Golden State Warriors
Roster

Mar 12, 1957

LAL 100

GSW 94

Boxscore

Mar 13, 1957

LAL 114

GSW 97

Boxscore

Mar 16, 1957

GSW

PHI

Game preview

Mar 18, 1957

PHI

GSW

Game preview

Golden State Warriors leaders

Season leaders

Points

Paul Arizin 1m94 / 6-4 28 years old

25.6
Neil Johnston 2m04 / 6-8 27 years old

22.8
Joe Graboski 2m01 / 6-7 26 years old

14.3

Rebounds

Neil Johnston 2m04 / 6-8 27 years old

11.9
Joe Graboski 2m01 / 6-7 26 years old

8.1
Paul Arizin 1m94 / 6-4 28 years old

7.7

Assists

Golden State Warriors 1956-1957 stats

NBA

Player	Height	Age	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	3P%	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	Fo	Pts	PTS	REB	AST
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	25.6	7.7	2	71	37-34	4.5	-	42.2%	82.9%	7.7	2	3.9	25.6	37	19	7
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	22.8	11.9	2.8	69	35-34	3.3	-	44.7%	81.8%	11.9	2.8	3.3	22.8	38	24	10
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	14.3	8.1	1.9	72	37-35	3.6	-	34.9%	78%	8.1	1.9	3.4	14.3	31	21	5
Jack George	1m89	28	10.5	4.4	4.5	67	35-32	2.7	-	33.7%	68.2%	4.4	4.5	2.5	10.5	24	11	10
Larry Costello	1m86	25	7.6	4.2	3.2	72	37-35	3.4	-	37.7%	78.8%	4.2	3.2	2.5	7.6	19	12	12
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	7	3.8	2.5	72	37-35	3.5	-	38.4%	70.7%	3.8	2.5	2.2	7	27	12	10
Walt Davis	2m03	25	6.6	4.4	0.8	65	35-30	2.9	-	40.7%	69.8%	4.4	0.8	3.6	6.6	17	13	4
George Dempsey	1m89	27	4.5	3.2	1.8	71	37-34	2.2	-	44.4%	53.4%	3.2	1.8	1.5	4.5	19	9	7
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	3.7	2.9	0.6	38	18-20	3	-	37.7%	68.4%	2.9	0.6	1.3	3.7	10	7	3
John T. Moore	1m96	24	2.2	2	0.4	57	29-28	1.9	-	40.2%	80.9%	2	0.4	1.3	2.2	7	8	2
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	2	0.5	1.5	2	1-1	1	-	28.6%	-	0.5	1.5	0	2	4	1	2
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	1.4	1.8	0.2	20	12-8	1.5	-	29.7%	50%	1.8	0.2	0.7	1.4	7	7	1
Hal Lear	1m83	21	1.3	0.3	0.3	3	1-2	1	-	33.3%	-	0.3	0.3	1	1.3	4	1	1
Total			100.4	50	19.6	72	37-35	29	-	39.6%	77.3%	50	19.6	24.2	100.4
Opponents			98.8	56.4	18.3	72	-	30.7	-	37.5%	74.9%	56.4	18.3	25.4	98.8
Gap			1,6	-6,4	1,3	0	-	-1.7	0%	2,1%	2,4%	-6,4	1,3	-1,2	1,6

