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Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 19.7 6.8 2 82 21-61 37 32.4% 44.7% 73.4% 2.6 6.8 2 0.9 2 0.5 2.3 19.7 17.2 35 19 6
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 14.4 4.3 3 80 21-59 32.8 33.3% 42.6% 67.1% 1.6 4.3 3 1.3 2 0.4 2.4 14.4 12.6 40 10 8
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 12.3 3.4 4.3 73 17-56 28.1 19.4% 42.3% 73.7% 1.1 3.4 4.3 1.5 2.3 0.3 2.1 12.3 12.1 31 8 13
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 11.2 11.7 1.6 77 20-57 28.8 25% 42.8% 79.5% 3.8 11.7 1.6 0.6 2.1 0.2 3.3 11.2 17.1 25 22 4
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 10.9 2.8 3.7 47 10-37 24.6 34.5% 45.3% 77.5% 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 2.1 0.2 2.4 10.9 11.8 32 9 10
Bob Sura 1m96 28 10 3.3 3.5 78 20-58 22.8 31.6% 42.4% 72% 1.1 3.3 3.5 1.1 1.7 0.2 2.1 10 10.9 23 9 11
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 7.6 5.3 1.2 73 19-54 23.8 - 43.5% 64.5% 2.3 5.3 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 7.6 9.7 22 14 7
Chris Mills 2m01 31 7.4 2.9 1.1 66 18-48 18.8 37.8% 41.7% 79.4% 0.8 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.2 1.8 7.4 7.1 20 8 7
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 5.9 3.9 0.9 82 21-61 17.7 33.3% 42.1% 77.6% 1.2 3.9 0.9 0.4 1 0.3 2.6 5.9 6.9 17 13 4
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 4.9 2.5 0.4 17 5-12 9.9 - 33.8% 83.3% 1 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 1.5 4.9 4.6 13 6 2
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 4.8 4.9 0.5 79 19-60 18.8 - 44.4% 39.8% 1.9 4.9 0.5 0.5 1 2.1 2.3 4.8 8.4 14 13 3
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 3.4 1.5 3.3 35 12-23 17.1 35.7% 34.2% 50% 0.2 1.5 3.3 0.7 1.1 0.1 0.6 3.4 5 13 6 7
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 3 0.3 0.3 12 4-8 5.8 50% 48.4% 57.1% 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 3 2 11 1 2
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 2.1 0.4 1.1 20 4-16 7 15.4% 37% 66.7% 0 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.6 0 0.8 2.1 1.6 15 4 6
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 1.6 2 0.2 5 1-4 6.4 - 26.7% - 0.6 2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.6 2 5 1
Total 97.7 46.7 20.8 82 21-61 241.2 32.2% 42.9% 72.2% 16.3 46.7 20.8 7.9 16.2 6.4 23 97.7 106.7
Opponents 103.1 43.3 24.4 82 - 241.2 34.8% 46% 76.3% 13.4 43.3 24.4 8.6 13.8 6.3 23.7 103.1 119.7
Gap -5,4 3,4 -3,6 0 - 0 -2,6% -3,1% -4,1% 2,9 3,4 -3,6 -0,7 2,4 0,1 -0,7 -5,4 -13,0
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height 200 cm
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age 26 years old
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 2P 3P FG FT Reb Ast Stl Blk Fo Pts Eff
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 1619 556 161 82 21-61 3031 546/1165 68/210 614/1375 323/440 211 556 161 70 161 45 186 1619 1412
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 1151 340 236 80 21-59 2627 382/844 82/246 464/1090 141/210 124 340 236 106 160 31 195 1151 1009
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 895 245 316 73 17-56 2049 325/717 18/93 343/810 191/259 83 245 316 113 171 23 150 895 886
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 864 899 127 77 20-57 2215 308/718 1/4 309/722 245/308 290 899 127 44 160 17 255 864 1315
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 511 132 174 47 10-37 1155 135/271 39/113 174/384 124/160 41 132 174 69 97 11 115 511 554
Bob Sura 1m96 28 778 256 275 78 20-58 1780 208/457 42/133 250/590 236/328 89 256 275 88 133 17 160 778 849
