We’re just under a week and a half away from the official start of NBA training camp, occurring roughly a month before the start of the season and a week before the preseason. The Warriors have some questions which they’ll need answered in that timeframe, as they still have two roster spots they need to fill out before the beginning of the season.
Read MoreThe Summer League games are finally over as the Trail Blazers were crowned champions and given newly made championship rings on Sunday afternoon. Overall, the Dubs Summer League squad only won a single game which left many fans concerned. But the main goal for the team this year was to get their three young players in Moody, Wiseman, and Kuminga, valuable minutes to expand and become more comfortable in their roles for next season. And while that didn’t equate to many wins, the trio along with a few others played extremely well. Here were four takeaways from the teams’ play:
Read MoreIt’s been about fifteen months since James Wiseman last played a basketball game and on Sunday night against the Spurs he made his return. The seven footer put up a healthy 11 points on seven shots along with two blocks. Here was his first bucket back:
Read MoreHis first highlight as a Warrior came with about a minute left in the first quarter of Golden State’s Christmas Day victory from the Valley of the Sun.
Quinndary Weatherspoon went under a screen, jumped a pass from Cameron Payne intended for Chris Paul and used a give-and-go with Juan Toscano Anderson to hit a left-handed layup.
Read MoreIf you are on Twitter these days, there are some common themes, or phrases, seeming to populate everybody’s feeds: “Health and safety protocols” and “10-day hardship deal”.
And with the Warriors’ placing Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole so far in the former category, Golden State went ahead and signed its first player to a hardship deal Wednesday.
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