Average
height 195 cm

Average
age 26 years old

Player	Height	Age	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	2P	3P	FG	FT	Reb	Ast	Fo	Pts	Eff
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	1817	544	140	71	37-34	321	613/1451	0/0	613/1451	591/713	544	140	275	1817	-
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	1575	821	196	69	35-34	225	520/1163	0/0	520/1163	535/654	821	196	230	1575	-
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	1032	584	135	72	37-35	256	390/1118	0/0	390/1118	252/323	584	135	248	1032	-
Jack George	1m89	28	705	296	301	67	35-32	184	253/750	0/0	253/750	199/292	296	301	170	705	-
Larry Costello	1m86	25	547	305	230	72	37-35	244	186/494	0/0	186/494	175/222	305	230	181	547	-
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	501	277	177	72	37-35	254	195/508	0/0	195/508	111/157	277	177	157	501	-
Walt Davis	2m03	25	430	285	51	65	35-30	188	178/437	0/0	178/437	74/106	285	51	234	430	-
George Dempsey	1m89	27	323	228	130	71	37-34	158	134/302	0/0	134/302	55/103	228	130	108	323	-
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	140	111	24	38	18-20	113	57/151	0/0	57/151	26/38	111	24	48	140	-
John T. Moore	1m96	24	124	113	21	57	29-28	109	43/107	0/0	43/107	38/47	113	21	76	124	-
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	4	1	3	2	1-1	2	2/7	0/0	2/7	0/0	1	3	0	4	-
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	28	36	3	20	12-8	30	11/37	0/0	11/37	6/12	36	3	13	28	-
Hal Lear	1m83	21	4	1	1	3	1-2	3	2/6	0/0	2/6	0/0	1	1	3	4	-
Total			7230	3602	1412	72	37-35	2087	2584/6531	-	2584/6531	2062/2667	3602	1412	1743	7230	-
Opponents			7116	4064	1319	72	-	2207	2581/6889	-	2581/6889	1954/2608	4064	1319	1831	7116	-
Gap			114	-462	93	0	-	-120	3/-358	-	3/-358	108/59	-462	93	-88	114	0

Player	Height	Age	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	3P%	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	Fo	Pts	PTS	REB	AST
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	203.8	61	15.7	71	37-34	36	-	42.2%	82.9%	61	15.7	30.8	203.8	37	19	7
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	252	131.4	31.4	69	35-34	36	-	44.7%	81.8%	131.4	31.4	36.8	252	38	24	10
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	145.1	82.1	19	72	37-35	36	-	34.9%	78%	82.1	19	34.9	145.1	31	21	5
Jack George	1m89	28	137.9	57.9	58.9	67	35-32	36	-	33.7%	68.2%	57.9	58.9	33.3	137.9	24	11	10
Larry Costello	1m86	25	80.7	45	33.9	72	37-35	36	-	37.7%	78.8%	45	33.9	26.7	80.7	19	12	12
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	71	39.3	25.1	72	37-35	36	-	38.4%	70.7%	39.3	25.1	22.3	71	27	12	10
Walt Davis	2m03	25	82.3	54.6	9.8	65	35-30	36	-	40.7%	69.8%	54.6	9.8	44.8	82.3	17	13	4
George Dempsey	1m89	27	73.6	51.9	29.6	71	37-34	36	-	44.4%	53.4%	51.9	29.6	24.6	73.6	19	9	7
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	44.6	35.4	7.6	38	18-20	36	-	37.7%	68.4%	35.4	7.6	15.3	44.6	10	7	3
John T. Moore	1m96	24	41	37.3	6.9	57	29-28	36	-	40.2%	80.9%	37.3	6.9	25.1	41	7	8	2
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	72	18	54	2	1-1	36	-	28.6%	-	18	54	0	72	4	1	2
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	33.6	43.2	3.6	20	12-8	36	-	29.7%	50%	43.2	3.6	15.6	33.6	7	7	1
Hal Lear	1m83	21	48	12	12	3	1-2	36	-	33.3%	-	12	12	36	48	4	1	1
Total			124.7	62.1	24.4	72	37-35	36	0%	39.6%	77.3%	62.1	24.4	30.1	124.7

