It’s rare that we get a best performance in a loss here at Golden State Of Mind, but in a year where the Warriors were short handed and in need of desperate help, you gotta spotlight great contributions regardless.
As we recap the individual best performances from Golden State Warriors from this past season, there’s a lot of heartbreak to parse through. The week before February 5 had been genuinely ugly for the Golden State Warriors.
There is a version of February 22 where the Warriors don’t even bother. Their best player Stephen Curry was out. Their All-Star acquisition Jimmy Butler III was out.
The San Antonio Spurs went on the road to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday, upsetting the reigning champions in route to the NBA Finals.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is not known for freely offering praise to his fellow NBA players, but he is making a surprising exception for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
There is only one team in the last eight years that has won a road Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. They wore blue and gold and they walked into a building where the reigning MVP was waiting with a full home crowd and nothing left to lose, and they beat him anyway.
There are nights where a player goes off and you spend the next morning explaining it away like, the opponent was tired, the shots were lucky, or the defense missed a rotation.
The Golden State Warriors are not well-positioned to make a big trade this offseason. They have just six players under standard contracts, and two of them are out for at least half of next season (Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody).
The urgency in the Bay has only gotten higher after resolving the Steve Kerr issue. With the ‘Two Timelines’ era officially scrapped to go all in on Stephen Curry’s remaining window, the Golden State Warriors are navigating a pivotal offseason to get him viable pieces that could restore the dynasty.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
The Warriors have spent more than a decade chasing championships around Stephen Curry. They may now be entering a different phase. Speaking on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, ESPN’s Anthony Slater said he senses a “decreased level of thirst” from Golden State to make another blockbuster move this offseason.
While Steve Kerr finalised his extension for two more years, there is still a lot of uncertainty in the Bay Area. The Golden State Warriors are thinking over the multiple veteran stars’ contracts and even have multiple strategies for their lottery draft pick.
The Golden State Warriors made a variety of mistakes last offseason. Among them were a) not acquiring players with positional size at the wing, b) not signing more players in their prime and c) not acquiring players with ball-handling/scoring talent.
When discussing the greatest shooters of all time, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are often ranked first and second. But Damian Lillard thinks he's a better shooter than Thompson...and every player other than Curry.
Stephen Curry’s 17th NBA season did not end in the best way. The Golden State Warriors star averaged 26.6 points, 4.7 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 4.4 three-pointers per game across 43 regular-season appearances. But his season was marred by multiple stints on the sidelines.
The 2009 NBA Draft looks a whole lot different with the benefit of hindsight. Not that anyone should be surprised. In a recent re-draft exercise, HoopsHype reshuffled one of the most talent-rich draft classes of the modern era and made a change many would probably make today: Moving Stephen Curry to No.
The NBA 2026 Draft class, touted as the most loaded and deepest talent pool since LeBron James entered the league in 2003, presents Mike Dunleavy Jr. with a chance to win the summer.
Soon after yet another failure this season, the Golden State Warriors are making a lot of effort to build a strong roster for next season. Recently, the Warriors were rumored to be eyeing the No.11 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
The idea of Steve Kerr coaching anywhere other than the Golden State Warriors has always felt almost impossible to picture. For nearly a decade, Kerr has been one of the defining faces of the Warriors dynasty, standing alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green through championships, Finals runs, and the evolution of modern basketball itself.
While Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is going to be at the forefront of trade conversations, another big name that could be moved is Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard.
The Golden State Warriors come into the NBA Draft armed with the No. 11 pick, and they reportedly have a list of players they’re considering selecting, as per ClutchPoints’ NBA insider Brett Siegel.
The Golden State Warriors have won four NBA championships during the Stephen Curry era, but for Draymond Green, a tale from the team’s 2022 run stands above the rest emotionally.
After Josh Hart led New York's Game 2 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks head coach Mike Brown compared Hart to former a former Golden State Warriors star.
The Warriors may not be planning another all-in superstar chase this offseason after all. Speaking on 95.7 The Game, NBA insider Anthony Slater suggested the Warriors are probably nowhere near the front of the line if Giannis Antetokounmpo actually becomes available via trade from the Bucks.