2023–24 Golden State Warriors season
2023–24 Golden State Warriors season | |
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Head coach | Steve Kerr |
General manager | Mike Dunleavy Jr. |
Owners | Joe Lacob Peter Guber |
Arena | Chase Center |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Bay Area |
Radio | 95.7 The Game |
The 2023–24 Golden State Warriors season was the 78th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), their 62nd in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their fifth season at the Chase Center. This was the Warriors' tenth season with Steve Kerr as head coach and the first season since 2011–12 without general manager Bob Myers.[1]
On November 14, against the Minnesota Timberwolves, an altercation broke out early in the game, which started between Klay Thompson and Jaden McDaniels. McDaniels grabbed Thompson, who eventually had his jersey ripped. In the ensuing scuffle, Draymond Green placed Rudy Gobert in a headlock. This resulted in Green, Thompson, and McDaniels all being ejected from the game. Green was suspended for five games and, along with Thompson, Gobert, and McDaniels, was fined for the incident. On December 12, Green struck Jusuf Nurkić in the face in a game against Phoenix Suns, which led to Green being suspended indefinitely the next day.[2] While Green initially considered retirement at one point due to the suspension before being talked out of it by NBA commissioner Adam Silver,[3] he was ultimately reinstated with the team on January 6, 2024, after he completed league-mandated counseling.[4] However, he did not officially make his comeback to play with them until January 15, 2024, against the Memphis Grizzlies, making his suspension officially completed at 16 games.[5]
On January 17, Dejan Milojević, an assistant coach for the Warriors who was also on the team during their most recent championship season at the time, died after suffering a heart attack during a team dinner meeting the previous day in Salt Lake City while preparing for an upcoming game against the Utah Jazz.[6] Due to the sudden death, both the January 17 and 19 games against the Jazz and Dallas Mavericks were postponed and rescheduled for later in the season. Once the Warriors returned to action on January 24 at home against the Atlanta Hawks, they would honor Milojević with a ceremony honoring his legacy and life, as well as displaying "DM" patches on their jerseys and painting "DM" on their court for the remainder of the season.[7]
The Warriors struggled as the season started, as after a 5–1 start they lost 7 of their next 8 games, including a 6-game losing skid and 14–23 in games between December and January, tumbling to a 19–24 record. The month of February saw a resurgence for the Warriors, as they went 11–3 and achieved a 32–27 record by March. Despite initial struggles, however, they ended March and started April going 9–1 in their next ten games and achieved a 44–35 record. On April 4, the Warriors secured their eleventh winning season in twelve seasons. On April 7, after the Warriors beat the Jazz, and the Rockets lost to the Mavericks, they secured a spot in the postseason, with the NBA play-in tournament for the first time since 2021. They improved upon their 44–38 record from last year after a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite this, on April 16, the Warriors were eliminated in the first stage of postseason by the Sacramento Kings in the Play-In Tournament, losing 118–94. This would also become the final season that the Splash Brothers would play together, as Klay Thompson would leave the team in a sign-and-trade entering free agency on July 6.
Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School / club team |
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1 | 19 | Brandin Podziemski | SG | United States | Santa Clara (So.) |
2 | 57 | Trayce Jackson-Davis | PF | United States | Indiana (Sr.) |
The Warriors only held their first round pick (19th overall) in the 2023 NBA draft.[8] The team traded their second round pick in 2019 as part of a deal to acquire the draft rights of Alen Smailagić.[9] They acquired the 57th pick from the Washington Wizards in exchange for cash considerations.[10]
Roster
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Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Los Angeles Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 25–16 | 26–15 | 9–7 | 82 |
x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 2.0 | 25–16 | 24–17 | 9–9 | 82 |
x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4.0 | 28–14 | 19–21 | 7–10 | 82 |
pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 24–17 | 22–19 | 10–7 | 82 |
pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 21–20 | 25–16 | 7–9 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
Game log
[edit]Preseason
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Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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2023–24 season schedule |
Regular season
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October: 3–1 (home: 0–1; road: 3–0)
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November: 6–9 (home: 4–5; road: 2–4)
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December: 6–7 (home: 5–2; road: 1–5)
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January: 5–7 (home: 4–5; road: 1–2)
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February: 11–3 (home: 3–2; road: 8–1)
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March: 9–7 (home: 2–4; road: 7–3)
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April: 6–2 (home: 3–1; road: 3–1)
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2023–24 season schedule |
Play-in
[edit]2024 play-in game log Total: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Play-in: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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2023–24 season schedule |
In-Season Tournament
[edit]This was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[11][12] During the in-season tournament period, the Warriors competed in Group C of the Western Conference, which included the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, and San Antonio Spurs.
