When one of the greatest basketball players to ever lace em up, and the undisputed best player in franchise history commits to signing an extension to stay in one place through their late thirties, the expectation is that the team around him will be up to standard to compete for an illusive fifth NBA championship
Read MoreAfter leaks throughout the week, the National Basketball Association officially released the schedule for all 30 teams for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Read MoreThe Warriors have certainly not had the busiest free agency period among NBA teams this offseason, but they have made a few moves designed to add a veteran presence to a squad that received some criticism last season for being too young and inexperienced. They started by bringing in capable shooters in Otto Porter Jr. and Nemanja Bjelica. More recently, they brought back Andre Iguodala, a strong defender and ballhandler who proved himself to be both a fan favorite and a vocal leader during his previous tenure in Golden State, which lasted from 2013 to 2019. Although the team missed out on other targets, such as Nicolas Batum and Patty Mills, all three acquisitions appear at least on paper to upgrade the roster.
Read MoreHe’s back.
It was early Friday morning when Jonathan Abrams of the New York Times tweeted out the news that Andre Iguodala would be returning to the team in which he had won three championship with.
Read MoreAt seventh overall, Jonathan Kuminga was Golden State’s first lottery pick in the NBA draft. For years, Kuminga has been lauded for his size, speed and otherworldly-potential, but his journey to bring those skills to fruition hasn’t been the easiest.
Kuminga was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and played basketball ever since he could remember. He was born with basketball in his blood, as is his whole family—his parents hooped, his cousin, Emmanuel Mudiay, plays for the Utah Jazz, his other cousin, Omari Gudul, currently plays professionally in Romania, and his older brother played at Texas Tech. Even though he was born to play basketball, hooping competitively in Africa certainly wasn’t as convenient as it is in the states.
Read MoreTrade exceptions.
You might have heard of them from NBA 2k or from a Shams Charania tweet, but it isn’t totally obvious what they are. However, if you follow a team like the Warriors – which seem to always be in the middle of trade rumors – understanding what a traded player exception is could potentially be extremely relevant, and exciting.
Now, the same could be in play for Kelly Oubre Jr., with the topic brought up in the Warriors Off-Season 2021 Primer, posted by u/perksofthesewalls in r/warriors.
Wes Goldberg from the Mercury News reported Bob Myers wants Oubre back, and despite his benching, Oubre has a good relationship with the Warriors’ organization. So, if Oubre ends up wanting to leave via a sign-and-trade, Golden State still does not want to lose him for nothing – and they could leverage their good standing with the wing to get the traded player exception in return.
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