2008–09 Golden State Warriors season

2008–09 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
General manager
Owner(s)Chris Cohan
ArenaOracle Arena
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Golden State Warriors season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 47th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 14 Anthony Randolph[1][2] PF  United States Louisiana State
2 49 Richard Hendrix[1] PF  United States Alabama

Regular season

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Standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793 36–5 29–12 14–2 82
Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19 28–13 18–23 11–5 82
Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36 21–20 8–33 6–10 82
Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46 11–30 8–33 2–14 82
Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48 11–30 6–39 7–9 82
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 65 17 .793
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 11
3 y-San Antonio Spurs 54 28 .659 11
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 53 29 .646 12
6 x-Dallas Mavericks 50 32 .610 15
7 x-New Orleans Hornets 49 33 .598 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 48 34 .585 17
9 Phoenix Suns 46 36 .561 19
10 Golden State Warriors 29 53 .354 36
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 24 58 .293 41
12 Memphis Grizzlies 24 58 .293 41
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 23 59 .280 42
14 Los Angeles Clippers 19 63 .232 46
15 Sacramento Kings 17 65 .207 48

Game log

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2008–09 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 21–20; Road: 8–32)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 29 New Orleans L 103–108 Corey Maggette (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena
19,128
0–1
2 October 31 @ Toronto L 108–112 (OT) Al Harrington (26) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800
0–2
November: 5–10 (home: 3–3; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
3 November 1 @ New Jersey W 105–97 Jackson, Biedriņš (23) Andris Biedriņš (11) Stephen Jackson (8) Izod Center
17,390
1–2
4 November 3 @ Memphis L 79–90 Stephen Jackson (17) Andris Biedriņš (22) Stephen Jackson (5) FedExForum
10,121
1–3
5 November 5 Denver W 111–101 Stephen Jackson (29) Brandan Wright (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Oracle Arena
18,194
2–3
6 November 7 Memphis L 104–109 Stephen Jackson (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) C. J. Watson (8) Oracle Arena
18,744
2–4
7 November 9 @ Sacramento L 98–115 Andris Biedriņš (16) Andris Biedriņš (18) Stephen Jackson (6) ARCO Arena
12,090
2–5
8 November 11 Minnesota W 113–110 (OT) Stephen Jackson (30) Andris Biedriņš (15) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena
17,422
3–5
9 November 13 Detroit L 102–107 Watson, Biedriņš (17) Andris Biedriņš (19) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena
18,477
3–6
10 November 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 121–103 Anthony Morrow (37) Andris Biedriņš (16) Stephen Jackson (10) Staples Center
12,823
4–6
11 November 18 Portland W 111–106 Anthony Morrow (25) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena
18,284
5–6
12 November 21 Chicago L 110–115 Stephen Jackson (32) Andris Biedriņš (10) Jackson, Watson (6) Oracle Arena
19,596
5–7
13 November 23 @ Philadelphia L 81–89 Kelenna Azubuike (16) Andris Biedriņš (8) Stephen Jackson (7) Wachovia Center
13,556
5–8
14 November 25 @ Washington L 100–124 Corey Maggette (17) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (8) Verizon Center
13,852
5–9
15 November 26 @ Boston L 111–119 Corey Maggette (32) Andris Biedriņš (9) Jackson, Crawford (6) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
5–10
16 November 28 @ Cleveland L 97–112 C. J. Watson (17) Randolph, Biedriņš (7) Jamal Crawford (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
5–11
17 November 29 @ New York L 125–138 Corey Maggette (32) Corey Maggette (12) Watson, Crawford (5) Madison Square Garden
19,317
5–12
December: 5–12 (home: 3–3; road: 2–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
18 December 1 Miami L 129–130 (OT) Jamal Crawford (40) Andris Biedriņš (15) Stephen Jackson (11) Oracle Arena
