Warriors

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 [...]

Klay Thompson isn’t worried about championship fatigue derailing the Golden State Warriors’ quest for a three-peat—mostly because this time, they’re trying to do it as a parting gift to the city of Oakland. From ESPN.com’s Nick Friedell: “We want to do it for the fans of Oakland,” Thompson said after Sunday’s practice. “Been so loyal [...]

Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Warriors has paid off handsomely, two NBA titles and two NBA Finals MVPs. While much can change and there is still a whole season to play, it is hard to imagine a similar scenario not playing out in year three. Durant will enter free agency once again next summer [...]

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 [...]

Are you impressed by Kevin Durant’s rap skills? If so, you have something in common with JaVale McGee. Speaking with ESPN The Magazine’s Sam Alipour, the former Golden State Warriors center spoke to KD’s skills on the mic: I’ve been hearing for years from guys around the league that your old teammate Kevin Durant has some skills as [...]

Many around the league, including Lakers executives, are adamant that the Lakers aim is to beat the Warriors this season. While this is obviously true for all of the other 29 NBA teams, LeBron knows his new squad has a long way to go to get to that level. “We’re picking up from scratch. So, [...]

Should we just pencil in Klay Thompson for an extension with the Golden State Warriors now? It sure sounded like we should during the team’s media day. Thompson is slated for free agency next summer, but the Warriors can sign him to an extension by the October deadline. He was naturally asked about it, and [...]

Count Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey among those who are intrigued by the Golden State Warriors’ addition of DeMarcus Cousins—not entirely sold, to be sure, but definitely interested in what it may or may not mean. Here’s an excerpt from his appearance on The Dan Patrick Show (h/t ProBasketballTalk’s Dan Feldman): I was really curious. [...]

The 2019 NBA off-season projects to be even more wild than the 2018 off-season as a third of the league will have max cap space and multiple stars will be available including Kawhi Leonard and Klay Thompson. The rumor mill has already started where these high caliber players could/should choose to take their talents elsewhere, [...]

Kevin Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 off-season after coming within minutes of defeating them a month before will go down as one of the most infamous decisions in NBA history. One would assume it was a decision Durant labored over for days and weeks [...]