Player	Height	Age	Pts	Reb	Ast	GP	W-L	MIN	3P%	FG%	FT%	Reb	Ast	Fo	Pts	PTS	REB	AST
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	226.4	67.8	17.4	71	37-34	40	-	42.2%	82.9%	67.8	17.4	34.3	226.4	37	19	7
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	280	146	34.8	69	35-34	40	-	44.7%	81.8%	146	34.8	40.9	280	38	24	10
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	161.3	91.3	21.1	72	37-35	40	-	34.9%	78%	91.3	21.1	38.8	161.3	31	21	5
Jack George	1m89	28	153.3	64.3	65.4	67	35-32	40	-	33.7%	68.2%	64.3	65.4	37	153.3	24	11	10
Larry Costello	1m86	25	89.7	50	37.7	72	37-35	40	-	37.7%	78.8%	50	37.7	29.7	89.7	19	12	12
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	78.9	43.6	27.9	72	37-35	40	-	38.4%	70.7%	43.6	27.9	24.7	78.9	27	12	10
Walt Davis	2m03	25	91.5	60.6	10.9	65	35-30	40	-	40.7%	69.8%	60.6	10.9	49.8	91.5	17	13	4
George Dempsey	1m89	27	81.8	57.7	32.9	71	37-34	40	-	44.4%	53.4%	57.7	32.9	27.3	81.8	19	9	7
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	49.6	39.3	8.5	38	18-20	40	-	37.7%	68.4%	39.3	8.5	17	49.6	10	7	3
John T. Moore	1m96	24	45.5	41.5	7.7	57	29-28	40	-	40.2%	80.9%	41.5	7.7	27.9	45.5	7	8	2
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	80	20	60	2	1-1	40	-	28.6%	-	20	60	0	80	4	1	2
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	37.3	48	4	20	12-8	40	-	29.7%	50%	48	4	17.3	37.3	7	7	1
Hal Lear	1m83	21	53.3	13.3	13.3	3	1-2	40	-	33.3%	-	13.3	13.3	40	53.3	4	1	1
Total			138.6	69	27.1	72	37-35	40	0%	39.6%	77.3%	69	27.1	33.4	138.6

Player	Height	Age	USG%	PACE	PIE	PER	GMSCR	AST%	TO%	AST/TO	OREB%	DREB%	REB%
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	29.8%	24,9	11,0	165,7	19,3	7%	0%	7.9	0%	122%	122%
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	34.9%	21,0	13,0	253,6	20,2	12%	0%	13.5	0%	255%	255%
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	26.7%	17,5	6,0	95,2	10,4	10%	0%	10.7	0%	166%	166%
Jack George	1m89	28	25.9%	13,1	5,0	117,3	9,1	26%	0%	34.3	0%	109%	109%
Larry Costello	1m86	25	13.1%	8,2	5,0	84,1	8,1	28%	0%	38.9	0%	91%	91%
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	12.3%	8,0	4,0	64,1	6,6	23%	0%	30.7	0%	80%	80%
Walt Davis	2m03	25	13.9%	7,4	2,0	52,7	6,1	10%	0%	10.5	0%	100%	100%
George Dempsey	1m89	27	11.9%	4,9	3,0	79,4	4,9	27%	0%	37.4	0%	104%	104%
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	8%	4,4	1,0	33,9	3,2	13%	0%	14.3	0%	38%	38%
John T. Moore	1m96	24	6.3%	2,2	1,0	35,5	2,5	14%	0%	16.4	0%	60%	60%
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	19%	3,5	0	47,3	1,2	30%	0%	42.9	0%	1%	1%
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	7.6%	2,1	0	16,6	1,1	7%	0%	7.1	0%	24%	24%
Hal Lear	1m83	21	10.8%	2,0	0	4,3	0,9	14%	0%	16.7	0%	1%	1%

