2020–21 Golden State Warriors season

The 2020–21 Golden State Warriors season is the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), its 59th in the San Francisco Bay Area, and their second season playing home games at Chase Center. They are coached by Steve Kerr in his seventh year as head coach. The Warriors compete as members of the Western Conference's Pacific Division.

2020–21 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachSteve Kerr
General managerBob Myers
OwnersJoe Lacob
Peter Guber
ArenaChase Center
Results
Record12–11 (.522)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Bay Area
Radio95.7 The Game

Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 15–50 to finish in last place in the Western Conference having the worst record in the Conference.

Preseason

The Warriors entered the season with a chance to come back into championship contention after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the 2019–20 NBA season to be temporarily suspended, the Warriors had not played a game since March 2020.

On November 17, 2020, the NBA announced the 2020–21 season would begin on December 22, 2020.

The Warriors started the season with a healthy Stephen Curry, as he previously injured his second metacarpal bone in his left finger against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on October 30, 2019, causing him to miss 60 of the 65 games available and playing in 5 of those respective games. The Warriors also expect to have a healthy Kevon Looney, who was struggling with neuropathy for most of the season, as he only played 20 games. Klay Thompson was also expected to be healthy this season, but on November 19, 2020, it was announced that he would miss the entire season due to injuring his right Achilles tendon.[1] Thompson hasn't played in an NBA game since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.

As a result of being the worst team in the league, the Warriors received a lottery pick in the 2020 NBA draft. It turned out to be the second pick in the draft, and with that pick they drafted Memphis center James Wiseman.[2] They also selected point guard Nico Mannion with the 48th pick and shooting guard Justinian Jessup with the 51st pick.[3]

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School / club team
1 2 James Wiseman C United States Memphis (Fr.)
2 48 Nico Mannion PG Italy Arizona (Fr.)
2 51 Justinian Jessup SG United States Boise State (Sr.)

Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Warriors' selection was held stuck as the #1 selection of the draft with their record being the worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 15–50 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020 and cancelled the rest of Golden State's season by June 5.[4] As a result, they held the best odds to stay at #1 alongside the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2020 draft, though also holding the highest odds to fall as low as the #5 pick with 47.9% odds of dropping there. The Warriors ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #2 selection, dropping down one spot with the Timberwolves moving up to the #1 position. In addition to their first-round pick, the Warriors also gained two second-round picks from previous trades involving the Dallas Mavericks.

Standings

Division
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Los Angeles Lakers 18 6 .750 0.0 6–4 12–2 0–2 24
Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 1.5 8–4 9–4 5–2 25
Phoenix Suns 13 9 .591 4.0 6–4 7–5 2–2 22
Golden State Warriors 12 11 .522 5.5 8–5 4–6 3–2 23
Sacramento Kings 12 11 .522 5.5 7–6 5–5 2–4 23

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 19 5 .792 – 24
2 Los Angeles Lakers * 18 6 .750 1.0 24
3 Los Angeles Clippers 17 8 .680 2.5 25
4 Phoenix Suns 13 9 .591 5.0 22
5 San Antonio Spurs * 13 10 .565 5.5 23
6 Denver Nuggets 12 10 .545 6.0 22
7 Portland Trail Blazers 12 10 .545 6.0 22
8 Golden State Warriors 12 11 .522 6.5 23
9 Sacramento Kings 12 11 .522 6.5 23
10 Houston Rockets 11 11 .500 7.0 22
11 Memphis Grizzlies 9 9 .500 7.0 18
12 New Orleans Pelicans 10 12 .455 8.0 22
13 Oklahoma City Thunder 10 12 .455 8.0 22
14 Dallas Mavericks 10 14 .417 9.0 24
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 6 17 .261 12.5 23

