TOPICS TO DRIVE:
WARRIORS:
-IS IT OVER, THEY SAID THAT A LOT ABOUT PATS - BUT LACOB ISN’T GOING OUT LIKE THAT - I THINK HE MAKES A BIG MOVE— WIGGINS, KUMINGA, TJD, PODZ COULD BE USED AS BAIT….
-THEY COULD GET LUCKY IN DRAFT - PICK TO PORTALDN IS TOP 4 PROTECTED— OTHER WISE NO FIRST ROUND PICK
-WILL THEY BRING BACK KLAY/ SHOULD THEY?
-THEY’RE NOT TEARING IT DOWN AS LONG AS CURRY IS AROUND…..
BIG STAT: THEY ARENT GOOD, THEY WERENT GOOD AGAINST GOOD—- THEY WERE 10TH AND EMBARASSED IN A PLAY IN GAME,—DONT BE DELSISUINAL — THIS IS THE WAKE UP CALL JOE NEEDED…
The Warriors were 22-31 against winning teams this year. They beat up on sub-.500 ones (24-5).
STEPH LAST 25 GAMES (HAD A WRAP ON SHOOTING HAND) — HE’LL BE 37 NEXT SEASON…
22.8 PPG
4.5 RPG
5.5 APG
41.9% FGs
37.5% 3PTs
REALITY LAST 5 YEARS — ONE GOOD RUN AND A LOT OF BAD AND MEDIOCRE—
Golden State 2019-24
Lost Finals
Went 15-50
Lost 2 play-in games
Won Finals
Lost Round 2
Lost play-in
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| |  |  | |  |  | | Big game for the Blazers last night, who now have a likely lottery pick at 13 or 14 unless Warriors luck into top 4. Pick was originally sent to Memphis in Iguodala salary dump, went to Boston in Smart deal, then ended up in Portland in Holiday trade. | | | | 4/17/24, 6:31 AM |
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“RUN IT BACK” MEANS YOU WERE GOOD OR CLOSE….
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| |  |  | |  |  | | Kerr: "Hopefully we can resign Klay. Steph and Draymond are already under contract. Hopefully we can run it back next year ... we need Klay back ... what he represents for us... he's still got good years left. I know I speak for everyone in the organization: we want him back." | | | | 4/16/24, 10:04 PM |
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ZACH LOWE ESPN—- NO WAY AM I GIVING KLAY 4 YEARS….
There have been no substantive talks between the team and Thompson’s representatives about a new deal for months now, sources said,” wroteZach Lowe. “Both sides surely took note of the four-year, $135 million extension Jrue Holiday — almost exactly Thompson’s age — signed with the [Boston] Celtics last week. Thompson will draw some interest in free agency, league sources said.”
ABOUT LAST NIGHT:
-EAST - KINGS PLAYED HARDER, BETTER DEFENSE….
-2-3 AROUND CURRY AT ALL TIMES - KEON ELLIS AND KEEGAN MURRAY
-OFFENSIVELY: MURRAY HIT ALL THE BIG SHOTS ….EARLY AND OFTEN (14 PTS 1ST QTR , 4 3’S)
-CURRY 5 PUTS FIRST HALF, 11 PTS 3RD ATR —
-KLAY 0-10/ 0-6
-AGAIN - BEAT THEMSELVES— TURNOVERS, KINGS ON OFFENSIVE BAODS ESP IN FIRST HALF. 9-0 2ND CHANCE 1ST QTR FOR KINGS.
-1ST QTR— 5 TOS, 6 SAC ORBS
1ST H:
-WARRIORS LUCKY TO BE ONLY DOWN 54-50 AT HALF / KINGS LED BY AS MANY AS 16 (41-25)
-KUMIONGA FLURRY IN 2ND QTR (10 PTS)
1ST H: KINGS 9 ORBS, WARRIORS 9 TOS
-WARRIORS BENCH OUT SCORED STARTERS IN 1ST H
3RD QTR:
-OFFICIALS LETTING THEM PLAY ON DRIVES TO HOOP
*LEN FLAGRANT ON WIGGISN COULD HAVE BEEN A 5 PT PLAY GET 1 PT
*SAC 33-19 QTR
GIANTS:
-AFTERNOON BASEBALL
-THE NL IS TOUGH LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
-AZ COMING IN FOR THE WEEKEND…. ALREADY A BIG SEREIES
49ERS:
-DANE BRUDLER HAS A 7 ROUND MOCK - WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF HIS PICKS?
