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 coach	Steve Kerr
General manager	Bob Myers
Owners	Joe Lacob Peter Guber
Arena	Chase Center
Results
Record	12–11 (.522)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	NBC Sports Bay Area
Radio	95.7 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

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. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Steve Kerr Assistant coach(es) Ron Adams Mike Brown Jarron Collins Bruce Fraser 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

• Klay Thompson will miss the entire season with a torn right Achilles tendon.[5][6][7]
• Marquese Chriss will miss the entire season with a broken right leg after playing few games.[8]

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 12 Denver W 107–105 Kent Bazemore (13) Eric Paschall (7) 4 tied (3) Chase Center 0 1–0 2 December 15 @ Sacramento L 113–114 Stephen Curry (29) Marquese Chriss (9) 4 tied (4) Golden 1 Center 0 1–1 3 December 17 @ Sacramento W 113–105 Stephen Curry (29) Marquese Chriss (12) Curry, Looney, Wiggins (3) Golden 1 Center 0 2–1
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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 22 @ Brooklyn L 99–125 Stephen Curry (20) Marquese Chriss (8) Stephen Curry (10) Barclays Center 0 0–1 2 December 25 @ Milwaukee L 99–138 Stephen Curry (19) James Wiseman (8) Stephen Curry (6) Fiserv Forum 0 0–2 3 December 27 @ Chicago W 129–128 Stephen Curry (36) Kelly Oubre Jr. (11) Stephen Curry (6) United Center 0 1–2 4 December 29 @ Detroit W 116–106 Stephen Curry (31) Andrew Wiggins (7) Stephen Curry (6) Little Caesars Arena 0 2–2
January: 9–7 (Home: 8–4; Road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 Portland L 98–123 Stephen Curry (26) Stephen Curry (8) Stephen Curry (5) Chase Center 0 2–3 6 January 3 Portland W 137–122 Stephen Curry (62) James Wiseman (11) Draymond Green (8) Chase Center 0 3–3 7 January 4 Sacramento W 137–106 Stephen Curry (30) Stephen Curry (9) Stephen Curry (8) Chase Center 0 4–3 8 January 6 L.A. Clippers L 101–108 Paschall, Wiggins (19) Draymond Green (6) Draymond Green (6) Chase Center 0 4–4 9 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 115–105 Stephen Curry (38) 4 tied (6) Stephen Curry (11) Chase Center 0 5–4 10 January 10 Toronto W 106–105 Andrew Wiggins (17) Curry, Green (9) Draymond Green (10) Chase Center 0 6–4 11 January 12 Indiana L 95–104 Andrew Wiggins (22) Looney, Wiseman (9) Draymond Green (10) Chase Center 0 6–5 12 January 14 @ Denver L 104–114 Stephen Curry (35) Stephen Curry (11) Draymond Green (7) Ball Arena 0 6–6 — January 15 @ Phoenix Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 4)[11][12] 13 January 18 @ L.A. Lakers W 115–113 Stephen Curry (26) Draymond Green (8) Draymond Green (9) Staples Center 0 7–6 14 January 20 San Antonio W 121–99 Stephen Curry (26) Stephen Curry (11) Stephen Curry (7) Chase Center 0 8–6 15 January 21 New York L 104–119 Stephen Curry (30) Andrew Wiggins (9) Draymond Green (8) Chase Center 0 8–7 16 January 23 @ Utah L 108–127 Stephen Curry (24) Stephen Curry (7) Stephen Curry (7) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–8 17 January 25 Minnesota W 130–108 Stephen Curry (36) Green, Oubre Jr., Wiggins (6) Green, Looney, Oubre Jr. (4) Chase Center 0 9–8 18 January 27 Minnesota W 123–111 James Wiseman (25) Kevon Looney (10) Curry, Green (8) Chase Center 0 10–8 19 January 28 @ Phoenix L 93–114 Stephen Curry (27) Lee, Wiseman (6) Draymond Green (6) PHX Arena 0 10–9 20 January 30 Detroit W 118–91 Stephen Curry (28) James Wiseman (9) Curry, Wanamaker (7) Chase Center 0 11–9
February: 1–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 March 3 @ Portland Moda Center 37 March 4 @ Phoenix PHX Arena
2020–21 season schedule

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.