Roster
Roster listing
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 26 Bazemore, Kent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989-07-01 Old Dominion
F 32 Chriss, Marquese  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-07-02 Washington
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988-03-14 Davidson
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990-03-04 Michigan State
G/F 1 Lee, Damion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-10-21 Louisville
F 5 Looney, Kevon  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1996-02-06 UCLA
G 2 Mannion, Nico (GL, TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-14 Arizona
G 15 Mulder, Mychal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1994-06-14 Kentucky
G/F 12 Oubre Jr., Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1995-12-09 Kansas
F 7 Paschall, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1996-11-04 Villanova
G 3 Poole, Jordan (GL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-19 Michigan
F 6 Smailagić, Alen  (GL) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-08-18 Serbia
G/F 11 Thompson, Klay  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-02-08 Washington State
F 95 Toscano-Anderson, Juan (GL, TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-04-10 Marquette
G 10 Wanamaker, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989-07-25 Pittsburgh
F 22 Wiggins, Andrew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1995-02-23 Kansas
C 33 Wiseman, James  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-03-31 Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 22, 2020

Roster Notes

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season

The schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020,[9] while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4.[10]

2020–21 game log
Total: 12–11 (Home: 8–5; Road: 4–6)
December: 2–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 2–2)
January: 9–7 (Home: 8–4; Road: 1–3)
February: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 2 Boston L 107–111 Stephen Curry (38) Curry, Green (11) Stephen Curry (8) Chase Center
0		 11–10
22 February 4 @ Dallas W 147–116 Kelly Oubre Jr. (40) Oubre Jr., Toscano-Anderson (8) Draymond Green (15) American Airlines Center
0		 12–10
23 February 6 @ Dallas L 132–134 Stephen Curry (57) Juan Toscano-Anderson (10) Draymond Green (15) American Airlines Center
0		 12–11
24 February 8 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
25 February 9 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
26 February 11 Orlando Chase Center
27 February 13 Brooklyn Chase Center
28 February 15 Cleveland Chase Center
29 February 17 Miami Chase Center
30 February 19 @ Orlando Amway Center
31 February 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
32 February 23 @ New York Madison Square Garden
33 February 24 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
34 February 26 Charlotte Chase Center
35 February 28 @ L.A. Lakers Staples Center
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 22, 2020[13] To Golden State Warriors
Kelly Oubre Jr.		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
2021 conditional first-round pick
2021 DEN second-round pick

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
December 22, 2020 Juan Toscano-Anderson Two-way contract [14]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
November 24, 2020 Brad Wanamaker 1-year contract worth $2.25 million Boston Celtics [15]
December 1, 2020 Kent Bazemore 1-year contract worth $2.3 million Sacramento Kings [16]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New team Ref.
November 20, 2020 Ky Bowman Waived Los Angeles Clippers [17]

Awards
Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Stephen Curry Western Conference Player of the Week December 28 – January 3 [18]

References
  1. "Klay Thompson out for season with torn Achilles". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  2. "NBA Draft 2020: Golden State Warriors select James Wiseman with No. 2 overall pick". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  3. "Get to Know the Dubs' 2020 NBA Draft Picks". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. https://www.otgbasketball.com/post/nba-mock-draft-2020-march-sadness-edition
  5. "Klay Thompson out for season with torn Achilles". NBA.com. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. Nick Friedell (November 19, 2020). "Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson suffers season-ending Achilles tear". ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  7. Dzintars Grinfelds (November 19, 2020). "Klay Thompson Injury Update – 11/19/20". NBA.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  8. Charania, Shams (December 26, 2020). "Warriors center Marquese Chriss has suffered a broken right leg (fibula) and will miss remainder of the season". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  9. "Warriors Slated for Two Nationally Televised Games in NBA's Opening Week of 2020-21 Season". NBA.com/warriors. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  10. "Warriors Announce First Half of 2020-21 Season". NBA.com/warriors. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  11. "Friday's Warriors-Suns Game in Phoenix Postponed". NBA.com/warriors. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. "Warriors game at Phoenix (originally Jan. 15) re-scheduled for Thursday, March 4". mobile.twitter.com/WarriorsPR. January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  13. "Golden State Acquires Kelly Oubre Jr. from Oklahoma City". NBA.com/warriors. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  14. "Warriors Sign Forward Juan Toscano-Anderson to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com/warriors. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  15. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Brad Wanamaker". NBA.com/warriors. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  16. "Warriors Sign Kent Bazemore". NBA.com/warriors. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  17. "Warriors Waive Ky Bowman". NBA.com/warriors. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  18. "Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week". NBA.com/warriors. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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