Player	Height	Age	eFG%	TS%	3PAr	FTr	%FGA/2PTm	%FGA/3PTm	%FGA/FTm	%PTS/2PTm	%PTS/3PTm	%PTS/FTm	PTS/2PTm
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	62,6%	51,5%	0%	49,1%	67,1%	0%	32,9%	67,5%	0%	32,5%	0.84
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	67,7%	54,3%	0%	56,2%	64,0%	0%	36,0%	66,0%	0%	34,0%	0.89
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	46,2%	40,9%	0%	28,9%	77,6%	0%	22,4%	75,6%	0%	24,4%	0.7
Jack George	1m89	28	47,0%	40,1%	0%	38,9%	72,0%	0%	28,0%	71,8%	0%	28,2%	0.67
Larry Costello	1m86	25	55,4%	46,2%	0%	44,9%	69,0%	0%	31,0%	68,0%	0%	32,0%	0.75
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	49,3%	43,4%	0%	30,9%	76,4%	0%	23,6%	77,8%	0%	22,2%	0.77
Walt Davis	2m03	25	49,2%	44,5%	0%	24,3%	80,5%	0%	19,5%	82,8%	0%	17,2%	0.81
George Dempsey	1m89	27	53,5%	46,5%	0%	34,1%	74,6%	0%	25,4%	83,0%	0%	17,0%	0.89
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	46,4%	41,7%	0%	25,2%	79,9%	0%	20,1%	81,4%	0%	18,6%	0.75
John T. Moore	1m96	24	57,9%	48,6%	0%	43,9%	69,5%	0%	30,5%	69,4%	0%	30,6%	0.8
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	28,6%	28,6%	0%	0%	100,0%	0%	0%	100,0%	0%	0%	0.57
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	37,8%	33,1%	0%	32,4%	75,5%	0%	24,5%	78,6%	0%	21,4%	0.59
Hal Lear	1m83	21	33,3%	33,3%	0%	0%	100,0%	0%	0%	100,0%	0%	0%	0.67

Player	Height	Age	%MIN	%PTS	%FGM	%FGA	%2PM	%2PA	%3PM	%3PA	%FTM	%FTA	%OREB	%DREB	%REB	%AST	%TOV	%STL	%BLK	%BLKA	%PF	%PFD	%+/-	%EFF
Paul Arizin	1m94	28	11%	25%	24%	23%	24%	23%	0%	0%	29%	27%	0%	15%	15%	10%	0%	0%	0%	-	16%	-	-	0%
Neil Johnston	2m04	27	8%	23%	21%	19%	21%	19%	0%	0%	27%	26%	0%	24%	24%	14%	0%	0%	0%	-	14%	-	-	0%
Joe Graboski	2m01	26	9%	14%	15%	17%	15%	17%	0%	0%	12%	12%	0%	16%	16%	10%	0%	0%	0%	-	14%	-	-	0%
Jack George	1m89	28	7%	10%	11%	12%	11%	12%	0%	0%	10%	12%	0%	9%	9%	23%	0%	0%	0%	-	10%	-	-	0%
Larry Costello	1m86	25	8%	8%	7%	8%	7%	8%	0%	0%	8%	8%	0%	8%	8%	16%	0%	0%	0%	-	10%	-	-	0%
Ernie Beck	1m93	25	9%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	0%	0%	5%	6%	0%	8%	8%	13%	0%	0%	0%	-	9%	-	-	0%
Walt Davis	2m03	25	7%	7%	8%	7%	8%	7%	0%	0%	4%	4%	0%	9%	9%	4%	0%	0%	0%	-	15%	-	-	0%
George Dempsey	1m89	27	6%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	0%	0%	3%	4%	0%	6%	6%	9%	0%	0%	0%	-	6%	-	-	0%
Lew Hitch	2m03	27	7%	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%	0%	0%	2%	3%	0%	6%	6%	3%	0%	0%	0%	-	5%	-	-	0%
John T. Moore	1m96	24	5%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	0%	2%	2%	0%	4%	4%	2%	0%	0%	0%	-	6%	-	-	0%
Larry Hennessy	1m91	27	3%	2%	3%	4%	3%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	8%	0%	0%	0%	-	0%	-	-	0%
Bob Armstrong	2m03	23	4%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	0%	1%	2%	0%	4%	4%	1%	0%	0%	0%	-	3%	-	-	0%
Hal Lear	1m83	21	3%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	2%	0%	0%	0%	-	4%	-	-	0%

Basketbal career higlights

Golden State Warriors

Neil Johnston scores a season high 38 points for Golden State Warriors

On January 01, 1957, Neil Johnston set a season high in points in a NBA game. That day he scored 38 points in Golden State Warriors's road loss against New York Knicks, 114-110. He also had 13 rebounds, 3 assists.

1956-1957 - Rebounds

Neil Johnston grabs a season high 24 rebounds for Golden State Warriors

On November 11, 1956, Neil Johnston set a season high in rebounds in a NBA game. That day he grabbed 24 rebounds in Golden State Warriors's home win against New York Knicks, 83-81. He also had 31 points, 4 assists.

