superior offense at the back-up 4/5 spot for the Warriors this year. Lee is not accustomed to coming off the bench and does not fit next to any of the Warriors other bigs (Mo, Draymond, Bogut). I still think Lee is a productive player and could give us quality minutes in a playoff series and is still part of the Warriors Bogut insurance. But what the Warriors need off the bench is interior defense and as Zach Lowe of Grantland writes in his piece “NBA Trade Deadline Primer: Mining for (Nuggets of) Gold”, a David Lee for Kevin Garnett is at least a possibility (also do not forget the Nets could also buy out Garnett of his contract).

“Golden State will sniff out some David Lee tax relief deals, and it’d love to at least talk to Garnett about waiving his no-trade clause — provided the Nets can find enough salary relief elsewhere.”