2008–09 Golden State Warriors season

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.

2008–09 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerChris Mullin
OwnersChris Cohan
ArenaOracle Arena
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 2008 NBA draft
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

Standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793—36–529–1214–282
Phoenix Suns4636.5611928–1318–2311–582
Golden State Warriors2953.3543621–208–336–1082
Los Angeles Clippers1963.2324611–308–332–1482
Sacramento Kings1765.2074811–306–397–982
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793—
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.65911
3 y-San Antonio Spurs5428.65911
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5428.65911
5 x-Houston Rockets5329.64612
6 x-Dallas Mavericks5032.61015
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4933.59816
8 x-Utah Jazz4834.58517
9 Phoenix Suns4636.56119
10 Golden State Warriors2953.35436
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2458.29341
12 Memphis Grizzlies2458.29341
13 Oklahoma City Thunder2359.28042
14 Los Angeles Clippers1963.23246
15 Sacramento Kings1765.20748

Game log
2008–09 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 21–20; Road: 8–32)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
November: 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7)
December: 5–12 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–9)
January: 5–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–5)
February: 5–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 0–2)
March: 5–11 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–8)
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Roster
Roster listing
2008–2009 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 7 Azubuike, Kelenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky
G/F 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Italy
C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Latvia
G 6 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan
F 33 Davidson, Jermareo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Alabama
G 8 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lanier HS (MS)
G/F 1 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Butler CC
F 31 Kurz, Rob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Notre Dame
G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Duke
G 22 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech
F/C 4 Randolph, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) LSU
C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga
G 23 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Tennessee
F/C 32 Wright, Brandan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Transactions
Main article: List of 2008–09 NBA season transactions

Trades
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

Re-signed
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
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
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
  1. "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. "Warriors sign three free agents". nba.com/warriors. September 9, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  11. "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.
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