1956-1957 - Assists

Larry Costello dishes a season high 12 assists for Golden State Warriors

On January 01, 1957, Larry Costello set a season high in assists in a NBA game. That day he dished 12 assists in Golden State Warriors's home win against Atlanta Hawks, 107-96. He also had 11 points, 4 rebounds.

1956-1957 - Steals

Paul Arizin has a season high 0 steals for Golden State Warriors

On October 10, 1956, Paul Arizin set a season high in steals in a NBA game. That day he reached 0 steals in Golden State Warriors's home loss against Philadelphia 76ers, 103-109. He also had 28 points, 12 rebounds.

1956-1957 - Blocks

Paul Arizin blocks a season high 0 blocks for Golden State Warriors Paul Arizin

On October 10, 1956, Paul Arizin set a season high in blocks in a NBA game. That day he went for 0 blocks in Golden State Warriors's home loss against Philadelphia 76ers, 103-109. He also had 28 points, 12 rebounds.

1956-1957 - Efficiency

Paul Arizin set a season high efficiency for Golden State Warriors

On October 10, 1956, Paul Arizin set a season high in efficiency in a NBA game. That day he accomplished efficiency in Golden State Warriors's home loss against Philadelphia 76ers, 103-109. He also had 28 points, 12 rebounds.

Golden State Warriors history

The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a member of the Basketball Association of America. They played what is considered the inaugural season of the NBA and are the first champions of the League. The team defeated the Chicago Stags 4-1 in the Finals, led by Jumping Joe Fulks, a 6-5 forward who was the first NBA leading scorer, by a wide margin.

Their coach was Eddie Gottlieb who gave his name to the rookie of the year trophy and is a Hall of Fame member. He bought the Warriors in 1952 becoming also their owner. When he stepped down from his head coaching position, the team won its second championship behind Paul Arizin. A 6-4 forward from Villanova, who was named to the 50 Greatest Player in NBA History in 1996.

Chamberlain and the 100 points game

In 1959 the Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain through the NBA’s territorial pick. At the time the league was looking to attract fans who lived near the team’s home market. The territorial pick helped squads acquire popular players from colleges in their area. Although Chamberlain played college ball at Kansas, the Warriors argued that because Chamberlain had grown up in Philadelphia and played high school basketball at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, they held his territorial rights. The NBA agreed with the argument. In his first season with the Warriors, the Stilt averaged 37.6 points and 27.0 rebounds. Two years later, he averaged 50.4 points per game and scored 100 points against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, a single game record that will probably last forever.

A few months later, Franklin Mieuli, along with 32 local investors, bought the team from Eddie Gottlieb for 850.000 dollars and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. Mieuli was a San Francisco Bay Area radio and television producer who played a major role in breaking down racial barriers in the NBA by encouraging his team's front office to sign players regardless of color.

In 1963 the Warriors drafted Nate Thurmond to form a formidable frontcourt with Chamberlain. The duo took the team back to the NBA Finals that season, only to lose to the mighty Boston Celtics. Chamberlain was soon traded as the franchise got off to a terrible start and ran into financial trouble. When Chamberlain left to return to Philadelphia, Franklin Mieuli said: "Chamberlain is not an easy man to love and the fans in San Francisco never learned to love him. Wilt is easy to hate and people came to see him lose."

Rick Barry scorching the nets

The fans quickly found a new idol in Rick Barry. The sharpshooter who led the NCAA in scoring was named rookie of the year in 1966 and a year later the Warriors returned to the NBA Finals. Ironically enough, they were defeated by the Philadelphia Sixers, led by Wilt Chamberlain. Barry averaged 35.6 points per game that year and 40.8 points per game during the Finals series but infuriated with Mieuli’s failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses, the Miami Greyhound moved to the ABA after seating out a year, joining the Oakland Oaks.

Barry returned to the Warriors in 1972 as the team had changed his name to the Golden State Warriors, to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California. Coached by former player Al Attles, the Warriors managed one of the greatest upset in NBA history in 1975. Golden State not only defeated the heavily favored Washington Bullets in the Finals but humiliated them in a four-game sweep. Jamaal Wilkes was the perfect complement to Rick Barry as he was named rookie of the year.

