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-Warriors continue their undefeated streak in the preseason
-Moses Moody standing out
-Can Kuminga play at small forward?
-Who will Steve start in the final preseason game?
Here we go: After two years away, Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is set to make a return vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, Thompson announces.
BREAKING: Golden State’s Bob Myers – a two-time executive of the year and architect of four NBA championships -- is stepping down as the franchise’s president and general manager, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “It’s just time,” Myers said.
The Chicago Bulls are signing forward Alfonzo McKinnie to a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
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McKinnie becomes the first hardship signing to sign a full NBA deal during league’s COVID-19 surge.
Small sample but: Podz is averaging 1.15PPP out of Isolation and 1.15PPP on Off the dribble jumpers. Both would be in ~90th percentile for entire league
-Warriors could have had Wendell Carter and drafted Haliburton in 2020
-Franz and Trey Murphy (or a trade for Siakam) in 2021
Crazy to think about how much different they’d look now if they made different decisions
NBA Bubble jersey sales:
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2. Luka Doncic
3. Anthony Davis
4. Jayson Tatum
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6. Stephen Curry
7. Kevin Durant
8. Damian Lillard
9. Kawhi Leonard
10. Jimmy Butler
11. Kemba Walker
12. Kyrie Irving
13. Russell Westbrook
14. Nikola Jokic
15. Ja Morant
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The Golden State Warriors are NBA Champions!
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"I'd give [Andrew Wiggins] away for a box of cookies. I'm not talking about his talent ... but for every one game he's significant, there's 20 games where it ain't there."
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@stephenasmith
Just In: The Golden State Warriors are in serious talks on a sign-and-trade deal to acquire Buddy Hield, league sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
. Warriors and 76ers have been in deep discussions, working to finalize the deal for one of the NBA's best three-point shooters.
The Santa Cruz Warriors have traded the rights to Selom Mawugbe to the Wisconsin Herd in exchange for the rights to Alfonzo Mckinnie.
HE’S BACKKKKKKKKKK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Golden State can offer Brooklyn a very strong package — better than most teams — for Kevin Durant. ... A source texted me after KD's trade request & said that KD doesn't want to play with Kyrie, & he wants to go to Golden State. It's not an impossibility." —
@Chris_Broussard
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Source: The Warriors will waive Alen Smailagic before his contract guarantees on August 6th. He had two more non-guaranteed seasons remaining on his deal. Took him 39th in 2019 draft. Didn't pan out. This frees up an extra 15-man spot as they add to the roster in coming days.
Sacramento Kings All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox is finalizing an endorsement deal with Curry Brand, becoming the first NBA player to sign with Stephen Curry’s signature line at Under Armour, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
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Free agent F Dario Saric has agreed on a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. Saric was one of the most sought-after players left on the market.