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 554 387 87 73 19-54 1741 209/480 0/0 209/480 136/211 167 387 87 17 156 167 235 554 710
Chris Mills 2m01 31 489 190 72 66 18-48 1240 130/300 48/127 178/427 85/107 51 190 72 31 56 13 120 489 468
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 480 322 70 82 21-61 1448 175/414 3/9 178/423 121/156 99 322 70 36 84 21 217 480 565
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 84 43 7 17 5-12 169 22/65 0/0 22/65 40/48 17 43 7 5 12 3 25 84 79
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 379 384 41 79 19-60 1485 171/385 0/0 171/385 37/93 150 384 41 36 76 168 179 379 662
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 119 52 114 35 12-23 599 35/104 15/42 50/146 4/8 8 52 114 24 37 4 20 119 176
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 36 3 4 12 4-8 70 13/27 2/4 15/31 4/7 1 3 4 6 8 2 4 36 24
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 42 8 21 20 4-16 139 15/33 2/13 17/46 6/9 0 8 21 3 11 0 16 42 31
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 8 10 1 5 1-4 32 4/15 0/0 4/15 0/0 3 10 1 2 3 1 6 8 8
Total 8009 3827 1706 82 21-61 19780 2678/5995 320/994 2998/6989 1693/2344 1334 3827 1706 650 1325 523 1883 8009 8748
Opponents 8452 3550 2002 82 - 19780 2809/5830 404/1162 3213/6992 1622/2125 1100 3550 2002 706 1132 516 1947 8452 9812
Gap -443 277 -296 0 - 0 -131/165 -84/-168 -215/-3 71/219 234 277 -296 -56 193 7 -64 -443 -1064
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 19.2 6.6 1.9 82 21-61 36 32.4% 44.7% 73.4% 2.5 6.6 1.9 0.8 1.9 0.5 2.2 19.2 16.8 35 19 6
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 15.8 4.7 3.2 80 21-59 36 33.3% 42.6% 67.1% 1.7 4.7 3.2 1.5 2.2 0.4 2.7 15.8 13.8 40 10 8
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 15.7 4.3 5.6 73 17-56 36 19.4% 42.3% 73.7% 1.5 4.3 5.6 2 3 0.4 2.6 15.7 15.6 31 8 13
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 14 14.6 2.1 77 20-57 36 25% 42.8% 79.5% 4.7 14.6 2.1 0.7 2.6 0.3 4.1 14 21.4 25 22 4
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 15.9 4.1 5.4 47 10-37 36 34.5% 45.3% 77.5% 1.3 4.1 5.4 2.2 3 0.3 3.6 15.9 17.3 32 9 10
Bob Sura 1m96 28 15.7 5.2 5.6 78 20-58 36 31.6% 42.4% 72% 1.8 5.2 5.6 1.8 2.7 0.3 3.2 15.7 17.2 23 9 11
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 11.5 8 1.8 73 19-54 36 - 43.5% 64.5% 3.5 8 1.8 0.4 3.2 3.5 4.9 11.5 14.7 22 14 7
Chris Mills 2m01 31 14.2 5.5 2.1 66 18-48 36 37.8% 41.7% 79.4% 1.5 5.5 2.1 0.9 1.6 0.4 3.5 14.2 13.6 20 8 7
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 11.9 8 1.7 82 21-61 36 33.3% 42.1% 77.6% 2.5 8 1.7 0.9 2.1 0.5 5.4 11.9 14 17 13 4
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 17.9 9.2 1.5 17 5-12 36 - 33.8% 83.3% 3.6 9.2 1.5 1.1 2.6 0.6 5.3 17.9 16.8 13 6 2
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 9.2 9.3 1 79 19-60 36 - 44.4% 39.8% 3.6 9.3 1 0.9 1.8 4.1 4.3 9.2 16 14 13 3
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 7.2 3.1 6.9 35 12-23 36 35.7% 34.2% 50% 0.5 3.1 6.9 1.4 2.2 0.2 1.2 7.2 10.6 13 6 7
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 18.5 1.5 2.1 12 4-8 36 50% 48.4% 57.1% 0.5 1.5 2.1 3.1 4.1 1 2.1 18.5 12.3 11 1 2
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 10.9 2.1 5.4 20 4-16 36 15.4% 37% 66.7% 0 2.1 5.4 0.8 2.8 0 4.1 10.9 8 15 4 6
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 9 11.3 1.1 5 1-4 36 - 26.7% - 3.4 11.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.1 6.8 9 9 2 5 1
Total 14.6 7 3.1 82 21-61 36 32.2% 42.9% 72.2% 2.4 7 3.1 1.2 2.4 1 3.4 14.6 15.9
Player Height Age Pts Reb Ast GP W-L MIN 3P% FG% FT% Or Reb Ast Stl To Blk Fo Pts Eff PTS REB AST
