Saturday’s double-technical crunch-time collapse didn’t just come from Golden State’s veteran leader Draymond Green – it came from the only player on the Warriors’ roster that has logged minutes in multiple seasons at the center spot.
Centers Kevon Looney and James Wiseman have one combined appearance in the month of February, with the former nursing a left ankle sprain and the latter missing time with a wrist injury.
Read MoreIt was no secret that Kelly Oubre Jr. struggled to start the season. Oubre was brought in to start alongside Andrew Wiggins on the wing in order to replace the injured Klay Thompson. After a career year with the Suns in the 2019-20 season in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, and shot 35.2% from three (all career highs), the Warriors took a shot on Oubre in order to keep their postseason hopes alive.
Read MoreWhile the NBA’s MVP award is one of the highest honors a player can receive, it’s an award that tends to come with inconsistent criteria. One year, the “best player on the best team” is the automatic shoo-in, while the next year the player with the most eye-popping stats gets the MVP nod. Truthfully, whoever the media wants to win MVP before the season starts is usually who ends up with the trophy at season’s end. So, what will it take for a media outsider to take this prestigious award?
Enter Stephen Curry.
Read MoreIn the ramp-up to March’s trade deadline and an NBA All-Star game in the middle of a pandemic, the priorities of the players and management are front and center.
And after the Golden State Warriors’ (15-13) 129-98 win over the visiting Cavaliers on Monday, Draymond Green took to the podium to address Cleveland’s purposeful sitting of center Andre Drummond as the team tries to find a trade for the big man.
Read MoreOn a night when its NBA affiliate was trounced in Kevin Durant’s return to the Bay, the Santa Cruz Warriors (1-2) righted the ship in the G League Bubble.
After losing to the G League Ignite and the Delaware Blue Coats on Wednesday and Friday, respectively, the Warriors took down the Westchester Knicks 124-116 on Saturday.
Santa Cruz was paced in scoring by guard Jeremy Lin, who led all players in assists and points, scoring 29 while dishing out nine assists. Lin was extremely efficient from distance, going 7-of-9 from three and maintaining his success as a distributor which has him third in the Bubble in assists.
Read MoreHis performance on the Warriors’ recent roadtrip was reminiscent of the Stephen Curry at the apex of his unfairness in 2015-16.
Curry made a ridiculous no-look flipshot Tuesday against the Spurs after hitting an off-the-dribble triple from the logo in Dallas, and averaged 37.3 points on 57.6% shooting and 50% from three over the four games in Texas.
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