GUESTS:
KURT HEILIN 115 — NBC SPORTS
SOUND:
MARKS ON WHAT WARRIORS DO NOW….
| | | Steve Kerr's heartfelt message toward Klay Thompson tonight and his season
"I love Klay so much. I mean what he's meant to me in the 10 years we've been together. I've watched him the last couple of years fighting the feeling of devastation from the injuries and I've watched him… pic.twitter.com/Kd6ITc1OCB | | | | 4/16/24, 10:27 PM |
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| |  | | | | | Steph Curry is ready to keep rocking with the Big 3 of Klay, Draymond, and himself 😤
"I could never see myself not with those two. At the end of the day, I know they want to win. I know I want to win and that's all I'm worried about." pic.twitter.com/nBu8YqqIOF | | | | 4/16/24, 11:31 PM |
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| |  |  | |  |  | "He's not gonna get better. He's gonna make less money but he ain't gonna get no better. Older people don't get -- sports ain't for old people. They're for young people."
- Charles Barkley paints a grim outlook for Klay Thompson and the Warriors. pic.twitter.com/rGfhuU9vDk | | | | 4/16/24, 10:07 PM |
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1- WARRIORS:
-THE GAME — SAC WAS BETTER ON BOTH ENDS, ELLIS AND MURRAY WERE THE DIFFERENCE
-WARRIORS TURNOVERS, ORBS, KLAY AND STEPH CANT GET GOING
-EVERY RUN WAS ANSWERED BY MURRAY AND ELLIS ON BOTH ENDS .
THE FUTURE:
-NOT SO SURE ITS THE END, JOE WILL MAKE A MJAOR MOVE USIING KUMINGA, PODS, TJD, OR WIGGINS….
-NOT SURE ON PAUL - THEY ARE LIMITED
-DOES KLAY COME BACK AFTER 0-10? MORE OR LESS LIKELY?
-WAS THAT THE END?
-OLD DOES NOT MEAN BETTER… THEY NEEDA. MAJOR SHAKE UP…. NEED A TRUE STAR NEXT TO CURRY—-
-IM NOT FOR A TEAR DOWN - BUT A MAJOR OVERHAUL…. USE THE YOUTH — YOUVE ALREADY GONE THIS FAR….
ISSUES THIS YEAR —= BUT TEAM WILL BE ANOTHER YEAR OLDER—
BAD:
Draymond missed 27 games this season… not including in-game ejections.
Wiggins career low 13ppg this season. First half of season was maybe the worst stretch of his career.
Klay’s slow start to season, Oct to Dec was bad.
GP2 missed 38 Games
DDINT’ WIN ENOUGH AT HOME
WEST IS JUST GETTING BETTER
TEAM GOT A YEAR OLDER
GOOD:
-CURRY GENERALLY STILL CURRY
-KLAY RESPONDED
-WHEN NOT MISSING GAMES, DRAY WAS SOLID
-DEVELOPED YOUTH — KUMINGA, TJD, PODZ.
-WON ON ROAD …WHICH WAS HORRIBLE LAST SEASON
MORE:
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| |  | | | | | “We need Klay back.”
As the Warriors head into an early offseason, three of the most prominent voices in the organization lobby for the unrestricted free agent to return. ESPN story from Sacramento: espn.com/nba/story/_/id… | | | | 4/17/24, 2:02 AM |
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WARRIORS:
1ST QTR 31-22 KINGS
MURRAY 14 PTS -
CURRY LEAVES AT
LOONEY IN AFTER GREEN STRUGGLES - SABONIS LEAVES LOONEY LEAVES
GSW ( turnovers) looks more bothered than underdog SAC
-Keegan Murray (14 pts, 4 3s) eating up the defense. 5/10 - 4/7
-Rebounds: SAC 16, GSW 7
-2nd chance/FB points: SAC 9, GSW 0
- GS 5 TOS, 6 ORBS ALLOWED
2ND QTR:
-BARNES CORNER 3 OFF FB PASS FROM SABONIS - 36-22
-CURRY BACK AT 38-25- 8:20 LEFT IN 2ND QTR
-MITCHELL 3, 41-25, WARRIORS GO 7-0 41-32 7:00–
-KUMINGA 3 STRIGHT HOOPS 48-40 325 IN 2ND QTR
-SABONIS 3RD FOUL ;23
HALF: 54-50 KINGS - WARRIORS CLOSE HALF 16-6
-WARRIORS 9 TURNOVERS, KINGS 9 ORBS WARRIORS 1 — WARRIORS LUCKY TO ONLY BE DOWN 54-50
-CURRY STRUGGLES VS MURRAY / 2-5 / 1-4 —
-KUMINGA 10 PTS 2ND QTR
-KINGS LED BY AS MANY AS 18
-Steph Curry 5 points, Klay Thompson 0.
