This article describes the history of the Golden State Warriors. History Warriors began in Philadelphia in 1946. In 1962, the franchise was moved to San Francisco, California and became known as the San Francisco Warriors until 1971, when its name was changed to the current Golden State Warriors. Along with their inaugural championship victory in the 1946-47 season, the Warriors have won five others in team history, including others in Philadelphia after the 1955-56 season, and four again as Golden State after 1974-75, 2014-15, 2016- 17, and 2017-18 seasons.
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1946-1962: Philadelphia Warriors
The Warriors was founded in Philadelphia in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the American Basketball Association. They are owned by Peter A. Tyrrell, who also owns the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey League. Tyrell hired Eddie Gottlieb, an old basketball promoter in the Philadelphia area, as coach and general manager. He named the team after the initial professional team in town.
Led by the sensation of Joe Fulks' initial assessment, they won the league championship in the 1946-47 season by beating the Chicago Stags, four games into one. (BAA became the National Basketball Association in 1949.) Among each of the Warrior highlights of the 1940s, the Fulks made a record of a single NBA game score of 63 points in 1949 that stood for over ten years. Gottlieb bought the team in 1951.
The Warriors won their other championship as the Philadelphia team in the 1955-56 season, defeating Fort Wayne Pistons, four games into one. The stars of this era in the history of the team are Hall of Famers Paul Arizin, Tom Gola and Neil Johnston. Arizin and Johnston won five of the six NBA titles between the 1951-52 and 1956-57 seasons, while Johnston led the NBA in rebounds and Andy Phillip led the NBA in assist during the 1950s.
In 1959, the team signed the draft pick Wilt Chamberlain. Known as "Wilt the Stilt", Chamberlain quickly began to crush the NBA score and set a rebound record and changed the playing style forever. During each of the three seasons as a Philadelphia Warrior, Chamberlain led the NBA in scoring and rebounding. In his first season, he was named NBA Rookie this year, MVP All-Star Game NBA, and MVP regular league season after averaging 37.6 points per game and 27.0 rebounds per game. In his second season, he made a standing record when he averaged 27.2 rebounds per game and grabbed 55 rebounds in one game. On March 2, 1962, in the Warrior game played in a neutral court in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Chamberlain scored 100 points against the New York Knicks, a record single game that the NBA ranks among his best moments. During the season, third in the league, Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game and 25.7 rebounds per game.
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1962-1971: San Francisco Warriors
In 1962 Franklin Mieuli bought the majority of the team's shares and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, changing its name to the San Francisco Warriors, playing most of their home games at the Cow Palace in Daly City (this facility is just south of the San Francisco border) despite occasionally playing home games in nearby towns like Oakland and San Jose. During their first season in San Francisco, Chamberlain once again led the league in scoring at 44.8 points per game and rebounded at 24.3 rebounds per game.
Before the NBA season of 1963-64, the Warriors composed great people Nate Thurmond to go with Chamberlain. The Warriors won the 1963-64 Western Division crown, but lost to the NBA championship series to the Boston Celtics, four games into one.
In the 1964-65 season, Warriors traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jose Bustillos, and they finished the season with just 17 wins. In 1965, the Warriors composed Rick Barry in the first round. Barry was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 25.7 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game. The following season, Barry (who averaged 35.6 points per game lead) and Nate Thurmond (who averaged 21.3 rebounds per game) helped lead the Warriors to the NBA finals in the 1966-67 season. The team lost (four games to two) to a team that replaced the Warriors in Philadelphia, 76ers, despite Barry's output of 40.8 points per game during the NBA Finals.
Angered by management's failure to pay certain incentive awards he felt he should have been, Barry sat in the 1967-68 season, joining the Oakland Oaks of the rival American Basketball Association next year. After four seasons in the ABA, Barry rejoined the Warriors in 1972. With the opening of the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1966, the Warriors began scheduling an increasing number of home games at the venue. The 1970-71 season will be the last team as the San Francisco Warriors.
1971-1978: Golden State Warriors and Championship
Warriors changed their name to Golden State Warriors for the 1971-72 season, playing almost all home games in Oakland. Six "home" games were played in San Diego during the season but more significantly, none were played in San Francisco or Daly City. After changing their name from the San Francisco Warriors, Warriors become (and remain) the only NBA team that does not include their country name or their city on their behalf (though "Golden State" is a well-known California nickname).
