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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 26 22.2 7 1.9 82 38-44 39.3 31.1% 47% 78.9% 2.4 7 1.9 0.9 2.2 0.5 2.4 22.2 19.8 41 14 6
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 18.3 4.7 6.3 82 38-44 35 34.8% 43.1% 79.1% 1.2 4.7 6.3 1.5 3.5 0.2 3.2 18.3 18 41 12 15
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 15.6 4.6 3 82 38-44 32.9 36.8% 41% 76.4% 1.4 4.6 3 1.1 2.2 0.3 2.5 15.6 13.3 39 13 8
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 11.7 10.2 1.3 79 37-42 31.8 21.4% 45.1% 84.1% 2.9 10.2 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.4 3.1 11.7 17.2 24 22 7
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 8.8 1.3 3.3 68 34-34 19.4 37.7% 42.9% 86.5% 0.5 1.3 3.3 0.6 1.1 0.1 1.1 8.8 8.6 28 5 8
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 8.2 6.6 0.7 82 38-44 24.1 0% 49.6% 69.8% 3 6.6 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.9 3 8.2 12.4 31 17 4
Bob Sura 1m96 29 7.3 3 3.2 55 29-26 20.5 32.9% 41.2% 69.6% 1.1 3 3.2 0.8 1.5 0 2 7.3 8.6 16 8 10
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 5.7 2.6 1.3 82 38-44 15.9 34.7% 40.3% 78% 0.8 2.6 1.3 0.6 1 0.2 1.5 5.7 6.1 21 10 5
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 5.4 6 0.5 82 38-44 21.8 0% 53.6% 67.3% 2.1 6 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.5 2.6 5.4 11.5 16 20 3
Chris Mills 2m01 32 4.8 2.4 1 21 10-11 12.5 28% 36.8% 88.9% 0.9 2.4 1 0.3 0.5 0.1 1.4 4.8 5 14 8 4
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 3.5 4.3 0.7 17 6-11 13.1 0% 37% 65.5% 1.6 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 0 2.5 3.5 5.5 11 11 3
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 3.1 0.7 0.2 17 5-12 6.4 53.8% 44.4% 70% 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 3.1 2.4 16 4 1
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 1.6 0.8 0.7 37 12-25 6.3 25% 25.3% 75.9% 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.2 8 4 4
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 1.5 1.1 1.5 15 5-10 6.1 16.7% 24.1% 87.5% 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.5 0.7 0 0.6 1.5 2.3 5 5 5
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 0 0 1 2 1-1 4.5 0% 0% - 0 0 1 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2
Guy Rucker 2m10 0 0.3 0.3 3 0-3 1.3 - - - 0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0 0.3 0 0.7 0 1 1
Total 102.4 46.7 20.9 82 38-44 240.9 34.4% 44.1% 77.8% 15.7 46.7 20.9 7.2 15.2 6.2 21.8 102.4 114.5
Opponents 103.6 43.8 23.6 82 - 240.8 37.2% 45.2% 75.6% 14.7 43.8 23.6 8.7 13.2 6 23.6 103.6 118.2
Gap -1,2 2,9 -2,7 0 - 0 -2,8% -1,1% 2,2% 1,0 2,9 -2,7 -1,5 2,0 0,2 -1,8 -1,2 -3,7
Average
height 198 cm
Average
age 25 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 26 1822 578 156 82 38-44 3226 626/1262 65/209 691/1471 375/475 195 578 156 76 177 45 197 1822 1620
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 1497 386 514 82 38-44 2868 400/867 109/313 509/1180 370/468 97 386 514 123 290 17 260 1497 1478
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 1282 378 247 82 38-44 2696 353/827 123/334 476/1161 207/271 111 378 247 90 179 23 201 1282 1092
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 923 806 106 79 37-42 2510 335/735 3/14 338/749 244/290 228 806 106 65 111 30 246 923 1362
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 600 88 221 68 34-34 1321 170/387 29/77 199/464 173/200 35 88 221 38 73 4 75 600 586
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 673 543 58 82 38-44 1977 259/520 0/2 259/522 155/222 248 543 58 27 112 154 242 673 1013
