2016–17 Golden State Warriors season

2016–17 Golden State Warriors season
The Big Four
Head coach Steve Kerr
General manager Bob Myers
Owner(s) Joe Lacob
Peter Guber
Arena Oracle Arena
Results
Record 17–3 (.850)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio 95.7 The Game

The 2016–17 Golden State Warriors season is the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 55th in the San Francisco Bay Area. Golden State will enter the season as runners-up in the 2016 NBA Finals, after a record breaking regular-season in 2015–16. With the acquisition of free agent Kevin Durant in offseason, the Warriors were hailed as a "Superteam" by the media and fans, forming a new All-Star "Big Four" of Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.[1][2][3]

Season synopsis

Preseason

The 2016 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2016, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Warriors chose center Damian Jones out of Vanderbilt with the 30th pick of the first round. They also acquired the draft rights of swingman Patrick McCaw, the 38th pick of the second round. Warriors forwards Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green and guard Klay Thompson were selected to participate on the 2016 USA Basketball National Team that competed in the 2016 Olympic Games. The Warriors were the only team with three representatives on the Olympic squad. Stephen Curry withdrew from selection due to injury.[4]

On July 4, seven time All-star forward Kevin Durant announced he was leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Warriors.[5][6] To clear cap space for Durant, the Warriors traded Andrew Bogut to the Dallas Mavericks and didn't match offers for five of their out of contract free agents, losing Harrison Barnes to the Dallas Mavericks, Brandon Rush to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Leandro Barbosa to the Phoenix Suns, Festus Ezeli to the Portland Trail Blazers and Marreese Speights to the Los Angeles Clippers. Golden State added veteran big men Zaza Pachulia and David West to their roster and retained Ian Clark, James Michael McAdoo and Anderson Varejao. The Warriors added Mike Brown as assistant coach on July 6, replacing Luke Walton, who left to take over as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

On August 21, the United States beat Serbia 96–66 at the Rio Summer Olympics to win the Gold medal. Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green joined Chris Mullin (in 1992), as the only Warriors players to capture Olympic Gold medals. Durant led the team by averaging 19.4 points during Team USA's 8–0 run to victory.[7]

The Warriors lost their opening preseason game against the Toronto Raptors on October 1, they then beat the Clippers, Kings, Nuggets, Lakers (twice) and Trail Blazers, to finish preparation for the season with a 6–1 record. Kevin Durant led the team in scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game, followed by Stephen Curry (19.7) and Klay Thompson (18.0). On October 20, Golden State finalized their 15-man roster, with the addition of free agent center JaVale McGee.

Regular Season

The Warriors opened the season on October 25th with a 29-point home loss to the San Antonio Spurs in which Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 35 points.[8] They would respond by winning their next 4 games, including a 26-point victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder at home on November 3rd. This marked the first and highly-anticipated meeting between former teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Durant scored 39 points in the win, the most by any player debuting against his former team.[9]

After having his streak of consecutive games with a three-pointer come to an end the previous game, Stephen Curry set a new record of 13 three-pointers made in a single game during a victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on November 7th. [10]

Records

See also: NBA regular season records and NBA post-season records.

NBA records

As of December 3, 2016.

Individual

Team

Franchise records

Team

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 30 Damian Jones[13][14] C  United States Vanderbilt

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
F 35 Durant, Kevin (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1988–09–29 Texas
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
C 15 Jones, Damian (DL) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995–06–30 Vanderbilt
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 5 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G 0 McCaw, Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995–10–25 UNLV
C 1 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988–01–19 Nevada
C 27 Pachulia, Zaza 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1984–02–10 Georgia
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
F/C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
F 3 West, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1980–08–29 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–11–30

Standings

Division

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Golden State Warriors 17 3 .850 0.0 8–2 9–1 5–1 20
Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 7–3 9–3 2–0 22
Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 6–4 4–8 3–2 22
Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 4–5 3–8 1–2 20
Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 3–5 3–9 0–6 20

Conference

Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Golden State Warriors * 17 3 .850 – 20
2 San Antonio Spurs * 16 4 .800 1.0 20
3 Los Angeles Clippers 16 6 .727 2.0 22
4 Houston Rockets 13 7 .650 4.0 20
5 Oklahoma City Thunder * 13 8 .619 4.5 21
6 Memphis Grizzlies 13 8 .619 4.5 21
7 Utah Jazz 12 9 .571 5.5 21
8 Portland Trail Blazers 11 10 .524 6.5 21
9 Los Angeles Lakers 10 12 .455 8.0 22
10 Sacramento Kings 7 13 .350 10.0 20
11 Denver Nuggets 7 13 .350 10.0 20
12 New Orleans Pelicans 7 14 .333 10.5 21
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 14 .300 11.0 20
14 Phoenix Suns 6 14 .300 11.0 20
15 Dallas Mavericks 4 15 .211 12.5 19

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
Pre-season: 6–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–1)
2016–17 season schedule

