The Golden State Warriors won 46 games this season, but that was not enough to make the playoffs.
If they were in the Eastern Conference they’d have been the 8th seed, instead they were 10th out West before being unceremoniously bounced out of the play-in tournament.
That reminds me a lot of the 2007 Warriors, the edition that came after the We Believe season who tied a record for most regular season wins without making the postseason.
How fitting that Dan Le Batard interviewed two card carrying members of that squad, Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes.
“Captain Jack” averaged a hair under 25 points per game over 73 contests. Barnes also played 73 games for the Dubs that season,
His running mate Stack Jack added another point in light of Draymond Green’s suspensions and Thompson’s inconsistencies.
Well said by two former Warriors who know what it’s like to put on the Bay’s basketball team’s colors and fight to the very end, even if that means missing the playoffs.
The Warriors could prefer to continue developing some of their younger talent rather than bring Paul back for a second season with the team.
Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody could benefit from additional on-ball reps, and Paul’s departure would undoubtedly open those up.
as part of the trade that sent Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards.
He played 58 games for Steve Kerr’s team this season, averaging 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists on 44.1% shooting from the field and 37.1% shooting from the perimeter.
Paul has a team option on his contract for next season worth $30 million.
The Warriors are expected to decline that option, which would allow the veteran ball-handler to enter unrestricted free agency in the summer.
According to Kurt Helin of NBC Sports, the Warriors could decide not to bring the veteran guard back next season.