Bob Sura 1m96 29 401 167 177 55 29-26 1130 107/243 28/85 135/328 103/148 58 167 177 45 82 2 108 401 472
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 466 214 106 82 38-44 1304 116/267 52/150 168/417 78/100 66 214 106 53 86 19 120 466 501
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 440 490 37 82 38-44 1785 185/344 0/1 185/345 70/104 176 490 37 40 73 205 214 440 945
Chris Mills 2m01 32 101 50 22 21 10-11 262 32/81 7/25 39/106 16/18 19 50 22 7 10 3 29 101 104
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 59 73 12 17 6-11 223 20/53 0/1 20/54 19/29 28 73 12 9 15 0 43 59 94
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 53 12 3 17 5-12 109 9/23 7/13 16/36 14/20 3 12 3 4 8 2 9 53 40
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 61 28 27 37 12-25 234 18/71 1/4 19/75 22/29 12 28 27 8 19 2 32 61 44
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 22 16 23 15 5-10 92 6/23 1/6 7/29 7/8 8 16 23 7 10 0 9 22 35
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 0 0 2 2 1-1 9 0/3 0/1 0/4 0/0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -2
Guy Rucker 2m10 0 1 1 3 0-3 4 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Total 8400 3830 1712 82 38-44 19750 2636/5706 425/1235 3061/6941 1853/2382 1284 3830 1712 593 1246 506 1786 8400 9386
Opponents 8493 3592 1934 82 - 19749 2802/5998 438/1177 3240/7175 1575/2084 1204 3592 1934 710 1083 490 1936 8493 9692
Gap -93 238 -222 0 - 1 -166/-292 -13/58 -179/-234 278/298 80 238 -222 -117 163 16 -150 -93 -306
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 26 20.3 6.5 1.7 82 38-44 36 31.1% 47% 78.9% 2.2 6.5 1.7 0.8 2 0.5 2.2 20.3 18.1 41 14 6
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 18.8 4.8 6.5 82 38-44 36 34.8% 43.1% 79.1% 1.2 4.8 6.5 1.5 3.6 0.2 3.3 18.8 18.6 41 12 15
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 17.1 5 3.3 82 38-44 36 36.8% 41% 76.4% 1.5 5 3.3 1.2 2.4 0.3 2.7 17.1 14.6 39 13 8
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 13.2 11.6 1.5 79 37-42 36 21.4% 45.1% 84.1% 3.3 11.6 1.5 0.9 1.6 0.4 3.5 13.2 19.5 24 22 7
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 16.4 2.4 6 68 34-34 36 37.7% 42.9% 86.5% 1 2.4 6 1 2 0.1 2 16.4 16 28 5 8
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 12.3 9.9 1.1 82 38-44 36 0% 49.6% 69.8% 4.5 9.9 1.1 0.5 2 2.8 4.4 12.3 18.4 31 17 4
Bob Sura 1m96 29 12.8 5.3 5.6 55 29-26 36 32.9% 41.2% 69.6% 1.8 5.3 5.6 1.4 2.6 0.1 3.4 12.8 15 16 8 10
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 12.9 5.9 2.9 82 38-44 36 34.7% 40.3% 78% 1.8 5.9 2.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 3.3 12.9 13.8 21 10 5
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 8.9 9.9 0.7 82 38-44 36 0% 53.6% 67.3% 3.5 9.9 0.7 0.8 1.5 4.1 4.3 8.9 19.1 16 20 3
Chris Mills 2m01 32 13.9 6.9 3 21 10-11 36 28% 36.8% 88.9% 2.6 6.9 3 1 1.4 0.4 4 13.9 14.3 14 8 4
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 9.5 11.8 1.9 17 6-11 36 0% 37% 65.5% 4.5 11.8 1.9 1.5 2.4 0 6.9 9.5 15.2 11 11 3
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 17.5 4 1 17 5-12 36 53.8% 44.4% 70% 1 4 1 1.3 2.6 0.7 3 17.5 13.2 16 4 1
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 9.4 4.3 4.2 37 12-25 36 25% 25.3% 75.9% 1.8 4.3 4.2 1.2 2.9 0.3 4.9 9.4 6.8 8 4 4
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 8.6 6.3 9 15 5-10 36 16.7% 24.1% 87.5% 3.1 6.3 9 2.7 3.9 0 3.5 8.6 13.7 5 5 5
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 0 0 8 2 1-1 36 0% 0% - 0 0 8 4 4 0 0 0 -8 0 0 2
Guy Rucker 2m10 0 9 9 3 0-3 36 - - - 0 9 9 0 0 0 9 0 18 0 1 1
Total 15.3 7 3.1 82 38-44 36 34.4% 44.1% 77.8% 2.3 7 3.1 1.1 2.3 0.9 3.3 15.3 17.1