Game log

2016–17 game log
Total: 17–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 9–1)
October: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
November : 14–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 7–1)
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1 Houston L 127–132 (2OT) Kevin Durant (39) Draymond Green (15) Draymond Green (9) Oracle Arena
19,596		 16−3
20 December 3 Phoenix W 138–109 Stephen Curry (31) Andre Iguodala (6) Draymond Green (13) Oracle Arena
19,596		 17−3
21 December 5 Indiana 0−0
22 December 7 @ L.A. Clippers 0−0
23 December 8 @ Utah 0−0
24 December 10 @ Memphis 0−0
25 December 11 @ Minnesota 0−0
26 December 13 @ New Orleans 0−0
27 December 15 New York 0−0
28 December 17 Portland 0−0
29 December 20 Utah 0−0
30 December 23 @ Detroit 0−0
31 December 25 @ Cleveland 0−0
32 December 28 Toronto 0−0
33 December 30 Dallas 0−0
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Player statistics

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

Bold – Leaders (Qualified)

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Curry, StephenStephen Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson, KlayKlay Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durant, KevinKevin Durant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green, DraymondDraymond Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pachulia, ZazaZaza Pachulia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Livingston, ShaunShaun Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West, DavidDavid West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McGee, JaValeJaVale McGee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clark, IanIan Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McAdoo, James MichaelJames Michael McAdoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Varejão, AndersonAnderson Varejão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Looney, KevonKevon Looney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jones, DamianDamian Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McCaw, PatrickPatrick McCaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016
 To Golden State Warriors
Draft rights to Patrick McCaw[15][16]		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Cash considerations
July 7, 2016
 To Golden State Warriors
Future 2nd round-pick[17]		 To Dallas Mavericks
Andrew Bogut
Future conditional 2nd round-pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Ian Clark[18] 1-year contract worth $980,431
James Michael McAdoo[19] 1-year contract worth $980,431
Anderson Varejão[20] 1-year contract worth $980,431

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Kevin Durant[21] 2-year contract worth $54.3 million Oklahoma City Thunder
David West[22] 1-year contract worth $980,431 San Antonio Spurs
Zaza Pachulia[23] 1-year contract worth $2.9 million Dallas Mavericks
JaVale McGee 1-year contract worth $1.4 million Dallas Mavericks

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Harrison Barnes[24] 4-year contract worth $94 million Dallas Mavericks
Festus Ezeli[25] 2-year contract worth $15.2 million Portland Trail Blazers
Brandon Rush[26] 1-year contract worth $3.5 million Minnesota Timberwolves
Marreese Speights[27] 1-year contract worth $980,431 Los Angeles Clippers
Leandro Barbosa[28] 2-year contract worth $8 million Phoenix Suns

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Kevin Durant Western Conference Player of the Week November 28, 2016 [29]
Steve Kerr Western Conference Coach of the Month
(October/November)
 December 2, 2016 [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Durant's move to Warriors brings NBA 'Superteam' talk". Yahoo News. July 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "How Kevin Durant lived long enough to see himself become a villain". The Guardian. July 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kevin Durant makes the Warriors the villain the NBA needs". Fox Sports. July 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Stephen Curry opts to skip 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro". ESPN.com. June 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Durant to sign with Warriors". ESPN.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kevin Durant leaving Thunder to join Steph Curry and the Warriors". CBSSports.com. July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Team USA Wins Gold in Rio". Warriors.com. August 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Warriors Slip in Season Opener". Warriors.com. October 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Durant Catches Fire as Dubs Down Thunder". Warriors.com. November 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Curry's Record Splash Party Leads Dubs Past Pelicans". Warriors.com. November 8, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "NBA Individual Regular Season Records for 3-Point Field Goals". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Warriors" (PDF). nba.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Warriors select Vanderbilt center Damian Jones with 30th overall pick in 2016 NBA draft". nba.com/warriors. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Warriors sign rookie center Damian Jones to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Golden State acquires draft rights to Patrick McCaw from Milwaukee for cash considerations". nba.com/warriors. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Warriors sign rookie guard Patrick McCaw to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Warriors trade center Andrew Bogut to Dallas". nba.com/warriors. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Warriors re-sign free agent guard Ian Clark". nba.com/warriors. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Warriors re-sign free agent forward James Michael McAdoo". nba.com/warriors. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Warriors re-sign free agent center Anderson Varejao". nba.com/warriors. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Warriors sign free agent forward Kevin Durant". nba.com/warriors. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Warriors sign free agent forward David West". nba.com/warriors. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Warriors sign free agent center Zaza Pachulia". nba.com/warriors. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Mavs sign Harrison Barnes to offer sheet". mavs.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Trail Blazers sign Festus Ezeli". nba.com/blazers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Timberwolves sign guard/forward Brandon Rush". nba.com/timberwolves. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Clippers sign Marreese Speights". nba.com/clippers. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Suns sign Leandro Barbosa to multiyear deal". nba.com/suns. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  29. ↑ Durant named Player of the Week
  30. ↑ Steve Kerr Named Western Conference Coach of the Month

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