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 21.4 7.3 2.1 82 21-61 40 32.4% 44.7% 73.4% 2.8 7.3 2.1 0.9 2.1 0.6 2.5 21.4 18.6 35 19 6
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 17.5 5.2 3.6 80 21-59 40 33.3% 42.6% 67.1% 1.9 5.2 3.6 1.6 2.4 0.5 3 17.5 15.4 40 10 8
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 17.5 4.8 6.2 73 17-56 40 19.4% 42.3% 73.7% 1.6 4.8 6.2 2.2 3.3 0.4 2.9 17.5 17.3 31 8 13
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 15.6 16.2 2.3 77 20-57 40 25% 42.8% 79.5% 5.2 16.2 2.3 0.8 2.9 0.3 4.6 15.6 23.7 25 22 4
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 17.7 4.6 6 47 10-37 40 34.5% 45.3% 77.5% 1.4 4.6 6 2.4 3.4 0.4 4 17.7 19.2 32 9 10
Bob Sura 1m96 28 17.5 5.8 6.2 78 20-58 40 31.6% 42.4% 72% 2 5.8 6.2 2 3 0.4 3.6 17.5 19.1 23 9 11
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 12.7 8.9 2 73 19-54 40 - 43.5% 64.5% 3.8 8.9 2 0.4 3.6 3.8 5.4 12.7 16.3 22 14 7
Chris Mills 2m01 31 15.8 6.1 2.3 66 18-48 40 37.8% 41.7% 79.4% 1.6 6.1 2.3 1 1.8 0.4 3.9 15.8 15.1 20 8 7
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 13.3 8.9 1.9 82 21-61 40 33.3% 42.1% 77.6% 2.7 8.9 1.9 1 2.3 0.6 6 13.3 15.6 17 13 4
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 19.9 10.2 1.7 17 5-12 40 - 33.8% 83.3% 4 10.2 1.7 1.2 2.8 0.7 5.9 19.9 18.7 13 6 2
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 10.2 10.3 1.1 79 19-60 40 - 44.4% 39.8% 4 10.3 1.1 1 2 4.5 4.8 10.2 17.8 14 13 3
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 7.9 3.5 7.6 35 12-23 40 35.7% 34.2% 50% 0.5 3.5 7.6 1.6 2.5 0.3 1.3 7.9 11.8 13 6 7
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 20.6 1.7 2.3 12 4-8 40 50% 48.4% 57.1% 0.6 1.7 2.3 3.4 4.6 1.1 2.3 20.6 13.7 11 1 2
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 12.1 2.3 6 20 4-16 40 15.4% 37% 66.7% 0 2.3 6 0.9 3.2 0 4.6 12.1 8.9 15 4 6
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 10 12.5 1.3 5 1-4 40 - 26.7% - 3.8 12.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 1.3 7.5 10 10 2 5 1
Total 16.2 7.7 3.4 82 21-61 40 32.2% 42.9% 72.2% 2.7 7.7 3.4 1.3 2.7 1.1 3.8 16.2 17.7
Player Height Age USG% PACE PIE PER GMSCR AST% TO% AST/TO OREB% DREB% REB%
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 24.2% 21,1 9,0 17,1 15,1 9% 9% 0 6% 9% 15%
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 21.6% 16,8 6,0 13,7 11,4 15% 12% 5.7 4% 7% 10%
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 22.6% 15,0 6,0 15,4 10,7 22% 16% 13.2 3% 6% 9%
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 19.4% 13,2 8,0 16,0 12,1 11% 16% -3.2 10% 21% 31%
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 20.2% 11,7 3,0 17,1 10,7 24% 18% 14 2% 4% 5%
Bob Sura 1m96 28 20.6% 11,1 5,0 17,1 9,8 24% 15% 16.4 4% 7% 11%
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 17.7% 10,0 3,0 11,5 8,1 11% 21% -9.5 7% 9% 16%
Chris Mills 2m01 31 18.1% 8,0 3,0 12,3 6,3 12% 11% 3 3% 7% 10%
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 16.8% 7,0 2,0 10,3 5,9 11% 15% -2.4 6% 13% 18%
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 24.6% 5,8 0 14,9 4,3 7% 12% -5.1 2% 3% 4%
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 14.3% 6,4 3,0 12,8 6,4 8% 15% -7 8% 12% 20%
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 13.2% 5,3 1,0 9,1 3,8 38% 20% 41.3 0% 3% 3%
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 25.4% 3,5 0 14,3 2,0 9% 19% -9.5 0% 0% 1%
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 18.6% 3,1 0 5,7 1,6 26% 18% 16.4 0% 1% 1%
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 23.8% 3,6 0 1,6 1,2 5% 17% -11.1 0% 1% 2%