*Possession battle: Kings 9 offensive rebounds. Warriors 9 turnovers. Shot attempts: Kings 52, Warriors 39.
*But Kings lead went from 16 to 4 because of a Kuminga surge and some 2Q GSW stops.
*Keegan Murray: 16 points/ 14 FIRST QTR
*WARRIORS BENCH 29 STARTERS 21
3RD QTR: 91-76 KINGS
-OFFICALS LETTING THEM PLAY ON DRIVES TO HOOP (KLAY, ELLIS , FOX FOULED ON 3 STRIGHT POSSESIONS EARLY IN QTR NO CALLS)
-SABONIS TOUCH FOUL ON CURRY 4TH FOUL AT 6:57 OF 3RD—- 69-62 KINGS - SABONIS STAYS IN
-KINGS 8-0 RUN AFTER FOX 3 - 77-62 - 6:00 3RD
-CURRY ANSWEERS W 4 PT PLAY — 77-66- 5:26— CURRY 11 IN QTR—ONLY 5 FIRST H
-88-73 KINGS 2:00 0— CURRY TO BENCH -11 PTS IN 3RD
-LEN FLGRANT FOUL END OF QTR — BUT WIGGINS MISSES 2-3 FTS— AND WARRIORS GET BALL - WARRIROS GET ABLL—ONLY 1 PT—-
-33-19 SAC 3RD QTR
-SAC NEVER LEAVES STEPH — DOUBLE TRIPLES
4TH -
BARNES OVER GREEN 97-78 9”35 LEFT—-
FINAL:
-ELLIS AND MURRAY WERE BEST TWO PLAYERS ON FLOOR
-DOUBLING CURRY AND NO ONE ELSE STEPPED UP —-CURRY ONLY THE 3RD QTR - 11 PTS—5 IN FIRST HALF (ELLIS, MURRAY)
-KLAY COULDNT THROW IT INTO OCEAN— MISSED FIRST 11 SHOTS
-TURNOVERS, 2ND CHANCE PTS…. TYPICAL WHEN WARRIORS LOSE
-BENCH WAS SOLID IN FIURST HALF….WARRIORS STARTERS NEVER SHOWED UP
-GIVE KINGS DEFENSE CREDIT — THEY PLAYED HARDER, WITH URGENCY
-ELLIS, ON BOTH ENDS, KEEGAN MURRAY HITTING KEY 3’S EARLY (14 PTS 1ST QTR) AND LATE WHEN WARRIORS WOULD MAKE SMALL RUNS
THE FINANCES AREN’T PRETTY:
2023-24 record: 46-36
Draft picks in June: No. 52 (via MIL)
Note: The Warriors are sending their own first to Portland if it is 5-14. They would retain it if the pick moves into the top four in the May 12 draft lottery.
Odds to retain their own first: 3.4%
Free agents: Klay Thompson, Gary Payton II (P), Dario Saric, Usman Garuba, Lester Quinones (R) and Jerome Robinson
State of the roster: The recent four-time NBA Champions are officially at a crossroads. The only thing guaranteed is that star Stephen Curry and coach Steve Kerr will be back when the regular season tips off in late October. Curry is viewed as untouchable and has two years left on his contract. Kerr recently signed a two-year, $35 million extension.
The task now for Kerr, owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. is retooling what was once a championship roster while on a budget. Golden State spent a record-high $384 million in payroll, only to finish 10th in the Western Conference and lose in the play-in. Lacob has been outspoken about Golden State ducking the tax next season. "Our Plan 1, or 1A, is that we'd like to be out of the tax, and we think that we have a way to do that," Lacob said on "The TK Show" with Tim Kawakami. "That kind of is the plan, not just under the second apron. ... We don't want to be a repeater."
