The News
Ex-Warrior, Stephen-Curry-buddy, defensive energy wing who can hit some 3s, all-time bench celebrator Kent Bazemore will be returning to GSW this year for what appears to be a one-year veteran’s minimum.
I am guessing Baze probably wasn’t offered much minimum and he went with the comfortable situation with GSW and Stephen Curry...? Or else he left a lot of money on the table.
Drew Shiller has been predicting this for a while:
The Nostalgia
Highlights from his GSW days:
and recent Baze:
What’s Next?
Current Depth Chart
Curry / Wanamaker / Mannion&Poole
Oubre / Lee / Poole&Mulder
Wiggins / Bazemore / Mulder
Draymond / Paschall / Looney
Chriss / Wiseman / Smiley
Looks likely Mannion and Toscano-Anderson will have to be on two-ways. I don’t know how firm Smiley’s spot is, but I assume he’ll be inactive if we get a vet center.
Reports are GSW are still trying for a veteran center, with Marc Gasol rumored. But LAL is also interested in Gasol and that looks like a surer bet for ring chasing.
Not saying he is the second coming, but..... Steph and Nico have the same birthdays. Red Curry confirmed.
really good article:
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/11/23/21591295/golden-state-warriors-klay-thompson-injury-james-wiseman
I'll write this up for tomorrow, but some really good quotes in there, all centering on the discussion of how the Warriors can reload to get to the upper echelon again, and what that could look like in the near term