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The Golden State Warriors’ 10-game home winning streak was ended in stunning fashion on Monday, as the Indiana Pacers—playing without Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner on the second leg of a back-to-back beat the defending champions 112-104 at Chase Center. Here are three observations from one of the Warriors’ most frustrating losses of 2022-23. Missing […]

The Indiana Pacers were always poised to give the surging Golden State Warriors a better fight than most fans anticipated on Monday night. Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin and company, after all, have hardly proven the rebuilding pushover they were expected to be before the regular season tipped off, standing 12-11 behind a dynamic, uptempo offense. […]

Andrew Wiggins has never been known as a shooter. Miscast as an offensive alpha dog with the Minnesota Timberwolves, though, the former No. 1 pick is absolutely thriving in a supporting role with the Golden State Warriors, one that suddenly has him draining threes like a third Splash Brother. Wiggins went 8-of-10 from deep in […]

The Golden State Warriors staved off a late-game run from the Houston Rockets on Saturday, pulling away for a 120-101 win at Chase Center. Here are three key reactions to the defending champions’ second victory in as many days, a win that puts them two games above .500 for the first time this season. Jordan […]

The Golden State Warriors beat the West-leading Utah Jazz 129-118 on Friday, moving to .500 for the first time since late October. Here are three key reactions from the defending champions’ eighth straight home win. 3 key reactions to Warriors’ double-digit win over Jazz Run, Warriors, run Maybe no team in basketball is more intentional […]

Andrew Wiggins drained six three-pointers for the second straight game on Wednesday, leading the Golden State Warriors with a season-high 31 points in their blowout win over the short-handed LA Clippers. The short-handed Clippers were simply no match for Draymond Green, Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and the Warriors. (via @armstrongwinter)https://t.co/HLjTQ9x6Qz — Warriors Nation (@WarriorNationCP) November […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors had a walk in the park Wednesday night at home, as they easily defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 124-107. Curry finished with 22 points, but it was Andrew Wiggins, who came up with the best offensive performance of the night from either team. Wiggins, who scored 31 points […]

The Golden State Warriors earned their seventh straight win at Chase Center, out-classing the short-handed LA Clippers 124-107. Here are three key reactions from the defending champions’ encouraging blowout victory. 3 key reactions from Warriors’ blowout win over Clippers Finally, some second-unit staying power? Golden State played a tight eight-man rotation in the second half […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t had a very good start to the 2022-23 season. It’s been mired with inconsistency and poor play. But on Sunday in a 127-120 win over the Houston Rockets, they were able to set a milestone courtesy of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins. The group combined for 23 3-point […]

The Golden State Warriors got their first road win of 2022-23 on Sunday, clawing back to beat the Houston Rockets 127-120. Even better? The floodgates finally opened for Klay Thompson, who followed up his most efficient game of the season by erupting for 41 points and 10 made three-pointers. The floodgates opened for a scorching Klay […]

Major lineup changes are definitely coming for the Golden State Warriors on Friday. Just don’t expect their matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans to be any indicator of what the Warriors will look like once Steve Kerr finally figures out a successful rotation. Golden State is resting Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins […]

The Golden State Warriors enter the 2022-2023 NBA season once again as the hunted. That is because they found a way to lock down the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals and win their fourth title in the last eight years. Stephen Curry finally captured the elusive NBA Finals MVP. But, an argument can be […]

At least the Golden State Warriors’ up-and-down start to the regular season has taken attention away from the lingering fallout of Draymond Green’s punch to Jordan Poole. As Andrew Wiggins sees it, though, his teammates already appear to be mending their fractured relationship. And even if they haven’t, it’s clear to him that Green and […]

It’s just been three games, but at this point, it’s hard not to get excited about Andrew Wiggins’ strong start to the season for the Golden State Warriors. Even head coach Steve Kerr had nothing but high praise for the All-Star forward as he talked up Wiggins’ contributions to the team early on. According to […]

The 2022-23 NBA season is suddenly almost a week old, with the Golden State Warriors beginning their title defense by proving they’re a legitimate threat to repeat and prompting major questions about their workable depth against playoff competition. Here are three hot takes from the Warriors’ 2-1 start to the regular season. 3. Jonathan Kuminga and […]

The Golden State Warriors have just made it abundantly clear that Andrew Wiggins figures heavily in this team’s plans for the future. The fact that they signed him to a massive four-year extension worth a whopping $109 million is an undeniable testament to this fact. For his part, Wiggins has now declared his unwavering loyalty […]

The Golden State Warriors were barely done celebrating their latest championship before staking a forceful claim for another one. Maybe their blowout 123-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the season opener on Tuesday isn’t a sign of what’s to come throughout 2022-23. Ring night can make the actual basketball being played seem more […]

The Golden State Warriors picked up win numero uno on opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers. But before that, the team got their rings from their 2021-22 championship run. It’s a moment very familiar to four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry, but one that represents a drastic career shift for teammate Andrew Wiggins. After their […]

The Golden State Warriors are entering the 2022-23 season feeling pretty good about their team. Even with the recent drama between Draymond Green and Jordan Poole, the Warriors are among the favorites to win the 2023 NBA Finals. The quest to repeat as champions will be hard, but if there is one team that knows […]

