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Called Shots →At least one of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green is not under contract with the Golden State Warriors on opening night of the 2027-28 season.
Golden State's apron-basis team salary is still above the first apron of $209,015,000 on opening night of the 2026-27 season.
Georges Niang appears in fewer than 40 regular-season games for Golden State in 2026-27.
Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis combine for fewer than 200 regular-season games played for the Golden State Warriors in 2026-27.
The Golden State Warriors record more than 346 total blocks in the 2026-27 regular season.
Al Horford leads the Golden State Warriors in total blocks in the 2026-27 regular season.
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Vogel gets the Warriors defense, and its shot blockers played 1,425 minutes
Golden State blocked 346 shots in 2025-26, 4.2 a game, 26th in the league, and pulled down 31.0 defensive rebounds a game, 25th. It also finished second in steals and sixth in turnovers forced. Three men who are still under contract blocked shots at better than 1.5 per 36 minutes last season: Charles Bassey at 2.52 on 100 minutes, Al Horford at 1.89, Kristaps Porzingis at 1.62. They played 1,425 of the team's 19,805 minutes, 7.2 percent, across 65 games. The next rate on the list is Draymond Green's 0.81. Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis, third and eighth on the team in blocks, are gone, and with the other departures go 75 of the 346 blocks and 578 of the 2,540 defensive rebounds. The three players added since are a rookie forward, a power forward and a guard. Frank Vogel was announced as associate head coach on September 17 and Steve Kerr says he is turning the defense over to him. Vogel's twelve seasons as a head coach produced three defenses that finished first in the league and two that finished third. Camp opens in Hawaii on September 29. Two takes filed.
Steve Kerr Floated A Starting Lineup With A Rookie At Small Forward
Steve Kerr told NBC Sports Bay Area on September 3 that he would not predict a record, and in the same conversation named the lineup question he has to answer in camp: Yaxel Lendeborg at small forward, Draymond Green at power forward, Kristaps Porzingis or Al Horford at center. Kerr also said out loud that he cannot count on his older players for 82 games. Those four played 171 of a possible 328 last season, when Golden State went 37-45. Jimmy Butler, who turns 37 on September 14, is not expected back until the second half; Moses Moody is not expected back until 2027. Two takes filed, on Lendeborg's minutes and on how many games the four veterans reach.
Draymond Green Declined $27,678,571 And Signed For $27,678,571
Green's 2023 contract paid him in four equal steps and the fourth step was a player option worth $27,678,571. He declined it to help Golden State chase LeBron James, the chase failed, and on July 30 he signed for $27,678,571. The term is where the actual decision is, and it points at the summer of 2027.
The Warriors Spent The Summer In One Column
Gary Payton II is back at the minimum, joining Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford and De'Anthony Melton. Five re-signings, no additions of consequence, and a roster nobody outside the building can even count exactly.
