After signing LeBron James in free agency, the Los Angeles Lakers methodically, if imperfectly, assembled a team around him that would allow them to carve out max money next summer. Could it have all been for naught? Conventional wisdom says no. The Lakers are the Lakers. LeBron is LeBron. Surely, together, they’ll attract another star. [...]
October 16, 2018
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More and more people see a scenario in which Kevin Durant could leave the Golden State Warriors during free agency this summer. Owner Joe Lacob isn’t one of them. From the The Mercury News‘ Mark Medina: “For some reason, everyone thinks this year is different than last,” Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob told Bay Area News [...]
October 16, 2018
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Draymond Green would love to end his career with the best team in NBA history. Go figure, right? Except, there’s more to his loyalty and interest in staying with the Golden State Warriors than tongue-in-cheek formalities. Kevin Durant has a player option for next summer and has been signing a series of one-year deals. Klay [...]
October 12, 2018
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Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob isn’t concerned about his team becoming complacent after winning three NBA titles over the past four years. On the contrary, he believes their drive to continue dominating is what should scare opponents. As he told The Athletic’s Ethan Strauss: “We’re still really hungry,” Lacob says of the Warriors. “That’s [...]
July 24, 2018
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Unlike Kevin Durant before him, and potentially unlike Klay Thompson this summer, Draymond Green has no plans to give the Golden State Warriors a discount. But only because he’s been there, done that. Green is eligible for an extension with the Warriors this summer. As ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes notes, though, he has no plans to [...]
June 13, 2018
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Kevin Durant doesn’t have to worry about the Golden State Warriors playing hardball in contract negotiations this year. General manager Bob Myers said they’re prepared to give him whatever it takes. From the Associated Press (via ESPN.com): Durant could sign for as long as four years and about $160 million, and Myers is prepared to [...]
June 13, 2018
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Kevin Durant has every intention of returning to the Golden State Warriors next season. And why wouldn’t he? He’s about to win his second title in as many years. He also accepted about $10 million below his max salary to facilitate returns for Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. Leaving this summer, after declining his player [...]
LeBron James holds the Golden State Warriors in high regard—so much so, he compared them to the New England Patriots following their Game 3 victory over his Cleveland Cavaliers. Here’s his postgame clip, via NBA TV: LeBron has a point here—a salient one. Yes, the Warriors got 43 points on hyper-efficient shooting from Kevin Durant. [...]
On the heels of a Game 2 loss that put them in a 2-0 series hole, the Cleveland Cavaliers certainly didn’t want to hear this: Andre Iguodala is progressing in his return from a left knee contusion and plans to rejoin the Golden State Warriors before the NBA Finals conclude. Here’s ESPN.com’s Chris Haynes with [...]
June 5, 2018
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As the Houston Rockets gave up a 15-point lead and lost game 7 of the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors, 101-92, it became a little hard not to look around and start pointing fingers. At least for me. Somewhat surprisingly, neither James Harden, Eric Gordon, nor Head Coach Mike D’Antoni were anything [...]
May 29, 2018
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