The 1974-75 team was trained by former Al Attles Soldier, and headed in court by Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes. Wilkes was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, while Barry had a great all-around season averaging 30.6 points per game, leading the league in free throw percentages and stealing per game, and completing league league in six assists per game. In many ways regarded as the greatest disappointment in NBA history, the Warriors defeated the highly favored Washington Bullets in four games. So little is felt of the team's chances in the playoffs, even by their home fans, that the Coliseum Arena is scheduling other events during the NBA playoff game date. As a result, the Warriors did not play their championship series playoff games in Oakland; instead, they play at the Cow Palace in Daly City. Barry averaged 29.5 points per game during the Final and was named NBA Finals MVP.
At 59-23, the Warriors had the league's best record during the 1975-76 season. They were disappointed, however, by the 42-40 Phoenix Suns in seven games in the Western Conference Finals.
1978-1987: Period of struggle
Due to the loss of key players such as Barry, Wilkes and Thurmond, for bad trades and retirement, the Warriors will struggle to place competitive teams in the field from 1978-1987 after their time as one of the NBA's dominant teams during the 1960s and through most of the early and mid 1970s. They will, however, go through the draft of getting such prominent players as scoring goals ahead of Purvis Short (1978), former point guard Georgetown Hoyas Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (1982) (who will later become All-Star before trading to the Houston Rockets) and former prominent center of Purdue University, Joe Barry Carroll (1980) whose promising career will be short-circuited by injury, as well as the center of Robert Parish (1976), which they will trade to the Boston Celtics in 1980.
The departure of these players for various reasons symbolizes the futility of the franchise during this period, as head coach Al Attles will rise to the front office to become General Manager of the team in 1980, and the team will go through some coaching changes. However, with Attles installed as GM, they will finally succeed back to honor by hiring former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach, George Karl as head coach in 1986. They will also find rough, all-embracing diamonds that will change course. franchise, drafting the University of St. John stands out front for small Chris Mullin in the 1985 NBA Draft.
1987-1997: Awakening and Collapse
After subpar stretching in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the team had a brief resurgence with coach Karl, culminating in the famous 1987 Western Conference Semifinal game against Magic Johnson's Lakers, still featured on TV in the NBA's Greatest Games series. In the game, the NBA All-Star Warrior's point guard, Sleepy Floyd, had a remarkable performance in the second half, which is still an NBA playoff record for points printed in quarter (29) and half (39). Floyd scored 12 consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter, finishing with 51 points, and leading the Warriors to victory. The "Sleepy Floyd Game" is a catalyst for increased interest in the NBA in the Bay Area, followed by new coaches of Don Nelson's other successful strikes in the late 1980s and early 1990s with a high point guard point trio. Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond, and forward Chris Mullin (collectively known as "Run TMC" after rap group Run-DMC). However, coach Don Nelson who wants to get a frontcourt player to complete his run-and-gun system, makes a trade that destroys the core of TMC Run by sending Richmond to the Sacramento Kings for Billy Owens. Nelson was brought to the team by Jim Fitzgerald, who had a team between 1986 and 1995. The following year, 1993-94, with a first-round pick draft and Rookie of the Year Chris Webber playing alongside Latrell Sprewell, the Warriors made the playoffs.
The season after that, however, saw the form of a rift between Webber, Sprewell and Nelson. The three immediately left the team, and the organization became chaotic. 1994-95 was the first season under former team owner Chris Cohan. While the Oakland Coliseum underwent a total renovation, the 1996-97 Golden State Warriors played their home game at San Jose Arena in San Jose, California, struggling to finish 30-52. Sprewell was suspended for the rest of the 1997-98 season for head coach PJ Carlesimo choked during team training in December 1997. He will not play until he was handled in January 1999 to the New York Knicks for John Starks, Chris Mills and Terry Cummings.
1997-2004: The Era of Garry St. Jean
Garry St. Jean became the new GM Warriors in July 1997; he and Dave Twardzik received many mistakes for the Warriors' struggle after the start of Chris Cohan's tenure, including Cohan himself. St. Jean brought some players, like Terry Cummings, John Starks, and Mookie Blaylock, who passed their prime numbers. Twardzik composed several flops, such as Todd Fuller and Steve Logan (who never played NBA games). In the following draft, the team selected Adonal Foyle while Tracy McGrady was still available. Jean, however, drew up the future of two-time NBA slam dunk champion Jason Richardson (from Michigan State), who will be a key player in the team until the end of the 2006-07 season.
The team also noticed a change in visual identity, with a new logo featuring lightning, which eventually brought the superhero mascot, Thunder, who remained with the team until the emergence of Oklahoma City Thunder forced his retirement.
For several years, with rising stars Jason Richardson, Antawn Jamison and guard Gilbert Arenas leading the team, the Warriors looked like a rising team. In the end, the young Soldiers did not have enough in the highly competitive Western Conference. After the 2002-03 season, Garry St. Jean earlier in making money for players like Danny Fortson, Adonal Foyle, and Erick Dampier was deeply felt by Warriors fans when the team could not reapply star Gilbert Arenas, although Arenas wanted to stay in the Bay Area.
