Golden State believes important information on Payton’s abdominal injury was withheld prior to Thursday deadline deal involving James Wiseman, Saddiq Bey and several draft picks. Warriors expect Payton to miss a significant part of the remaining regular season, per sources.
There are still details getting ironed out with league office, but Golden State is expressing confidence to teams that trade will be completed ahead of 9:30 PM ET deadline, sources tell ESPN.