With the recent signing of Dario Saric, the Warriors have booked up what appears to be their 13th roster spot. Last year’s team followed a strategy that involved leaving the 15th spot vacant in case one of their two-way players showed some serious growth over the course of the season, and while that plan was inevitably wasted on Anthony Lamb, Golden State appears to be following the same concept this year, as most reports indicate they’ll look to only roster 14 players (not including their 2-way contracts).
Read MoreNBA Summer League begins next week, and with it, we’ll have our first look at the two rookies the Warriors brought into the fold from the recent NBA Draft: Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
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 MoreThe biggest issue the Warriors had according to both fans and detractors last season, was the lack of a true center. Kevon Looney apparently heard the noise, and put up a performance fit for somebody four inches taller than him: Despite the implication that the Dubs couldn’t match up with the size of other teams in the West, they managed to win a ring without a player over 6’9 tall on their active roster for the playoffs.
Read MoreWith the conclusion of the 2022 NBA Draft — the Warriors continue their busy off-season with the California Classic.
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