When Andrew Wiggins agreed to a four-year, $109 million extension with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, it raised a lot of questions from fans and experts alike. After all, not only did he decide way too early, but he also took a pay cut to stay in San Francisco. Following a big year for […]

Pump the brakes on this season definitely being Draymond Green’s swan song with the Golden State Warriors. Extensions signed by Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins on Saturday indeed complicate his future in the Bay, but it’s not exactly shocking the Warriors staved off their pending free agencies first. Green made clear at Media Day he didn’t […]

$249 million. That’s how much money the Golden State Warriors committed to over the span of a few hours on Saturday as they signed both Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins to massive extensions. Poole got $140 for four years, while Wiggins is now set to put pen to paper on a four-year, $109 million deal. […]

The Golden State Warriors just spent around $250 million to keep both Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins in San Francisco long term. Sure enough, the massive spending drew tons of reactions online, with some celebrating for the two teammates and the others sharing their shock over the massive deals. Poole got the extension first, agreeing […]

Andrew Wiggins and the Golden State Warriors reportedly agreed on a 4-year, $109 million dollar contract extension, per Adrian Wojnarowski and Kendra Andrews. Wojnarowski also reports that the deal includes a player option. The move to extend Wiggins comes on the same day that Jordan Poole inked a 4-year, $140 million dollar extension with the […]

Joe Lacob and Bob Myers made their stance abundantly clear throughout the offseason. Despite the onerous financial realities of giving big-money contracts to Jordan Poole, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins, the Golden State Warriors indeed want to retain all three of those prospective free agents going forward. Once push comes to shove, though, Golden State’s […]

Andrew Wiggins will be a free agent next summer unless the Golden State Warriors sign him to an extension before July. As the 2022-23 season dawns, though, Wiggins isn’t worried about the uncertainty of his long-term future, instead focused solely on helping his current team defend its title. Winning back-to-back championships isn’t the only goal […]

It’s always naive to trust what you hear on Media Day, especially when players are tasked with giving inherently loaded responses regarding their long-term future. Optimism reigns across the league when a new season dawns. Unless someone really wants to hint at or force their impending departure, players typically toe the team line with a […]

The Golden State Warriors are the envy of the NBA right now. Even though the Warriors core led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green are getting up there in years, they still managed to reclaim their throne, holding off the young upstarts Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals to claim their fourth […]

Draymond Green, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins made abundantly clear at Media Day that potential contract stalemates ahead of free agency next summer won’t get in the way of the Golden State Warriors’ quest for another championship. Just because they’re more focused on winning consecutive titles than signing extensions, though, hardly means the topic of […]

The Golden State Warriors franchise is the most successful in the past decade, having won four championships on the back of the famous core led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green. Despite the trio being past their 30s, they still went on to win the 2022 NBA championship, thanks in no small part […]

Twitter engineers are fearing for the technical integrity of the social media platform once again, with NBA fans from every corner going at it following ESPN’s release of its top 100 rankings ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season. Arguably the most controversial part of the rankings is Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins being placed […]

Training camp for the 2022-23 season tips off league-wide in a few days, which can only mean one thing: A deluge of NBA player rankings from legacy media outlets. Most prominent among them, of course, is ESPN’s NBArank, back for a 12th consecutive year to fete basketball’s best players and anger fan bases across the […]

In 2019, the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves made a trade regarding two of the top young players in the NBA. The Warriors traded D’Angelo Russell to the Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins and a first-round pick. Now, a current head coach is voicing his displeasure regarding the trade all these years later. Heavy.com’s […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off an incredibly impressive title run. The franchise’s core secured its fourth ring in the past eight seasons and this one seemed to mean a little bit more to the group. Their resume for having one of the best stretches of organizational success speaks for itself. However, there is […]

Andrew Wiggins will never be the era-defining NBA superstar he looked like as a teenage prodigy. After helping the Golden State Warriors win a championship, though, it’s safe to say Wiggins has fully shed the “bust” label that dogged him during his ill-fated time with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Only certain players in the league are […]

Andrew Wiggins has already been vindicated. It’s not enough to suggest the Golden State Warriors wouldn’t have won the title without him. The former No. 1 overall pick lived up to that billing on the game’s biggest stage, functioning as arguably his team’s second-best player against the big, versatile Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. […]

The Dallas Mavericks came so close last season only to see their NBA Finals dream ruined by eventual champs, the Golden State Warriors. Mavs owner Mark Cuban recently got brutally honest about his team’s heartbreaking loss in the Western Conference Finals, and apparently, he believes that there was one particular Dubs player who proved to […]

The Golden State Warriors raised the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the fourth time in eight years less than two months ago. But with free agency firmly in the rearview mirror, the roster close to finalized and training camp fast approaching, it’s time to consider the reigning champions’ chances of defending their title. Here are three […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked Andrew Wiggins as the No. 1 overall selection in the 2014 NBA Draft. Unfortunately, he was never able to suit up for the Cavs. Well, now a bona fide All-Star, Wiggins might just get his chance to do so soon. While there has been a lot of talk of Los Angeles […]