After the all-time great left the Warriors this summer to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors will be playing without him for the first time in 13 years. According to Kendra Andrews of ESPN, the Warriors have signed a number of players to replace Klay Thompson and departing Chris Paul, which has given Stephen Curry and Draymond Green hope for the upcoming campaign.
According to sources, both players are thrilled with the decisions Golden State has made thus far this summer. According to sources, Curry and Green are showing faith that the club can benefit from what has transpired this offseason—as long as it stays competitive.”
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Andrews also revealed that Curry and Green aren’t seeking to throw their weight around the front office, with Curry in particular not wanting to feel separated from his teammates by making such decisions.
“Sources informed ESPN that neither Curry nor Green want to be “final decision-makers” in regard to roster moves or transactions. But they do want to be consulted. ‘Steph has said, ‘Look, I do not want to be making those decisions. It puts me in a different place than all of my teammates. I do not want that,” a source told ESPN.”
To replace Klay and CP3, the Warriors went and acquired Kyle Anderson, De’Anthony Melton, and Buddy Hield. Anderson was a strong rotational forward for the Timberwolves last season while Melton is considered as an efficient guard who can excel on the defensive end.
Hield is one of the top shooters of the contemporary era in the NBA, converting 1,924 three-pointers since being drafted in 2016, the second-most behind Curry in that span. Since 2019–20, Hield has led the league in three-pointers made, making him the most likely candidate to replace Klay in the Warriors starting lineup.
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Lauri Markkanen, a forward from Finland, was strongly linked to a trade with the Warriors, but he ultimately decided to stay with the Jazz after agreeing to a $238 million, five-year contract. In exchange for saving numerous first-round picks and junior player Brandin Podziemski, Golden State declined to pay the Jazz a hefty price.
The Markkanen story is finally resolved, and the Warriors are happy with their current roster, having missed out on Paul George, their second top goal. With their new signings joining Curry, Green, Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga, Andrew Wiggins, and others, they have a strong playing rotation. Although the team will be strong, will they improve on their Play-In loss from the previous season?
Curry put up 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists on average the previous season, but in order to keep the Warriros in the hunt, he may need to get back to his 2021–22 level of play. Curry scored more over thirty points a game that season, but the Warriors also failed to make the playoffs, so there’s no simple fix.
We appear to know the Warriors roster going into next season, with possible future transactions contingent on how the team performs from October to February. The franchise is unlikely to pursue talents like Zach LaVine or Brandon Ingram.
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