18,723
5–13
19 December 5 @ Houston L 112–131 Stephen Jackson (26) Corey Maggette (10) Stephen Jackson (5) Toyota Center
14,438
5–14
20 December 6 @ San Antonio L 88–123 Brandan Wright (13) Andris Biedriņš (8) Ronny Turiaf (4) AT&T Center
17,740
5–15
21 December 8 @ Oklahoma City W 112–102 Jamal Crawford (19) Andris Biedriņš (21) Jamal Crawford (6) Ford Center
17,854
6–15
22 December 10 Milwaukee W 119–96 Stephen Jackson (21) Andris Biedriņš (14) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena
18,375
7–15
23 December 12 Houston L 108–119 Andris Biedriņš (18) Andris Biedriņš (12) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena
19,276
7–16
24 December 13 @ Denver L 105–123 Jamal Crawford (25) Kurz, Biedriņš (7) Stephen Jackson (5) Pepsi Center
15,322
7–17
25 December 15 Orlando L 98–109 Andris Biedriņš (23) Kelenna Azubuike (10) Belinelli, Crawford (6) Oracle Arena
18,844
7–18
26 December 17 @ Indiana L 120–127 Jamal Crawford (29) Andris Biedriņš (10) 3 players tied (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
11,151
7–19
27 December 19 @ Atlanta L 99–115 Marco Belinelli (27) Andris Biedriņš (15) Belinelli, Biedriņš (6) Philips Arena
16,768
7–20
28 December 20 @ Charlotte W 110–103 Jamal Crawford (50) Kelenna Azubuike (13) Crawford, Turiaf (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,068
8–20
29 December 22 @ Orlando L 81–113 Jamal Crawford (18) Anthony Randolph (12) Andris Biedriņš (5) Amway Arena
17,461
8–21
30 December 23 @ Miami L 88–96 C. J. Watson (18) Azubuike, Biedriņš (9) Azubuike, Belinelli (3) American Airlines Arena
17,862
8–22
31 December 26 Boston W 99–89 Stephen Jackson (28) Ronny Turiaf (8) Jackson, Belinelli (4) Oracle Arena
19,596
9–22
32 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–130 Jamal Crawford (22) Andris Biedriņš (17) Crawford, Jackson (5) Staples Center
18,997
9–23
33 December 29 Toronto W 117–111 Stephen Jackson (30) Andris Biedriņš (15) Jackson, Crawford (7) Oracle Arena
19,596
10–23
34 December 31 @ Oklahoma City L 100–107 Kelenna Azubuike (24) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (9) Ford Center
18,229
10–24
January: 5–9 (home: 4–4; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
35 January 2 @ Minnesota L 108–115 Stephen Jackson (25) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Target Center
11,921
10–25
36 January 5 @ Utah L 114–119 Jamal Crawford (28) Andris Biedriņš (17) Jamal Crawford (6) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
10–26
37 January 7 L.A. Lakers L 106–114 Jamal Crawford (25) Andris Biedriņš (17) Jamal Crawford (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
10–27
38 January 10 @ Portland L 100–113 Corey Maggette (25) Biedriņš, Turiaf (6) Ronny Turiaf (7) Rose Garden
20,687
10–28
39 January 11 Indiana W 120–117 Jamal Crawford (32) Andris Biedriņš (9) 3 players tied (5) Oracle Arena
18,262
11–28
40 January 14 Sacramento L 133–135 (3OT) Jamal Crawford (35) Andris Biedriņš (14) C. J. Watson (6) Oracle Arena
19,122
11–29
41 January 16 Atlanta W 119–114 Jamal Crawford (29) Corey Maggette (16) Stephen Jackson (6) Oracle Arena
18,832
12–29
42 January 19 Washington W 119–98 Jamal Crawford (28) Andris Biedriņš (15) Jamal Crawford (8) Oracle Arena
19,244
13–29
43 January 21 Oklahoma City L 121–122 Stephen Jackson (29) Jamal Crawford (7) Ronny Turiaf (8) Oracle Arena
19,318
13–30
44 January 23 Cleveland L 105–106 Stephen Jackson (24) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena
19,596
13–31
45 January 25 L.A. Clippers W 107–92 Corey Maggette (20) Andris Biedriņš (14) Azubuike, Jackson (6) Oracle Arena
17,746
14–31
46 January 28 @ Dallas L 93–117 Stephen Jackson (25) Andris Biedriņš (11) 3 players tied (3) American Airlines Center
19,864
14–32
47 January 30 @ New Orleans W 91–87 Corey Maggette (19) Ronny Turiaf (11) Stephen Jackson (7) New Orleans Arena
17,738
15–32
48 January 31 @ Houston L 93–110 Corey Maggette (17) Ronny Turiaf (10) Stephen Jackson (5) Toyota Center
16,702
15–33
February: 5–5 (home: 5–3; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
49 February 2 San Antonio L 105–110 (OT) Stephen Jackson (33) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (11) Oracle Arena
18,205
15–34
50 February 4 Phoenix W 124–112 Stephen Jackson (30) Stephen Jackson (11) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena
19,596
16–34
51 February 6 @ Phoenix L 105–115 Corey Maggette (25) Andris Biedriņš (11) Jackson, Crawford (6) US Airways Center
18,422
16–35
52 February 8 Utah W 116–96 Corey Maggette (24) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena
19,174
17–35
53 February 10 New York W 144–127 Stephen Jackson (35) Kelenna Azubuike (10) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena
19,098
18–35
54 February 12 Portland W 105–98 Corey Maggette (24) Ronny Turiaf (11) Stephen Jackson (6) Oracle Arena
19,322
19–35
55 February 18 L.A. Lakers L 121–129 Jackson, Maggette (24) Anthony Randolph (12) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena
20,007
19–36
56 February 21 Oklahoma City W 133–120 Stephen Jackson (26) Corey Maggette (8) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena
19,108
20–36
57 February 23 @ L.A. Clippers L 105–118 Stephen Jackson (28) Maggette, Turiaf (7) Marco Belinelli (5) Staples Center
15,383
20–37
58 February 27 Charlotte L 109–112 Stephen Jackson (33) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena
18,653
20–38
March: 5–11 (home: 4–3; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
59 March 1 Utah L 104–112 Corey Maggette (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) C. J. Watson (5) Oracle Arena
18,347
20–39
60 March 3 @ Minnesota W 118–94 Stephen Jackson (23) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (6) Target Center
14,780
21–39
61 March 4 @ Chicago L 88–110 Stephen Jackson (19) Anthony Randolph (10) Stephen Jackson (6) United Center
20,108
21–40
62 March 6 @ Detroit L 91–108 Jamal Crawford (25) Jermareo Davidson (10) Jamal Crawford (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
21–41
63 March 7 @ Milwaukee L 120–127 Jamal Crawford (32) Anthony Randolph (8) Stephen Jackson (11) Bradley Center
15,569
21–42
64 March 11 New Jersey W 116–112 Stephen Jackson (29) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Oracle Arena
18,203
22–42
65 March 13 Dallas W 119–110 Stephen Jackson (31) Ronny Turiaf (12) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena
18,751
23–42
66 March 15 Phoenix L 130–154 Monta Ellis (26) Randolph, Turiaf (6) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
23–43
67 March 17 L.A. Clippers W 127–120 Monta Ellis (29) Kelenna Azubuike (9) Ronny Turiaf (8) Oracle Arena
18,223
24–43
68 March 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 106–114 Monta Ellis (27) Brandan Wright (10) Corey Maggette (7) Staples Center
18,997
24–44
69 March 20 Philadelphia W 119–111 Brandan Wright (25) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
25–44
70 March 22 @ New Orleans L 89–99 Stephen Jackson (22) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (5) New Orleans Arena
16,351
25–45
71 March 24 @ San Antonio L 106–107 Monta Ellis (27) Anthony Randolph (9) Stephen Jackson (4) AT&T Center
18,797
25–46
72 March 25 @ Dallas L 106–128 Anthony Morrow (29) Anthony Randolph (6) Ellis, Jackson (5) American Airlines Center
19,862
25–47
73 March 28 @ Denver L 116–129 Jamal Crawford (30) Anthony Randolph (14) Jamal Crawford (5) Pepsi Center
19,155
25–48
74 March 30 Memphis L 109–114 Monta Ellis (29) Anthony Randolph (12) Monta Ellis (5) Oracle Arena
18,471
25–49
April: 4–4 (home: 2–3; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
75 April 1 Sacramento W 143–141 (OT) Monta Ellis (42) Azubuike, Turiaf (13) Monta Ellis (9) Oracle Arena
18,743
26–49
76 April 3 New Orleans W 111–103 Jamal Crawford (39) Anthony Randolph (15) Ronny Turiaf (6) Oracle Arena
19,596
27–49
77 April 5 @ Sacramento W 105–100 Kelenna Azubuike (30) Kelenna Azubuike (15) C. J. Watson (6) ARCO Arena
12,975
28–49
78 April 8 Minnesota L 97–105 Jamal Crawford (31) Anthony Randolph (11) Ronny Turiaf (6) Oracle Arena
18,808
28–50
79 April 10 Houston L 109–113 Kelenna Azubuike (32) Andris Biedriņš (7) C. J. Watson (9) Oracle Arena
19,596
28–51
80 April 11 @ Utah W 118–108 C. J. Watson (38) Andris Biedriņš (9) C. J. Watson (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
29–51
81 April 13 San Antonio L 72–101 Anthony Randolph (24) Anthony Randolph (16) Anthony Randolph (4) Oracle Arena
19,596
29–52
82 April 15 @ Phoenix L 113–117 Anthony Morrow (33) Anthony Morrow (12) C. J. Watson (12) US Airways Center
18,422
29–53
2015–16 season schedule

Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 7 Azubuike, Kelenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1983-12-16 Kentucky
G/F 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1986-03-25 Italy
C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-04-02 Latvia
G 6 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980-03-20 Michigan
F 33 Davidson, Jermareo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-11-15 Alabama
G 8 Ellis, Monta (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-10-26 Lanier HS (MS)
G/F 1 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1978-04-05 Butler CC
F 31 Kurz, Rob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-03-05 Notre Dame
G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1979-11-12 Duke
G 22 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-09-27 Georgia Tech
F/C 4 Randolph, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1989-07-15 LSU
C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1983-01-13 Gonzaga
G 23 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1984-04-17 Tennessee
F/C 32 Wright, Brandan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1987-10-05 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 5, 2009

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ronny Turiaf 79 26 21.5 .508 .000 .790 4.6 2.1 .4 2.1 5.9
C. J. Watson 77 18 24.5 .457 .400 .870 2.5 2.7 1.2 .1 9.5
Kelenna Azubuike 74 51 32.1 .464 .448 .808 5.0 1.6 .8 .7 14.4
Anthony Morrow 67 17 22.6 .478 .467 .870 3.0 1.2 .5 .2 10.1
Anthony Randolph 63 22 17.9 .462 .000 .716 5.8 .8 .7 1.2 7.9
Andris Biedriņš 62 58 30.0 .578 .000 .551 11.2 2.0 1.0 1.5 11.9
Stephen Jackson 59 59 39.6 .414 .338 .826 5.1 6.5 1.5 .5 20.7
Jamal Crawford 54 54 38.6 .406 .338 .889 3.3 4.4 .9 .2 19.7
Corey Maggette 51 19 31.1 .461 .253 .824 5.5 1.8 .9 .2 18.6
Marco Belinelli 42 23 21.0 .442 .397 .769 1.7 2.1 .9 .0 8.9
Rob Kurz 40 5 11.1 .389 .395 .800 2.0 .5 .4 .5 3.9
Brandan Wright 39 23 17.6 .528 .000 .741 4.0 .5 .6 .9 8.3
Monta Ellis 25 25 35.7 .451 .308 .830 4.3 3.7 1.6 .3 19.0
Jermareo Davidson 14 0 7.9 .486 .471 2.4 .1 .1 .2 3.0
DeMarcus Nelson 13 5 13.2 .444 .000 .357 1.8 1.0 .7 .2 4.1
Marcus Williams 9 0 6.0 .235 .333 .333 .4 1.4 .1 .1 1.3
Al Harrington 5 5 33.2 .329 .393 .500 5.6 2.0 1.4 .0 12.4
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.

Transactions

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Trades

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July 22, 2008 To Golden State Warriors
Marcus Williams[3]
To New Jersey Nets
Future first-round pick
November 21, 2008 To Golden State Warriors
Jamal Crawford[4]
To New York Knicks
Al Harrington

Free agency

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Re-signed

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Player Signed
Monta Ellis[5] 6-year contract worth $67 million
Kelenna Azubuike[6] 3-year contract worth $9 million
Andris Biedriņš[7] 6-year contract worth $54 million

Additions

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Player Signed Former team
Corey Maggette[8] 5-year contract worth $50 million Los Angeles Clippers
Ronny Turiaf[9] 4-year contract worth $17 million Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Morrow 2-year contract worth $1.7 million Georgia Tech
Rob Kurz[10] 1-year contract Notre Dame
DeMarcus Nelson[10] 1-year contract Duke
Jermareo Davidson[11] for remainder of the season Idaho Stampede

Subtractions

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Player Reason left New team
Baron Davis[12] 5-year contract worth $65 million Los Angeles Clippers
Mickaël Piétrus 4-year contract worth $21 million Orlando Magic
Patrick O'Bryant 2-year contract worth $3 million Boston Celtics
Matt Barnes[13] 1-year contract worth $926,678 Phoenix Suns
DeMarcus Nelson[11] Waived KK Zagreb
Marcus Williams Waived Memphis Grizzlies

References

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  1. ^ a b "Warriors add Anthony Randolph and Richard Hendrix in 2008 draft". nba.com/warriors. June 26, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  2. ^ "Warriors sign first round pick Anthony Randolph to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 15, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "Warriors acquire guard Marcus Williams from New Jersey". nba.com/warriors. July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  4. ^ "Warriors acquire guard Jamal Crawford from New York Knicks". nba.com/warriors. November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
  5. ^ "Warriors re-sign guard Monta Ellis to multi-year contract". nba.com/warriors. July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
  6. ^ "Warriors match Clippers' offer for Kelenna Azubuike". nba.com/warriors. July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
  7. ^ "Warriors re-sign center Andris Biedrins to multi-year contract". nba.com/warriors. July 27, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
  8. ^ "Warriors sign free agent Corey Maggette". nba.com/warriors. July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
  9. ^ "Warriors signing of free agent Ronny Turiaf finalized". nba.com/warriors. July 19, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Warriors sign three free agents". nba.com/warriors. September 9, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  11. ^ a b "Warriors sign Jermareo Davidson of NBA D-League to 10-day contract". nba.com/warriors. January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  12. ^ "Clippers sign free agent Baron Davis". nba.com/clippers. July 10, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  13. ^ "Suns to sign free-agent forward Matt Barnes". nba.com/suns. July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.