2004-2007: Rebuild
After spending two years in the front Warriors office as a special assistant, Chris Mullin replaces Garry St. Jean and took over the post of Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. Among his first steps was to hire three former teammates to help run the organization: Mitch Richmond (special assistant), Mario Elie (assistant coach) and Rod Higgins (General Manager). Mullin hopes to build a team around Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Troy Murphy - equipping them with experience at Derek Fisher, a free agent signed by Golden State after playing a key role in three Lakers championship teams, Calbert Cheaney, played in Playoff and Adonal Foyle, the best possible firefighter perhaps best known for his out-of-court work as founder of campaign finance reform organization Democracy Matters. The team also set up a 7-foot center of Andris Biedri ?? from Latvia (11 whole). At the 2005 trading deadline, Mullin was further added to the team by acquiring Baron Davis guard, bringing the first "superstar" team since Mullin himself.
Warriors fans hope that 2005-06 will eventually be a season where teams end their playoff drought. Despite playing poorly with Mike Dunleavy, Jr. contracted recently, and a broken hand from the first-round draft, Ike Diogu, the Warriors enjoyed a great start to the 2005-06 season. They entered the new year with a winning percentage for the first time since 1994, but lost their first five games in 2006 and managed to win just 13 more matches until the end of March. Star Baron Davis often finds himself at loggerheads with coach Mike Montgomery. Furthermore, Davis failed to stay healthy and play only in 54 matches. He suffered a sprained right ankle in mid-February and did not return long before being registered as an inactive player the rest of the season. Davis who is vulnerable to injury has not played a full season since the 2001-02 campaign until the 2007-08 season in which he played all 82 games averaging 21.8 points per game (coincidentally one year contract). On 5 April 2006, the Warriors were officially knocked out of the playoff bout with a 114-109 overtime defeat to the Hornets, extending their playoff defeat to 12 seasons.
During the offseason, the Warriors rebuilt themselves. First in the 2006 NBA draft, Warriors chose Patrick O'Bryant's center with a 9th overall selection. They also traded Derek Fisher to Utah Jazz for guards Devin Brown, Andre Owens and Keith McLeod, and signed an invitation to the training camps of Matt Barnes, Anthony Roberson and Wagner's Progress. Brown, Owens, Wagner, Roberson, Chris Taft and Will Bynum were released while Barnes established himself in rotation. Golden State also announced that it has purchased the remaining contract of two-year coach Mike Montgomery and hired Golden State earlier and former Dallas Mavericks coach Don Nelson to take over in his place.
Entering the 2006-07 season, the Warriors hold an active record (12) for the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance (see active NBA non-playoff appearances). The 2006-07 season brought new hope to the Warriors and the loyal Soldiers. Fans hope that the Warriors will eventually find themselves amongst the NBA elite with Don Nelson leading a healthy Baron Davis, Jason Richardson's steadily improving, and future stars Monta Ellis and Andris Biedri.
On January 17, 2007, Golden State trades Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod to Indiana Pacers to forward Al Harrington, forward/guard Stephen Jackson, guard? Ar? Nas Jasikevi? Ius, and forward Josh Powell. Many Warriors fans hailed GM Chris Mullin for trading for getting rid of much of the financial burden on Dunleavy and Murphy. The Warriors are now trying to "run and shoot" their way into the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team. On January 24, the Warriors won their first game with a revamped roster, with a delightful game from Monta Ellis, Al Harrington, and Baron Davis against the New Jersey Nets, ending dramatically on buzzer buffers from Ellis.
On March 4, 2007, the Warriors suffered a 107-106 loss in Washington and granted them a sixth successive defeat when Gilbert Arenas made a technical free throw with less than a second left. Losses drop them to 26-35, the hole inspires the squad to the point of total determination. March 4, 2007 marks a turning point in the Warriors season. The Warriors close the regular season (42-40) with the final run of 16-5. During the run, they beat the top seeds of the East Detroit Pistons 111-93, stopping their six-game losing streak and posting their first win on the back-to-back back. The Warriors also ended the 17-match winning streak of the Dallas Mavericks with five-man double-digit records. "We Believe" is the Laskar slogan for the last few months of the season and the playoffs.