Player Height Age eFG% TS% 3PAr FTr %FGA/2PTm %FGA/3PTm %FGA/FTm %PTS/2PTm %PTS/3PTm %PTS/FTm PTS/2PTm PTS/3PTm
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 56,4% 51,6% 15,3% 32,0% 64,2% 11,6% 24,2% 67,4% 12,6% 20,0% 0.94 0.97
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 49,0% 48,7% 22,6% 19,3% 64,9% 18,9% 16,2% 66,4% 21,4% 12,3% 0.91 1
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 54,1% 48,4% 11,5% 32,0% 67,1% 8,7% 24,2% 72,6% 6,0% 21,3% 0.91 0.58
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 59,8% 50,4% 0,6% 42,7% 69,7% 0,4% 29,9% 71,3% 0,3% 28,4% 0.86 0.75
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 61,5% 56,2% 29,4% 41,7% 49,8% 20,8% 29,4% 52,8% 22,9% 24,3% 1 1.04
Bob Sura 1m96 28 62,4% 53,0% 22,5% 55,6% 49,8% 14,5% 35,7% 53,5% 16,2% 30,3% 0.91 0.95
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 57,7% 48,4% 0% 44,0% 69,5% 0% 30,5% 75,5% 0% 24,5% 0.87 0
Chris Mills 2m01 31 51,6% 51,6% 29,7% 25,1% 56,2% 23,8% 20,0% 53,2% 29,4% 17,4% 0.87 1.13
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 56,4% 48,8% 2,1% 36,9% 71,5% 1,6% 26,9% 72,9% 1,9% 25,2% 0.85 1
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 64,6% 48,8% 0% 73,8% 57,5% 0% 42,5% 52,4% 0% 47,6% 0.68 0
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 49,2% 44,5% 0% 24,2% 80,5% 0% 19,5% 90,2% 0% 9,8% 0.89 0
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 35,6% 39,8% 28,8% 5,5% 67,5% 27,3% 5,2% 58,8% 37,8% 3,4% 0.67 1.07
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 54,8% 52,8% 12,9% 22,6% 71,1% 10,5% 18,4% 72,2% 16,7% 11,1% 0.96 1.5
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 43,5% 42,0% 28,3% 19,6% 60,0% 23,6% 16,4% 71,4% 14,3% 14,3% 0.91 0.46
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 26,7% 26,7% 0% 0% 100,0% 0% 0% 100,0% 0% 0% 0.53 0
Player Height Age %MIN %PTS %FGM %FGA %2PM %2PA %3PM %3PA %FTM %FTA %OREB %DREB %REB %AST %TOV %STL %BLK %BLKA %PF %PFD %+/- %EFF
Antawn Jamison 2m06 25 92% 20% 20% 20% 20% 19% 21% 21% 19% 19% 16% 14% 15% 9% 12% 11% 9% - 10% - - 16%
Jason Richardson 1m98 20 82% 15% 16% 16% 15% 14% 26% 25% 9% 9% 10% 9% 9% 14% 12% 17% 6% - 11% - - 12%
Larry Hughes 1m96 22 70% 13% 13% 13% 14% 13% 6% 11% 13% 12% 7% 7% 7% 21% 14% 20% 5% - 9% - - 11%
Danny Fortson 2m01 25 72% 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% 0% 0% 15% 14% 23% 26% 25% 8% 13% 7% 3% - 14% - - 16%
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 19 61% 11% 10% 10% 9% 8% 21% 20% 13% 12% 5% 6% 6% 18% 13% 19% 4% - 11% - - 11%
Bob Sura 1m96 28 57% 10% 9% 9% 8% 8% 14% 14% 15% 15% 7% 7% 7% 17% 11% 14% 3% - 9% - - 10%
Erick Dampier 2m12 26 60% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9% 0% 0% 9% 10% 14% 10% 11% 6% 13% 3% 36% - 14% - - 9%
Chris Mills 2m01 31 47% 8% 7% 8% 6% 6% 19% 16% 6% 6% 5% 7% 6% 5% 5% 6% 3% - 8% - - 7%
Troy Murphy 2m11 21 44% 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 1% 1% 7% 7% 7% 9% 8% 4% 6% 6% 4% - 12% - - 6%
Marc Jackson 2m09 26 25% 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% 0% 0% 11% 10% 6% 5% 5% 2% 4% 4% 3% - 6% - - 4%
Adonal Foyle 2m09 26 47% 5% 6% 6% 7% 7% 0% 0% 2% 4% 12% 10% 10% 2% 6% 6% 33% - 10% - - 8%
Mookie Blaylock 1m86 34 43% 3% 4% 5% 3% 4% 11% 10% 1% 1% 1% 4% 3% 16% 7% 9% 2% - 2% - - 5%
Cedric Henderson 2m01 26 15% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 6% 3% - 1% - - 2%
Dean Oliver 1m80 23 17% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3% 5% 1% 2% 0% 1% 1% 5% 3% 2% 0% - 3% - - 1%
Dean Garrett 2m09 35 16% 2% 2% 4% 2% 4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 5% 4% 1% 4% 5% 3% - 5% - - 1%

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.