How Brandin Podziemski was reassured by Warriors amid NBA trade talks NBC Sports Bay Area & California [Video]

It only took one season for Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski to be lumped into the business side of the NBA.

After an All-Rookie campaign in his first NBA season, which included 28 starts, Podziemski was tied to several trade discussions this offseason as Golden State stuck its nose around the league searching for a big-name star to accompany Steph Curry.

But once opposing teams mentioned Podziemski’s name in a potential package, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy and Co. quickly shut that down.

Podziemski spoke to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater and revealed what those discussions were like with Dunleavy and Warriors owner Joe Lacob after hearing his name float around the NBA trade rumor mill.

“A lot of these other teams are calling about you,” Podziemski told Slater while recalling what Dunleavy told him. “They want you, but you’re not going anywhere. You’re ours.”

The two shared the brief exchange while Dunleavy was between personnel meetings at the Warriors’ practice facility. …