Playoff 2007
On 22 April 2007, the Warriors played their first playoff game in 13 years, and beat the 97-85 Dallas Mavericks, holding MVP Dirk Nowitzki to just 4-of-16 shots, making it 6 straight against the NBA-best, 67 match-winners. But the Warriors were destroyed by the Mavericks in Game 2 when both Baron Davis, sometimes referred to as "Boom Dizzle" by fans, and Stephen Jackson, also known as "Captain Jack", were excluded from the game. Then the Warriors bounced back by winning both Games 3 and 4 at home, placing Dallas on the brink of elimination. A close match 5 saw the Mavericks add a 118-112 win to send the 3-2 series back to California. The Warriors lead with 9 with 2:41 remaining in the game, but Dallas scored 15 straight points. On May 3, 2007, the Warriors, with the help of their third blast, got rid of the Mavericks and became the first # 8 seed to beat the # 1 seed in the seven-game series. This is the Warriors' first playoff victory in 16 years. The Warriors went on to play the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2006-07 playoff.
Facing the Utah Jazz at the Semifinals Conference, the Warriors fielded two close matches at EnergySolutions Arena to open the series. The Warriors had a chance to win both games late. In Game 1, Stephen Jackson missed 3 wide-open pointer that would keep the Warriors ahead with 6 seconds left. In Game 2, the Warriors lead with 3 with 15 seconds remaining, but skipping the free throw allows the Jazz to tie the game and end up winning in extra time. The series then shifts to Oracle Arena, where the Warriors win Game 3 in a convincing explosion, 125-105. Baron Davis scored 32 points and made the men with dunk monsters in Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko at the end of the fourth quarter. The Warriors went on to lose Game 4 at home, in what was their first loss in Oakland in more than a month. Jazz closes Warriors in Game 5 in Salt Lake City. In the end, the Jazz physical game easily lowered the smaller Warriors.
2007-2008
After rebuilding themselves as a playoff contender in the last season, the team set high expectations for itself. A challenging year is expected because the generation of "We Believe" Warriors has received attention from all the leagues. Shooting keeper Jason Richardson also traded to Charlotte Bobcats for Brandan Wright rookie. To make things more difficult, Stephen Jackson received a 7-match suspension due to his weapon incident. The absence of Jackson hurt the Warriors, when the team opened the season with six successive defeats. Everything soon reversed with Jackson's return. The Warriors quickly tried to return to the playoff position. The rise of Monta Ellis, Baron Davis's season-ending injury (21.6 points, 8 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game), and overall improvement in chemistry, led to a good game from the team after Jackson returned. This is the first time the Warriors have three players averaging 20 points per game since the T-M-C era (Davis at 21.7, Ellis at 20.7, Jackson at 20.1).
On January 29, 2008, Warriors signed Chris Webber for the remainder of the season. But the Warriors offense was too fast for Webber and he ended up only playing nine games. The team remains in playoff controversy until the last week of the season. On April 14, 2008, the Warriors were officially eliminated from the playoff bout after losing to the Phoenix Suns 122-116 in Phoenix. Though finished with a 48-34 record - their highest winning percentage in 14 years - they completed two matches from the playoffs in a conference where each playoff team won 50 matches. The Warriors sold out almost every home game during an average season of 19,631 per game, the highest in team history.
Offseason
On 30 June 2008, Baron Davis opted out of his final year of contract with Golden State. A few days before July 9, when the team was officially allowed to sign free agents, he orally approved a five-year deal, $ 65 million with the Los Angeles Clippers.
To replace Davis, Golden State offers lucrative contracts Gilbert Arenas and Elton Brand, but Arenas re-signed with Washington Wizards and Elton Brand signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. By selecting 14 of the 2008 NBA draft, the Warriors voted and signed Anthony Randolph out of LSU. On July 10, Golden State signed Clipper Corey Maggette's free agent with a five-year deal, $ 50 million.
On July 19, 2008, Warriors signed Ronny Turiaf of the Los Angeles Lakers. Also, on July 22, 2008, Warriors acquired Marcus Williams of the New Jersey Nets to elect a first-round draft in the future. On July 24, 2008, the Warriors withdrew from Monta Ellis to a new 6-year contract worth $ 66 million, matching the Clippers' July 17, three-year, $ 9 million bid for Kelenna Azubuike, and signed a second-round draft picking Richard Hendrix. On July 26, 2008, the Warriors also withdrew Andris Biedrins on a six-year deal worth almost $ 63 million (including bonuses).
2008-2009
On November 21, 2008, Warriors traded forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks to keeper Jamal Crawford. On January 23, 2009, after missing 43 games with injury and suspension, Monta Ellis again lost the Cleveland Cavaliers. He scored 20 points with three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. On April 14, 2009, fans cheered when rookie Anthony Randolph scored 24 points with 16 boards to lead the Warriors to a 30-point loss against the San Antonio Spurs. As the youngest team in the NBA, the Warriors are ranked second in the league with an average score of 108.6 points per game. The Warriors had a disappointing 2008-2009 season, finishing 29-53. Their records are largely attributed to Monta Ellis's absence at the start of the season, injuries and minimal experience of young players like CJ Watson, Rob Kurz, Anthony Morrow and Brandan Wright.
