Following hours of silence after the official opening of the Free Agency period, the Golden State Warriors are finally on the board as they came to agreement with Otto Porter Jr. on a veteran minimum deal.
Chris Haynes of Yahoo! Sports broke then news first on Monday night. Haynes also noted that the former member of the Orlando Magic had turned down midlevel exception offers elsewhere and opted to join Golden State at the minimum.
Read MoreIn what has been an uneventful first five hours of free agency for the Golden State Warriors, free agent Kent Bazemore has agreed to a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers per the Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Read MoreIn one of the deepest NBA drafts in recent memory, one of the least-surprising picks was the Golden State Warriors selecting Moses Moody out of Arkansas at #14. The team was long speculated to be interested in what a win-now two-way guard like Moody could do for them in the short term, and with Chris Duarte from Oregon (another name the Warriors were tied to ahead of the draft) going the pick before to the Indiana Pacers, Moody seemed like an inevitable addition. Moody’s a good two-way player, but he lacks shot creation or playmaking abilities beyond his catch-and-shoot capabilities.
Read MoreThe speculation and anticipation around the July 29 NBA Draft can now be put to rest – Golden State kept its No. 7 and No. 14 picks, selecting forward Jonathan Kuminga of the G League Ignite and guard Moses Moody from Arkansas, respectively.
Now, the Warriors have a team to build.
A few mainstays of the 2020-21 rotation have their statuses in flux. Kelly Oubre, whose Golden State career has been rocky at its worst and awkwardly successful at its best, is going to be an unrestricted free agent in the coming offseason.
Read MoreBasketball never stops. The 3rd annual California Classic in Sacramento is nearly here.
Read MoreA significant step towards the Golden State Warriors’ path back to title contention began with tonight’s 2021 NBA Draft. Armed with both the seventh and 14th picks in this year’s draft, Golden State had the ability to alter the roster both immediately and with the future in mind. Yet if you were to weigh whether winning now or investing in the future is more crucial, the former would be the resounding answer.
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