Since the 2013-14 season, Lacob and his ownership group have spent $677 million in penalties and have been in the tax four out of the past six seasons. Keeping the roster together is certainly doable. The Warriors have 11 players under contract, and their lone key free agent is Klay Thompson. Remaining below the $171 million tax threshold is a different story. Not including Thompson, Golden State is $2.7 million above the threshold. There could be a belief that another year of development from Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, along with bringing back the core three of Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green, would put Golden State back among the elite teams in the Western Conference. The Warriors had the fourth-most wins after the All-Star break (19-10) and went 10-2 to close out the regular season. But the "run it back" option could be fool's gold and also prove expensive. For only the third time since 2013-14, the Warriors finished the season ranked outside of the top 10 in points per 100 possessions allowed.
The scenario that will not happen is Golden State hitting the rebuild button.
"We're never going to bottom out, " Lacob told ESPN's Baxter Holmes in February. "I won't settle for that. We're not doing that."
Offseason finances: From now until June 30, the Warriors are not allowed to send out cash in a trade, take back more money in a trade or aggregate outgoing salary. The three restrictions would be lifted if they get under the apron. The Warriors have up until June 24 to guarantee Kevon Looney's $8 million contract (there is $3 million guaranteed) and until June 28 for the $30 million owed to Chris Paul. If both players are waived, Golden State enters July with $137 million in salary -- $34 million below the luxury tax and $54 million under the second apron. The futures of Thompson, Paul and Looney will determine which free agent exception is available. If the Warriors finish in the second apron after the 2024-25 season concludes, their 2032 first-round pick would not be allowed to be traded.
Top front office priority: If the goal is to save money, Paul and his $30 million non-guaranteed contract will likely get waived by June 28. It would be the first time Paul would become a free agent in his career. If the goal is to improve the roster, then Golden State should explore flipping the contract or even keeping the veteran. Paul led all reserves in assists per game and finished in the top-15 among all players. If Paul is traded, his salary cannot be aggregated with another contract on the roster and Golden State is not allowed to take back more money. Because the contract is non-guaranteed, the protection would need to match the salary Golden State receives.
For only the second time in his career, Thompson is set to become a free agent. But things were much different in 2019, when the Warriors were coming off a Finals loss in which Thompson tore his left ACL. There was no threat of him leaving or the Warriors going in a different direction. Thompson is 34 years old and came off the bench this season for the first time since his rookie season. He averaged 19.8 points and shot 42.8% on 3-pointers in 14 games as a reserve. Thompson ranked second on the team in points per game after the All-Star break, shooting 45.4% from the field and 41.2% on 3-pointers. Thompson is eligible for a four-year, $221 million extension, but it is not realistic to expect that. There are three options for Golden State and Thompson. They can reach a compromise on a short-term contract at considerably less money (two years and $60 million for example). Thompson could enter free agency and sign with a team that has cap space. The notable playoff teams with room include Orlando, Oklahoma City and Philadelphia. Golden State would have inexpensive options in Podziemski and Moses Moody to replace him. Or both sides could work out a sign-and-trade. However, high spending playoff teams like the Lakers and Clippers are not allowed to acquire Thompson because of the hard cap restriction.
Extension candidates to watch: Kuminga showed his potential in a March 20 win against Memphis, scoring 26 points (18 in the paint) and making an impact defensively with three deflections and holding the Grizzlies to 3-of-11 shooting as the closest defender per Second Spectrum tracking.
"I thought it was maybe the best game I've ever seen him play at both ends," Kerr said. "He was playing with intensity defensively, he got deflections, he was guarding the ball."
The Memphis game alone will likely not deliver Kuminga a five-year, $225 million rookie max extension this offseason, but the 21-year-old's overall development from a rotational player (he played a total of 61 minutes in the playoffs last season) to starting 46 games should have Golden State discussing a long-term investment. He averaged career highs in points (16.1) rebounds (4.8) assists (2.2) and field goal percentage (52.9%).
Moody started nine games, averaging 12.6 points and shooting 39.5% on 3-pointers in those starts. The Warriors were 28-18 when Moody played more than 15 minutes this season. An extension for Moody should be in the $13-14 million range. However, if Thompson leaves in free agency, Moody is best served to play out the season, considering his role will expand.
Curry is extension eligible but because of the Over-38 rule, Golden State is allowed to only add one more season. A one-year, $62.6 million extension would keep Curry in a Warriors uniform through 2026-27.
Other extension candidates: Thompson (through June 30), Paul, Payton and Looney (as of July 9).