The head coach of the Warriors, Don Nelson often has to make adjustments to the starting lineups as many newbie players are sidelined with injuries. Nelson uses various early formations during the season and it is difficult to predict who will start every game. Nelson stated at the beginning of the year that the 2008-09 season would be difficult, but saw tremendous growth among his young players, especially in rookie Anthony Randolph (voted 14th in the 2008 NBA draft of LSU). Randolph proved to be a consistent threat of scores, strong defensive weapons and promising players in the future. The Lakers forward Lamar Odom, whom Randolph often compared during the season, was even impressed with Randolph's ability and praised his performance. Regardless of the team's loss record, the Warriors show that they can be formidable opponents with a healthy lineup and a strong bench. The Warriors pointed out that with the leadership and improvement of their young players, they were able to defeat strong teams (like their 99-89 victory over the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics). With full recovery from the Beginning of Warriors and continued growth of the young rookie, the Warriors hope to become playoff rivals during the 2009-10 season.
2009-2010
On May 12, 2009, the Golden State Warriors decided not to renew General Manager Chris Mullin's contract. Larry Riley took over as General Manager and compiled Stephen Curry by choosing the 7th overall. In the 2009 offseason, Warriors traded Jamal Crawford to the Atlanta Hawks for Acie Law and Speedy Claxton. Marco Belinelli also traded during the offseason to the Toronto Raptors for Devean George. On August 31, 2009, the Warriors signed the former Boston Celtics forward/center Mikki Moore. On November 16, 2009, Stephen Jackson and Acie Law traded to the Charlotte Bobcats for King Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic. Four days later they signed Chris Hunter's center.
On January 8, 2010, the Warriors acquitted Mikki Moore. During January 2010, they signed two forward-looking contracts for 10-days including, Cartier Martin from Iowa Energy, Anthony Tolliver from Idaho Stampede, and Coby Karl's guard. On February 7, Speedy Claxton was released and the Warriors signed Tolliver for the rest of the year. The Warriors were awarded another injury exception and signed Reggie Williams from Sioux Skyforce to a 10-day contract on March 2, 2010, making it their fifth D-League call of the year, tying the NBA record. Ten days later, they signed Williams to another 10-day contract. The Warriors finally release guard King Bell to sign Williams for the rest of the year. After signing Williams, it was announced that the Golden State Warriors franchise would be sold.
The Warriors finished the season 26-56, fourth in the Pacific Division.
2010-present
2010-2011
On June 24, 2010, Warriors chose Ekpe Udoh by selecting a total of 6 from the 2010 NBA draft. They also introduced a modern version of their "The City" logo depicting the new eastern range of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and switched to a blue and gold color scheme simplified kingdom. They also introduced a new uniform that reminded the 1969-71 "City" uniform. The Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Azubuike to the New York Knicks in exchange for high star power scoring ahead of David Lee through sign-and-trade. Lee approved a six-year deal, $ 80 million. After Morrow's departure after he signed the New Jersey Nets offer sheet, the Warriors signed Dorell Wright to a three-year deal, $ 11 million.
On July 15, owner Chris Cohan sold the Warriors to Peter Guber from Mandalay Entertainment and his partner Joe Lacob to then record $ 450 million.
The Warriors continue their signing action by adding Harvard guard Jeremy Lin to their list with a partially guaranteed one-year contract, which contains a second-year team option, the first Taiwan-American player in NBA history. Louis Amundson then added for a little under $ 5 million by mid-September. Keith Smart was hired as head coach the same month after Nelson resigned before the start of the training camp.
In February 2011, the Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and the second round pick 2011. On February 27, Murphy and Warriors reached a purchase deal and he was released.
During a steady season without making real ground in the playoff race, the Warriors broke the franchise record with 21 made 3 in a win against the Orlando Magic. In April 2011, Dorell Wright made a record 184 3rd franchise in a season in a home win versus the Los Angeles Lakers, surpassing Richardson's 183 in 2005-06. He then broke another NBA record, as the first player to score more points in his seventh season than in all his first six seasons combined in a win against the Portland Trail Blazers. He ended the season with the most three-point shot made in the NBA that season with 194, as well as the most 3s tested with 516, both of which set a new Warrior franchise record.