West group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | SAC | MIN | GSW | OKC | SAS | |
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1 | Sacramento Kings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 482 | 452 | +30 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 124–111 | 124–123 | 105–98 | 129–120 | |
2 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 438 | 438 | 0 | 111–124 | — | 104–101 | 106–103 | 117–110 | ||
3 | Golden State Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 483 | 479 | +4 | 123–124 | 101–104 | — | 141–139 | 118–112 | ||
4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 463 | 439 | +24 | 98–105 | 103–106 | 139–141 | — | 123–87 | ||
5 | San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 429 | 487 | −58 | 120–129 | 110–117 | 112–118 | 87–123 | — |
Player statistics
[edit]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
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Stephen Curry | 74 | 74 | 32.7 | .450 | .408 | .923 | 4.5 | 5.1 | .7 | .4 | 26.4 |
Usman Garuba | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | .167 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .5 | .5 |
Draymond Green | 55 | 52 | 27.1 | .497 | .395 | .730 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .9 | 8.6 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis | 68 | 16 | 16.6 | .702 | .000 | .561 | 5.0 | 1.2 | .4 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
Cory Joseph | 26 | 0 | 11.4 | .359 | .310 | .571 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .2 | .1 | 2.4 |
Jonathan Kuminga | 74 | 46 | 26.3 | .529 | .321 | .746 | 4.8 | 2.2 | .7 | .5 | 16.1 |
Kevon Looney | 74 | 36 | 16.1 | .597 | .000 | .675 | 5.7 | 1.8 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
Moses Moody | 66 | 9 | 17.5 | .462 | .360 | .785 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 8.1 |
Chris Paul | 58 | 18 | 26.4 | .441 | .371 | .827 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.2 | .1 | 9.2 |
Gary Payton II | 44 | 0 | 15.5 | .563 | .364 | .609 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .9 | .4 | 5.5 |
Brandin Podziemski | 74 | 28 | 26.6 | .454 | .385 | .633 | 5.8 | 3.7 | .8 | .2 | 9.2 |
Lester Quiñones | 37 | 0 | 10.6 | .397 | .364 | .690 | 1.9 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | 4.4 |
Jerome Robinson | 22 | 0 | 3.7 | .333 | .118 | .636 | .3 | .2 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 |
Gui Santos | 23 | 0 | 8.3 | .509 | .370 | .941 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.6 |
Dario Šarić | 64 | 9 | 17.2 | .466 | .376 | .849 | 4.4 | 2.3 | .5 | .2 | 8.0 |
Pat Spencer | 6 | 0 | 4.3 | .500 | .000 | .7 | .8 | .0 | .0 | .7 | |
Klay Thompson | 77 | 63 | 29.7 | .432 | .387 | .927 | 3.3 | 2.3 | .6 | .5 | 17.9 |
Andrew Wiggins | 71 | 59 | 27.0 | .453 | .358 | .751 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .6 | .6 | 13.2 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]July 6, 2023[13] | To Golden State Warriors Chris Paul Draft rights to Trayce Jackson-Davis (No. 57) | To Washington Wizards Jordan Poole Ryan Rollins Patrick Baldwin Jr. 2027 GSW second-round pick 2030 GSW protected first-round pick Cash considerations |
February 8, 2024[14] | To Golden State Warriors 2024 second-round pick | To Indiana Pacers Cory Joseph 2025 CHA protected second-round pick Cash considerations |
Free agency
[edit]Re-signed
[edit]Date | Player | Ref. |
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July 8, 2023 | Draymond Green | [15] |
July 24, 2023 | Lester Quiñones | [16] |
Additions
[edit]Date | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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July 6, 2023 | Cory Joseph | Detroit Pistons | [17] |
July 12, 2023 | Dario Šarić | Oklahoma City Thunder | [18] |
September 25, 2023 | Usman Garuba | Houston Rockets | [19] |
September 29, 2023 | Jerome Robinson | Santa Cruz Warriors | [20] |
November 7, 2023 | Gui Santos | Santa Cruz Warriors | [21] |
Subtractions
[edit]Date | Player | New team | Ref. |
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July 6, 2023 | Ty Jerome | Cleveland Cavaliers | [22] |
July 8, 2023 | Donte DiVincenzo | New York Knicks | [23] |
October 10, 2023 | Anthony Lamb | New Zealand Breakers | [24] |
October 20, 2023 | Andre Iguodala | NBA Retirement | [25] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Warriors President of Basketball Operations / General Manager Bob Myers to Step Down From His Role". www.nba.com. May 30, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green suspended indefinitely for striking Jusuf Nurkic". NBA.com. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Draymond Green says NBA commish talked him out of retirement". ESPN. January 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Warriors' Draymond Green Reinstated After 12-Game NBA Suspension; Return Date TBD". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Draymond Green booed in return from suspension as Golden State Warriors fall to shorthanded Memphis Grizzlies". CNN. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dejan Milojevic passes away at 46". eurobasket.net. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Warriors honor Dejan Milojevic". NBA.com.
- ^ "Draft Experts Project Who Warriors May Select With 19th Pick". nba.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Alen Smailagić from New Orleans". nba.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Trayce Jackson-Davis From Washington, Presented by HPE". nba.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Sources: Wizards to send Chris Paul to Warriors for Jordan Poole". ESPN.com. June 22, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Acquire 2024 Second Round Draft Pick From Pacers". www.nba.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Warriors Re-Sign Forward Draymond Green". NBA.com/warriors. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Guard Lester Quinones to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Cory Joseph". NBA.com/warriors. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward/Center Dario Šarić". NBA.com/warriors. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Center Usman Garuba to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Jerome Robinson to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Warriors Sign Forward Gui Santos". NBA.com/warriors. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cavaliers Sign Georges Niang and Ty Jerome". NBA.com/knicks. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "New York Knicks Sign Donte DiVincenzo". NBA.com/knicks. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Golden State Warrior Joins Breakers on Eve of NBA Pre-Season Game in Portland". nzbreakers.basketball. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "Four-Time Champion Andre Iguodala Announces NBA Retirement". NBA.com/warriors. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.