Team needs: Backup point guard if Paul is waived, a stretch 4 who can complement Green and versatile wings who can get out and run. The Warriors ranked 20th in points off turnovers and 28th in fast-break points.
Future draft assets: The Warriors are allowed to trade their 2025 first-round pick starting on the night of the draft. They have a maximum of two firsts allowable to move (2025/2027 or 2026/2028) in the next seven years. Golden State can also trade its 2030 first but only if it falls in between 1-20. The Wizards will receive the Warriors' 2030 first if between 21-30. They are allowed to swap their own first in the next seven years. The Warriors have two second-round picks available.
NBA:
-LKAERS SURVIVE AFTER ZION GETS HURT W 3:00 LEFT….
PHILLY-MIAMI
-CHCAGO-ATLANTA TONIGHT
-NO ZION TONIGHT VS. KINGS…..
-JONTAY PORTER BOOTED FROM NBA….
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| |  |  | |  |  | | Investigation shows on the 13 NBA bets Porter made: Total payout was $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965. Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game, in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose. | | | | 4/17/24, 9:28 AM |
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| |  | | | | | The NBA's investigation into Jontay Porter revealed:
- He bet at least 13 times on NBA games through a friend's account
- He bet $54,094 on NBA games & won $21,965
- He didn't bet on games he played
- He bet on the Raptors to lose | | | | 4/17/24, 9:37 AM |
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2- GIANTS:
A- DAY BASEBALL ……
-IVE SEEN ENOUGH OF AUSTIN SLATER…. AND YAZ…. — NEED A RF…. OR CONFORTO TO RF ,,, —RAMOS 20-56- 4 HR 13 RBIS .1125 OPS (HAS 17 KS BUT IT JUST HAS TEKEN HIM MORE TIME)
-NICK AHMED - PICK OF A 105 MPH TRICKY HOP GROUNDER IN 6TH — CANT TAKE HIM OUT OF THERE
-YAZ NOW 4-33 - 0 EXTRA BASE HITS
-KEATON WINN TODAY:
Jung Hoo Lee: 2-4
Jorge Soler: 2-3, BB
Thairo Estrada: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Patrick Bailey: 1-3, BB, SB
Keaton Winn: 6 IP, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Erik Miller: 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Tyler Rogers, 1 IP, 0 ER
Camilo Doval, 1 IP, 0 ER, SV
AZ:
WEBB, SNELL HARRISON HICKS — AZ: MONTGOMERY, GALLEN, KELLY WILL ALL PITCH IN SERIES….
B- THE NL IS LEADY TOUGH….
LIKE WE THOUGHT: BRAVES, DODGERS, AND BREWERS LEAD DIVISIONS….
WC:
PIRATES 11-7
CUBS 10-7
PHILLIES 10-8
SD 11-9
NYM 9-8
CIN 9-8
AZ 9-9
STL 9-9
WASH 7-10
SF 7-11
MIA 4-14
COL 4-14
WILL FADE: (3) PIRATES, NATIONALS, METS
IN RACE: (7) CUBS, PHILLLIES, SD, CIN, AZ, STL, SF
DONE: (2) MIA, COL
C- THE RIVERCAT GIANTS ARE MAKING NOISE….
AAA
Marco Luciano: 2-3, 2B, BB
Casey Schmitt: 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
Heliot Ramos: 2-4
Blake Sabol: 2-4
SEASON:
RAMOS 20-56. / 17 KS. - .357 4-13 .1125 OPS
LUCIANO 19-54. / 19 KS / 14 BB / 0 HR 9 RBIS .940 OPS
SCMITT — BEEN HOT 4 HRS 15 RBIS .258 (STARTED SEASON 3-23 / 13 OF HIS LAST 39 W 4 HRS
MATOS STRUGGLING HITTING .217 W 2 HRS
D- CAYCHING UP W KAP…
HOW DID / DO GIANTS FANS FEEL ABOUT HIM? HE SAYS SF WAS HOME, I DIDNT THINK HE FIT….
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| |  |  | |  |  | “I love the city, I felt extremely, extremely supported and connected to the people in the city...That’s not to say all my moves as a manager were supported, I know those were not, at times."
Gabe Kapler reflects on his Giants departure
sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/… | | | | 4/16/24, 5:36 PM |
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3 - 49ERS—
A- A FULL MOCK BY DANE BRUGLER
B- THE OFF SEASON SO FAR…
OTHER:
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