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 26 22.6 7.2 1.9 82 38-44 40 31.1% 47% 78.9% 2.4 7.2 1.9 0.9 2.2 0.6 2.4 22.6 20.1 41 14 6
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 20.9 5.4 7.2 82 38-44 40 34.8% 43.1% 79.1% 1.4 5.4 7.2 1.7 4 0.2 3.6 20.9 20.6 41 12 15
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 19 5.6 3.7 82 38-44 40 36.8% 41% 76.4% 1.6 5.6 3.7 1.3 2.7 0.3 3 19 16.2 39 13 8
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 14.7 12.8 1.7 79 37-42 40 21.4% 45.1% 84.1% 3.6 12.8 1.7 1 1.8 0.5 3.9 14.7 21.7 24 22 7
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 18.2 2.7 6.7 68 34-34 40 37.7% 42.9% 86.5% 1.1 2.7 6.7 1.2 2.2 0.1 2.3 18.2 17.7 28 5 8
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 13.6 11 1.2 82 38-44 40 0% 49.6% 69.8% 5 11 1.2 0.5 2.3 3.1 4.9 13.6 20.5 31 17 4
Bob Sura 1m96 29 14.2 5.9 6.3 55 29-26 40 32.9% 41.2% 69.6% 2.1 5.9 6.3 1.6 2.9 0.1 3.8 14.2 16.7 16 8 10
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 14.3 6.6 3.3 82 38-44 40 34.7% 40.3% 78% 2 6.6 3.3 1.6 2.6 0.6 3.7 14.3 15.4 21 10 5
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 9.9 11 0.8 82 38-44 40 0% 53.6% 67.3% 3.9 11 0.8 0.9 1.6 4.6 4.8 9.9 21.2 16 20 3
Chris Mills 2m01 32 15.4 7.6 3.4 21 10-11 40 28% 36.8% 88.9% 2.9 7.6 3.4 1.1 1.5 0.5 4.4 15.4 15.9 14 8 4
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 10.6 13.1 2.2 17 6-11 40 0% 37% 65.5% 5 13.1 2.2 1.6 2.7 0 7.7 10.6 16.9 11 11 3
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 19.4 4.4 1.1 17 5-12 40 53.8% 44.4% 70% 1.1 4.4 1.1 1.5 2.9 0.7 3.3 19.4 14.7 16 4 1
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 10.4 4.8 4.6 37 12-25 40 25% 25.3% 75.9% 2.1 4.8 4.6 1.4 3.2 0.3 5.5 10.4 7.5 8 4 4
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 9.6 7 10 15 5-10 40 16.7% 24.1% 87.5% 3.5 7 10 3 4.3 0 3.9 9.6 15.2 5 5 5
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 0 0 8.9 2 1-1 40 0% 0% - 0 0 8.9 4.4 4.4 0 0 0 -8.9 0 0 2
Guy Rucker 2m10 0 10 10 3 0-3 40 - - - 0 10 10 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 1 1
Total 17 7.8 3.5 82 38-44 40 34.4% 44.1% 77.8% 2.6 7.8 3.5 1.2 2.5 1 3.6 17 19
Player Height Age USG% PACE PIE PER GMSCR AST% TO% AST/TO OREB% DREB% REB%
Antawn Jamison 2m06 26 24.6% 22,7 10,0 18,4 17,1 8% 10% -1.1 5% 10% 15%
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 25% 20,4 9,0 18,0 15,8 23% 17% 13.4 3% 9% 11%
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 23.2% 17,8 6,0 14,2 11,9 14% 12% 4.7 3% 8% 12%
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 16.8% 12,5 7,0 15,6 12,6 10% 11% -0.5 7% 19% 26%
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 20.2% 9,2 4,0 17,1 7,9 26% 12% 23.7 2% 3% 5%
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 15.8% 8,9 4,0 15,8 9,8 7% 15% -7.4 11% 13% 23%
Bob Sura 1m96 29 18% 8,6 2,0 13,9 7,5 27% 17% 20 3% 5% 8%
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 17.9% 6,7 3,0 12,2 5,2 16% 16% 3.7 4% 10% 14%
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 11.1% 5,7 4,0 15,5 8,5 7% 16% -7.8 8% 15% 23%
Chris Mills 2m01 32 20.2% 5,9 0 12,3 4,3 15% 8% 9.7 2% 3% 4%
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 15.7% 4,8 0 9,8 4,6 13% 18% -3.7 2% 4% 6%
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 20.7% 3,1 0 14,2 2,3 5% 15% -9.5 0% 1% 2%
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 19.5% 2,9 0 4,1 1,3 20% 18% 7.5 2% 3% 5%
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 19.8% 2,8 0 11,0 1,9 35% 24% 30.6 1% 1% 3%
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 23.8% 2,5 0 -9,7 -0,7 29% 20% 20 0% 0% 0%
