golden state warriors thread

reporting from china that klay is indeed still sponsored by anta

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ahoy

all the labels say this. thinking about picking up a hoody or something

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bah

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ha nice

Love it!

Do they sell the ship captain hat, should make that with that slogan in it

Actually, looking again at the first picture you posted, it is their logo on the hat, so maybe they actually do sell it!

I worry a little bit that this 3-game winning streak might be a mirage instead of a real turning point and that the front office will keep the team in play-in purgatory.

My impression was the dubs have been in a lot of close games this year. Turns out all but 2 of their games have been within 10 points win or lose. So a 3 game win streak could easily be noise.

Something like 12 close games in a row

So this spells out a question I had about drafting TJD:

So how exactly were they able to land Jackson-Davis with the 57th pick?

Contracts are not guaranteed for second-rounders. Teams will often use those picks to draft-and-stash an international prospect or, more recently, find someone that they can give a two-way contract.

Jackson-Davis was a victim of that newer strategy. He’d later learn that right around the 35th pick, almost every team began calling his agency — led by James Dunleavy, the brother of Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy — indicating a desire to draft Jackson-Davis. But they wanted Jackson-Davis to accept a two-way contract, not a guaranteed roster spot.

That’s a team-friendly, restrictive contractual starting point for a rookie. Jackson-Davis wanted a guaranteed deal. So his agency kept nudging him away from inquiring teams unwilling to guarantee a deal. A second-round tumble began. Jackson-Davis, in frustration, tweeted: “Y’all will regret it. I promise you.”

https://theathletic.com/5158386/2023/12/23/warriors-trayce-jackson-davis/

i mean he was already in the second round

The dunleavy connection definitely makes it feel like tampering, at least in spirit, but it's late second round so I guess nobody really cares.

Brandin Podziemski with a SPECTACULAR DIME to Trayce Jackson-Davis for the slam 😤pic.twitter.com/A24bRexgH0

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 24, 2023

Dubs been playing much better with the young ‘uns getting big minutes, dray dnp- suspended, and wiggins less involved. Will see tomorrow at Denver if the dubs have turned the proverbial corner

:)

They need dray to defend Jokic.

don't worry. dray's still on the payroll.

I love klay man

"Sometimes I forget just how successful and how lucky I've been... just to enjoy being in this Warriors uniform."

Klay Thompson shares some heartfelt thoughts after a conversation he had with Steve Kerr on adjusting his mindset through the last chapter of his career pic.twitter.com/aCbJBb2WXa

— KNBR (@KNBR) January 3, 2024

He was incredible tonight, basically locked up paolo all 2nd half. He can’t stay with quick guards any more but he can def body up big some big wings

He also wasn't forcing his shots so much and made some great passes.

Notable since Draymond was not prohibited from being around the team. https://t.co/D7bZQfpL8o

— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) January 3, 2024

Why does Draymond need to give the team space? It really makes me wonder if he'd been grinding on people's nerves behind the scenes in addition to his on-court stuff.

hes got to have been grinding on peoples nerves the whole time hes been there lol, hes a very annoying person

lol yeah i was gonna say... what could possibly give you that idea?

dudes taken years off of kerrs life

yeah last nights quotes seem bad

I hear you guys but Kerr doesn't usually talk about Dray like that

never

In other news, I would like to see Gary Payton the Second complete an entire basketball game

yeah man rough stuff

would also be nice if kerr would play moody more and less cp

cp has been good!!

I hear you guys but Kerr doesn't usually talk about Dray like that

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:32 PM (fifty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

never

― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Wednesday, January 3, 2024 3:36 PM (fifty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

thats cause hes a pro, a diplomats son

ergo reading the tea leaves his change in tone reflects a formal institutional shift in the warriors relationship to dray

Yeah that best sums it up, and frankly it's about time. Here's hoping he can return and rebuild sustainable relationships with everyone. If a "humbled" Draymond can't play to his contract though - it's going to be a pretty tense vibe the rest of this season and beyond. Wonder how soon he might be traded

cp has been good!!

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the lack of clarity on this is mind boggling

It's understandable to me that Dray, the Warriors, the NBA and the NBAPA aren't disclosing the exact conditions placed on Dray's return or the type of help Dray is getting to meet those conditions, because they probably involve medical privacy issues.

This bespoke suspension is 100% organic

Not so indefinite anymore: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39241781/draymond-green-set-return-warriors-facility-sources-say

damage control baby!

“I don’t know that. Apparently someone else does, but I don’t.”

Steve Kerr on ESPN report that Draymond Green will be returning to Warriors facility soon to ramp up toward return from suspension. pic.twitter.com/RRhqEJWr4I

— KNBR (@KNBR) January 5, 2024

This is it

I think Chris Paul is entering an era of his career where coaches trust him because he makes them feel safe when he’s on the court but in actuality he’s hurting the team

— Seerat Sohi (@seeratsohi) January 5, 2024

that's what it felt like when shaq was on the suns

Guess who was the mastermind behind that trade lol

full circle!

koc otm

Thinking about how Steve Kerr couldn’t find a single minute for Jonathan Kuminga in the fourth quarter. But Michael Malone benched MPJ for Peyton Watson in the closing minutes.

Two dramatically different approaches. One that makes sense. One that doesn’t. https://t.co/W41R3yBQqq

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 5, 2024