The years that followed, the Warriors faded into obscurity. They failed to reach the playoffs for nine consecutive years before enjoying a spectacular rebound under the guidance of coach Don Nelson and the high-scoring trio of point guard Tim Hardaway, guard Mitch Richmond and forward Chris Mullin. Collectively known as "Run TMC" after the rap group Run-D.M.C., the trio stayed together for just two seasons and won only one playoff series. But they captured the imagination of many fans with their offensive brand of basketball. Mullin played 13 seasons in the Bay Area and his magical left hand earned him a spot on the original Dream Team.

Yet the Warriors became a bad team. A very bad one. Between 1994 and 2012, the team only made the playoffs once despite signing great talents like Chris Webber, Latrell Sprewell, Jason Richardson, Gilbert Arenas, Monta Ellis or Baron Davis.

Stephen Curry the hidden gem

In 2009, the contract of now GM Chris Mullin was not renewed as former Don Nelson’s assistant coach, Larry Riley, was promoted to the position. Although his reign only lasted three years, it shaped the future of the franchise. His first move was to draft Stephen Curry with the seventh pick in the draft. Two point-guards were chosen ahead of him by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Although he was the NCAA leading scorer, Curry was not playing for a high profile university with Davidson and experts were skeptical about his potential impact in the NBA. Years later, as he had become a superstar, Curry could not forget his doubters : "All this analysis that people would put out there, all these scouting reports and whatever, that kept the focus on what I supposedly couldn’t do. "Undersized." "Not a finisher." "Extremely limited." I can still reel them off to this day. But what’s even crazier is how, also to this day — even with how I’ve ended up doing my thing, and even with all of these unique types of players coming into the league and showing what they can do — you’re still seeing these so-called experts scouting hoops that same old way: by focusing on the downside of what guys can’t do."

GM Larry Riley took a chance on Curry and a year later, he went again with a shooter who had spent three years in the NCAA, with Washington State. Klay Thompson, the son of former Blazers and Lakers center Mychal Thompson, also had his critics, pointing out his limited athleticism, and he slid all the way down to the 11th spot.

The Warriors had their new backourt set up and soon after handed the reins of the franchise to Bob Myers, a former agent for the powerful Wasserman Media Group. Myers kept on adding pieces through smart draft choices. Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green were added to the mix and Andrew Bogut arrived via a trade from Milwaukee.

A new brand of basketball

Former Knicks’ point-guard, Mark Jackson was the coach that brought the franchise back to the playoffs. But it is another former player turned TV analyst, who transformed the Warriors into a winning machine. Steve Kerr won five championships with the Bulls and Spurs and despite having no prior coaching experience, his results were spectacular. Kerr took the best of the coaches he worked with. The triangle offense of Phil Jackson, the spacing of Gregg Popovich, the uptempo principles of Mike D’Antoni. The Warriors revolutionized basketball, relying on passing, cutting and deadly outside shooting rather than pure athleticism and one on one play. Golden State won 67 games, the team best record ever and went on to win the title beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2.

A year later, the Warriors made their way into the history books by winning 73 games, beating the previous record held by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry captured a second season MVP trophy but their dream season ended in frustration after they became the first team to lose in the NBA Finals after leading 3-1.

That did not stop the franchise from rebounding in a spectacular way, attracting Kevin Durant to California in July 2016. The former MVP wanted to get out of his "comfort zone" but was mainly looking to win a championship that had eluded him. He did not have to wait for long. His new team won 67 games in the regular season, swept its first three rounds of the playoffs before dominating the Cavs 4-1 in the Finals as Durant was named MVP. A year later, he repeated the accomplishment, again against the Cavs. It took a series of injuries to prevent Golden State from achieving the threepeat in 2019.

During the summer of 2019 Durant moved to the East coast joining the Brooklyn Nets as the Warriors left Oakland to open the state of the art Chase Center in San Francisco.

Golden State Warriors Roster