Guy Rucker 2m10 0% 0 0 8,1 0,5 100% 0% 0 0% 1% 1%
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 26 59,7% 54,2% 14,2% 32,3% 64,9% 10,7% 24,4% 68,7% 10,7% 20,6% 0.99 0.93
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 58,8% 54,0% 26,5% 39,7% 52,6% 19,0% 28,4% 53,4% 21,8% 24,7% 0.92 1.04
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 49,9% 50,1% 28,8% 23,3% 57,8% 23,3% 18,9% 55,1% 28,8% 16,1% 0.85 1.1
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 61,4% 52,6% 1,9% 38,7% 70,7% 1,3% 27,9% 72,6% 1,0% 26,4% 0.91 0.64
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 61,5% 54,3% 16,6% 43,1% 58,3% 11,6% 30,1% 56,7% 14,5% 28,8% 0.88 1.13
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 64,5% 54,3% 0,4% 42,5% 69,9% 0,3% 29,8% 77,0% 0% 23,0% 1 0
Bob Sura 1m96 29 56,9% 51,0% 25,9% 45,1% 51,1% 17,9% 31,1% 53,4% 20,9% 25,7% 0.88 0.99
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 49,6% 50,5% 36,0% 24,0% 51,6% 29,0% 19,3% 49,8% 33,5% 16,7% 0.87 1.04
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 63,8% 56,3% 0,3% 30,1% 76,6% 0,2% 23,2% 84,1% 0% 15,9% 1.08 0
Chris Mills 2m01 32 44,3% 44,3% 23,6% 17,0% 65,3% 20,2% 14,5% 63,4% 20,8% 15,8% 0.79 0.84
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 54,6% 44,2% 1,9% 53,7% 63,9% 1,2% 34,9% 67,8% 0% 32,2% 0.75 0
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 63,9% 59,2% 36,1% 55,6% 41,1% 23,2% 35,7% 34,0% 39,6% 26,4% 0.78 1.62
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 40,0% 34,8% 5,3% 38,7% 68,3% 3,8% 27,9% 59,0% 4,9% 36,1% 0.51 0.75
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 36,2% 33,8% 20,7% 27,6% 62,2% 16,2% 21,6% 54,5% 13,6% 31,8% 0.52 0.5
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 0% 0% 25,0% 0% 75,0% 25,0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 0
Guy Rucker 2m10 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0 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 26 98% 22% 23% 21% 24% 22% 15% 17% 20% 20% 15% 15% 15% 9% 14% 13% 9% - 11% - - 17%
Gilbert Arenas 1m91 20 87% 18% 17% 17% 15% 15% 26% 25% 20% 20% 8% 11% 10% 30% 23% 21% 3% - 15% - - 16%
Jason Richardson 1m98 21 82% 15% 16% 17% 13% 14% 29% 27% 11% 11% 9% 10% 10% 14% 14% 15% 5% - 11% - - 12%
Troy Murphy 2m11 22 79% 11% 11% 11% 13% 13% 1% 1% 14% 13% 18% 24% 22% 6% 9% 11% 6% - 14% - - 15%
Earl Boykins 1m66 26 49% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 11% 10% 3% 3% 3% 16% 7% 8% 1% - 5% - - 8%
Erick Dampier 2m12 27 60% 8% 8% 8% 10% 9% 0% 0% 8% 9% 19% 12% 14% 3% 9% 5% 30% - 14% - - 11%
Bob Sura 1m96 29 51% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 10% 10% 8% 9% 7% 6% 7% 15% 10% 11% 1% - 9% - - 7%
Mike Dunleavy 2m06 22 40% 6% 5% 6% 4% 5% 12% 12% 4% 4% 5% 6% 6% 6% 7% 9% 4% - 7% - - 5%
Adonal Foyle 2m09 27 54% 5% 6% 5% 7% 6% 0% 0% 4% 4% 14% 12% 13% 2% 6% 7% 41% - 12% - - 10%
Chris Mills 2m01 32 31% 5% 5% 6% 5% 6% 6% 8% 3% 3% 6% 5% 5% 5% 3% 5% 2% - 6% - - 4%
Danny Fortson 2m01 26 33% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 0% 0% 5% 6% 11% 9% 9% 3% 6% 7% 0% - 12% - - 5%
Oscar Torres 1m98 26 16% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 8% 5% 4% 4% 1% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% - 2% - - 2%
Jiri Welsch 1m98 22 16% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2% 3% 3% 3% 1% - 4% - - 1%
Dean Oliver 1m80 24 15% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2% 7% 4% 6% 0% - 3% - - 2%
Aj Guyton 1m86 24 11% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 3% 7% 0% - 0% - - -1%
Guy Rucker 2m10 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% - 2% - - 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.