The top of the mountain is hard to reach. Teams and players consistently put up historic stats in the regular season only to fall short on the path to the NBA Finals, the playoffs proving to be a different game. Draymond Green once made the point that there are 82-game players, and there are 16-game players, further putting an emphasis on that difference.
Read MoreWith Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole now having finalized extensions, the Warriors have a much clearer picture of what their future will be like for the next 5 years. There is one more extension situation that we all thought they’d have to take care of, but according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, that might not end up being the case for another two seasons:
Read MoreA few hours after the Jordan Poole $140 million extension, the Warriors announced that Andrew Wiggins would also be signing a 4-year extension worth $109 million. Both the Warriors PR team and Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news and explained the details of the contract.
Read MoreWell ahead of the October 17th deadline, the Warriors and Jordan Poole have agreed on a 4-year contract extension worth $130 million. This was anticipated even prior to last week’s team incidence with Draymond Green, but after it seems Poole was a deciding factor in Green only receiving a fine as punishment, he’s made it clear that his maturity alone is worth the spend.
Read MoreThe Warriors have been known throughout their dynasty for their ability to keep their core of players stable. While Draymond Green’s recent actions have caused a sort of rift in the locker room, it doesn’t take away from the fact that the team’s success has always been at least in part to the chemistry the players have together. And as we look towards the newest brand of Warriors basketball, it’s important to keep tabs on groups or duos where that may emerge.
Read MoreDespite all the hoop-la and media circus surrounding the Golden State Warriors the past week, Warriors guard Jordan Poole entered the Chase Center on Oct. 9 just like any other game day. Like a professional, he tuned out the noise and went to work against the Los Angeles Lakers. Poole torched the Lakers on a 10-for-19 shooting performance and cashed in three 3-pointers en-route to 25 points.
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