The Warriors failed to make the playoffs after a 36-win season in 2010-11, and the Smart coach was dismissed on April 27 due to a change of ownership. 17-year-old NBA veteran and former ABC and ESPN commentator Mark Jackson succeeded him as head coach on 6 June. On December 19th, they traded Amundson to Indiana Pacers for small Brandon Rush.
2011-2014: Mark Jackson Era
The Warriors did not improve in the 2011-12 NBA season under coach Jackson, finishing the short-locked season with a 23-43, 13 record at the conference. The team suffered several injuries to key players, and due to lockout, Jackson was unable to build his system at the training camp. They then enter the chaotic rebuilding phase.
Monta Ellis's team leader traded in mid-March 2012, along with Kwame Brown and Ekpe Udoh, to the Milwaukee Bucks for center Andrew Bogut (injured for the season) and former minor soldier forward Stephen Jackson, without playing a game for the Warriors, quickly traded to the San Antonio Spurs for Richard Jefferson and a conditional first-round pick on 15 March. The movement saw the emergence of Stephen Curry and David Lee for the co-captains team, and saw off-guard Klay Thompson, 11 overall selecting the 2011 NBA draft, moving into an early role. On July 11, they earned Jarrett Jack point guard from the New Orleans Hornets in a three-team trade also including the Philadelphia 76ers, who received Dorell Wright from Golden State. On August 1, they signed forward Carl Landry on termination of his one-year contract with the Hornets. In the 2012 NBA draft, they chose a small forward Harrison Barnes with an overall pick of 7, Festus Ezeli center with a 30th pick, a small forward Draymond Green 35th overall, and a 1-inch 1-inch Ognjen Kuzmic 52 overall center. In early November, Rush's swingman disappeared for the year with a torn ACL after falling awkwardly in court early in the second game of the season, and less than a month later, the team announced that Bogut was absent indefinitely with a more serious foot injury than reported. Bogut does not return to regular play until the end of the season.
Out of this vortex of trade and injury with the team that started two beginners (Barnes and Ezeli) in the 2012-13 season, the Warriors had one of their best start in decades, winning their 20th before reaching 30 games for the first time since 1992 The Warriors also reached a milestone by completing their first 6-1 journey in franchise history, including a 97-95 win over the reigning Heat champions in Miami. On April 9, 2013, with victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Warriors clinched the playoffs for the second time in 19 years and the first time since 2006-07 "We Believe" Warriors. This time, the local battlecry is "We Belong".
The team finished the 2012-13 season with a 47-35 record, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs by winning four of six games. They lost in the second half to the San Antonio Spurs, four games to two. This is the first playoff experience for all starters of this group except Andrew Bogut.
Other highlights of the season include Stephen Curry's three-point basket to record the NBA singles season, giving him the nickname of "baby assassin", and naming striker David Lee to the NBA All-Star Game 2013 as a backup, ending a 16-year drought without an All Star , dating back to Latrell Sprewell in the 1997 season. Curry and Klay Thompson, dubbed "Splash Brothers" by team employee Brian Witt for their backcourt prowess, combined for 483 three-pointers during the season, easily beat the previous record of 435 set by Orlando Magic's Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott in 1995-96.
With their only option in the 2013 NBA draft, the Warriors made the 22-year-old Serbian Nemanja Nedovic, voted 30th and last in the first half. In early July 2013, Golden State signed the former Denver Nuggets swingman and free agent Andre Iguodala on a four-year, $ 48 million contract. To make space under their pay caps, Warriors traded Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and Brandon Rush, along with several draft picks, including their 2014 and 2017 first-round options, to the Utah Jazz. The Warriors lost free agent guards, Jarrett Jack, who left for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and free agent power, Carl Landry, who went to the Sacramento Kings. To help fill the void left by Landry, the Warriors signed Marreese Speights forward-center into a three-year, $ 10 million contract. The team also signed a one-year contract with veteran center Jermaine O'Neal ($ 2 million) and point guard Toney Douglas ($ 1.6 million). On August 21, the Warriors signed a 7'1 "Serbian center Ognjen Kuzmic, who has played in Europe since selection in the 2012 NBA draft, for a guaranteed two-year deal.
