With the trade season preparing to end on Feb. 6, the Golden State Warriors must complete a season-altering move to improve their season outlook. Acquiring a Chicago Bulls frontcourt superstar in an intriguing three-team trade could prove to be a valuable move.

Hield will move into the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Kings, Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. The Warriors will opt to shift Dennis Schroder to the bench and place Hield into the starting backcourt alongside Stephen Curry on Wednesday.

The Kings trapped the ball out of Steph Curry’s hands all night — often at halfcourt — and he responded by dishing a season-high 12 assists. Andrew Wiggins poured in 25 and Gui Santos (16 points) provided a major lift off the bench. But DeMar DeRozan (32 points, 24 in the second half) was too much for the short-handed Warriors to overcome.

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While Anthony Edwards was at the free-throw line, Buddy Hield and Gary Payton II began arguing about the defensive setup.

Steve Kerr tinkered with the lineup for the Golden State Warriors ahead of Wednesday night's matchup against the Sacramento Kings. It did not pay off. The Warriors still lost a disappointing 123-117 ball game to the Kings.

Buddy Hield’s importance to the Warriors’ success was readily apparent in Golden State’s 107-104 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena.

The Golden State Warriors (21-21) and Sacramento Kings (22-20) entered Wednesday night's game at Golden 1 Center with just one game separating them in the Western Conference standings. Two Pacific Division teams, Golden State and Sacramento are both competing for playoff spots.

The new-look Warriors starting lineup for Wednesday's matchup is Steph Curry, Buddy Hield, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, and Kevon Looney. Payton and Looney have each started just five games this season, while Hield has started ten.

After a 3rd quarter comeback and back-and-fourth 4th quarter battle, the Kings stars carried Sacramento to a 123-117 victory.

Jayson Tatum scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 and the Boston Celtics handed the Golden State Warriors their most lopsided home loss in 40 years with a 125-85 victory.

The Kings appeared to be headed for a blowout loss on their home court in a game that was nationally televised by ESPN, but that’s when DeRozan went to work. He scored 17 points in the third quarter, bringing his team back from a big deficit while bringing the arena to life.