The Warriors start the 2013-14 season which shows flashes of brilliance and also many irregularities. In early December their record was 12-9, compared with 17-4 the previous year. One of the challenging factors is a difficult start schedule that makes them play 14 of their first 22 games on the road, including 10 matches against teams holding playoff spots in the standings. The injury stream also keeps the team back, including injured Festus Ezeli (an off-season operation to fix right knee, get out for the season), Toney Douglas (left tibia stress reaction, exits nearly a month from mid November to December), and Jermaine O'Neal (right wrist injury and surgery, out of mid-November to early February). Stephen Curry and Harrison Barnes also came out for at least four games before all star breaks, each with a minor injury. Most prominent of all, Iguodala experienced a hamstring pull in late November that kept him out for more than a month, during which time the Soldiers suffered significantly at both ends of defense and offensive courts, and the team posted a 5-7 record loss while expressing a lack of depth in their benches. With Iguodala back in the lineup, the Warriors continued their 10-game winning streak, which included six straight wins in one trip, tying the NBA record. The winning streak is the longest for the franchise since the 1975 championship year, and only one drawback of the team record of 11 consecutive wins, set in the 1971-72 season.
To strengthen their poor performing benches, the Warriors traded three teams on January 15, sending Douglas to the Miami Heat and picking up Jordan Crawford and MarShon Brooks guards from Boston Celtics and then, the day before the trading deadline, Kent Bazemore and Brooks trades to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for veteran point guard Steve Blake. In part thanks to the increase in the effectiveness of their reserve team, driven by the addition of Blake and Crawford and 35-year-old Jermaine O'Neal (who returned faster than expected from wrist surgery), the Warriors were one of the winning teams in the NBA after a pause all-star. Nonetheless, and despite some victories over competitors, the team featured a pattern of game loss for the inferior team even in their home arena. On 11 April, at 112-95 stomping the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, the Warriors grabbed the playoff berth in successive seasons for the first time since 1991 and 1992. However, just one day earlier lost against the Portland Trail Blazers, Andrew Bogut suffered a bone a cracked rib that will make it out of the post-season, a major blow to the hopes of a six-seed Warriors playoff.
The Warriors ended the 2013-14 season 51-31, winning more than 50 games just for the fourth time in franchise history, finishing 20 games over.500 for the first time in 22 years, and tying the 1991-92 squad for the all-time sign franchise from 24 wins on the way. Even without Bogut, in the first round of the Warriors playoffs against third-seeded Los Angeles Clippers into the seventh game and decided, the Warriors lost, bringing their 2013-14 season to an end. This is the season of many tense moments in which the Warriors' play in 17 regular season games are decided by 2 points or less, 6 matches with a winning shot in the last 3 seconds, and 7 comeback wins in which the Warriors have trailed 15 points or more.
In another important event for the season, Curry is named for the starting lineup for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. For Curry, the only Warrior named team, this is his first star appearance in five seasons as an NBA player. Curry hit another important milestone in a 4 triple-double post for the season, tying an unrivaled franchise record since Wilt Chamberlain in 1963-1964. Curry also recorded the best career averages in points and assists; averaging 24.0 points and 8.5 assists in this season. Curry and Klay Thompson continue to set a league record in shooting three points. On February 7, in a 102-87 victory over the Chicago Bulls, the backcourt duo became the first team mates to each make a three-pointer in 30 consecutive games. Curry, who finished the season with 261 threes, set an individual record for three three-point shots in a two-season span with 533, surpassing the 478 previously set by Seattle Supersonic Ray Allen in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Together, Thompson and Curry join for 484 threes this year, beating an NBA record they set the previous year.
2014-present: Steve Kerr Era
On May 14, 2014, Golden State Warriors named Steve Kerr as team head coach, in a reported $ 25 million deal for five years. This is the first head-training position for Kerr, 48, a five-time champion NBA champion point who holds an all-time career record for accuracy in three-point shooting (.454). Kerr previously served as president and general manager for the Phoenix Suns basketball team (2007 to 2010), and has recently worked as an NBA broadcast analyst for Turner Network Television (TNT).
The Warriors finish the 2014-15 season with a record of 67-15, the best in the league and the most wins in franchise history. The Warriors also finished with a 39-2 home record, the second best in NBA history. They were first in defensive efficiency for the season and second in offensive efficiency, narrowly losing the mark that Julius Erving led the Sixers achieved by being first in offensive and defensive efficiency. On May 4, Stephen Curry was named the Most Valuable 2014-15 NBA Player, the first Soldier to do since Wilt Chamberlain in 1960. In the first round of the playoffs, they swept the New Orleans Pelicans, beating the Memphis Grizzlies in the second half. spinning in six matches and defeating the Houston Rockets in five Western Conference Final matches. The Warriors advanced to their first NBA finals since 1975, where they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games to win their fourth NBA title, and the first in 40 years. Andre Iguodala was named Finals MVP.
Other highlights of the season include Stephen Curry breaking his own record for three-pointers made in a season with 286. He and Klay Thompson make a combination of 525 three-pointers, most by duo in NBA history. In the postseason, Curry broke the record of Reggie Miller of 58 making three-pointers in a single postseason with 98. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke the NBA record for points in a quarter with 37 in third. Curry is also the leader in voting for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, winning the 2014-15 Valuable Player award and the ESPYs Best Male Athlete 2015 award.
The Warriors started the 2015-16 season by winning their first 24 games, beating the best previous start in NBA history, set by the Houston Rockets 1993-94 and 1948-49 Washington Capitols at 15-0. The Warriors surpassed the 1969-70 New York Knicks to start the best journey in NBA history in 14-0, which was also a streak of success along the third path. The start of their record set ended when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12, 2015. The Warriors broke the 131-08-0 record set by the baseball team. Louis Maroons 1884, to claim the best start to a season in all major professional sports in America. Golden State has also won 28 regular matches of consecutive seasons since the 2014-15 season, surpassing 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second longest winning streak in NBA history. The team set a consecutive NBA record 54 consecutive streak in a streak that stretches from 31 January 2015 to 29 March 2016. The previous record 44 was held by the Chicago Bulls team from 1995-96 led by Michael Jordan.
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are all named the All-Star Game, the first time the Warriors have had three All-Stars since 1976. Green broke the Golden State franchise record of nine triple-doubles in a single season. Curry broke a record lot of three points during the season, including his own NBA record to make a three-point throw in the 286 season; he finished the season with 402 three points. He made three-pointers in 151 games in a row, which broke the NBA 127 record set by Kyle Korver in 2014. On 27 February 2016, Curry also tied the NBA record of twelve three-point shots made in one game, alongside -same holding with Donyell Marshall and Kobe Bryant. On April 3, 2016, the Warriors have won 69 matches by beating the Portland Trailblazers at home, becoming the fourth team in NBA History to win 69 wins in a season, joining the Lakers from 1971 to 72, 1995-96 Bulls and 1996- 97 Bulls.
On April 13, 2016, Golden State scored the most wins in a single season, beating Memphis, and completing a 73-9. On May 10, 2016, Stephen Curry was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second season in a row. Curry is the 11th player to win a back-to-back MVP award and became the first player in NBA history to win the MVP award unanimously, winning all 131 first votes. Golden State Warriors went into their second successive appearance in the final with a rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors went to a 3-1 lead, but the Cavaliers made a comeback to tie the series with 3 wins each. In Game 7, the Golden State Warriors lost the championship series on their homecourt, and earned an unfavorable disparity into the first team to surrender a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
On July 4, 2016, Kevin Durant announced he would leave Oklahoma City Thunder to sign a 2-year contract with Golden State Warriors. On July 7, Durant signed his contract, which gave the Warriors the fourth All-NBA player on their team. The signing of Durant makes Warriors a favorite favorite to win the NBA championship, according to oddsmaker.
The Warriors post many important achievements during the regular 2016-17 season. On November 7, 2016, Stephen Curry set the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a match with 13, in a 116-106 win over Pelicans. On December 5, 2016, Klay Thompson scored 60 points in 29 minutes, in a 142-106 win over the Pacers. Thus, Thompson became the first player in NBA history to score 60 or more points in less than 30 minutes of play. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are all named the NBA All-Star Game 2017, making the Warriors the only eighth team in NBA history to have four All-Stars. On February 10, 2017, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to post triple-double with less than 10 points. On March 2, 2017, the Warriors streaked for most of the game with no back-to-back defeat ending in 146 with a 94-87 loss over the Chicago Bulls. The streak exceeded the previous record of 95 held by the Utah Jazz.
The Warriors won home advantage throughout the 2017 playoffs, thanks to a regular 2016-17 67-15 season record. They are the first team in NBA playoff history to start 12-0, beating in the order of Trail Blazers, Jazz, and Spurs. The 2017 final again pitted the Warriors against Cavalier, becoming the first time in NBA history that the two teams meet in the Finals for three consecutive years. Warriors won the championship after advancing 4-1 in the Final, and their 16-1 playoff record collected the best winning percentage (0.941) in NBA playoff history. Kevin Durant was named the Finals MVP award after he scored at least 30 points in all five NBA Finals games and averaged 35.2 points per game. Victory at Oracle Arena to secure the title was the first title win by the Bay Area team at home since Oakland Athletics won the World Series at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in 1974, capping off a three-peat World Series run.
On June 8, 2018, the Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games, becoming the ninth team that has swept their rivals in the NBA Finals History. They have established themselves as dynasties with the second and third consecutive championships in the last four years.
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Further reading
- Peterson, Robert W. (2002). "BAA and War Between the League". Coop for Jump Shot: The Early Years of Pro Basketball . Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp.Ã, 150-165. ISBNÃ, 0-8032-8772-0.
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