The state of the Warriors lineup: Ty Jerome joins the fight for the 15th spot
The favorite for 15th spot remains Nobody, for massive tax savings
I tried to sort out the current state of the Warriors roster. I might have missed something or things may have already changed.
The Warriors announced this 20-person lineup for training camp:
Roster Update, Oct 4
Here’s what happened to those 20 players.
NBA Roster (14 out of 15 spots)
7 Patrick Baldwin Jr. F 6-9 220 11/18/02 Wisconsin-Milwaukee/USA R
30 Stephen Curry G 6-3 198 3/14/88 Davidson/USA 13
0 Donte DiVincenzo G 6-4 206 1/31/97 Villanova/USA 4
23 Draymond Green F 6-6 234 3/4/90 Michigan State/USA 10
1 JaMychal Green F 6-8 227 6/21/90 Alabama/USA 8
9 Andre Iguodala G-F 6-6 218 1/28/84 Arizona/USA 18
00 Jonathan Kuminga F 6-7 227 10/6/02 G League Ignite/Dem. Republic of Congo 1
5 Kevon Looney C-F 6-9 249 2/6/96 UCLA/USA 7
4 Moses Moody G 6-5 210 5/31/02 Arkansas/USA 1
3 Jordan Poole G 6-4 192 6/19/99 Michigan/USA 3
2 Ryan Rollins G 6-4 180 7/3/02 Toledo/USA R
11 Klay Thompson G 6-6 220 2/8/90 Washington State/USA 11
22 Andrew Wiggins F 6-7 203 2/23/95 Kansas/Canada 8
33 James Wiseman C 7-0 258 3/31/01 Memphis/USA 2
Still fighting for the 15th Spot
12 Quinndary Weatherspoon (2W) G 6-3 207 9/10/96 Mississippi State/USA 3
25 Lester Quinones (2W) G 6-5 205 11/16/00 Memphis/USA R
8 Jerome Robinson G 6-4 190 2/22/97 Boston College/USA 3
61 Pat Spencer G 6-3 205 7/4/96 Northwestern/USA R
Added, fighting for 15th Spot
Ty Jerome has been added.
Ty Jerome demanded a trade off OKC and sat out camp. This triggered the recent OKC-HOU trade of eight players. It looks like Jerome will have a fair shot to compete for the 15th spot, which most of us assumed would be kept empty for tax savings.
“It’s a unique opportunity,” Kerr said. “He’s a big point guard, a legit 6-6, really good passer. I think we were interested in a more pass-first point guard.... I think (Mac) is an NBA player. But I think for our roster, we needed more of a pass-first guy and Ty is a very intriguing player because of his size and his ability to see over the top of the defense, his pick-and-roll play. So it’s a great opportunity for us to get a look at him and for him to play with our guys.”
Rumors were that Anthony Lamb was coming too, but I haven’t seen confirmation. There’s been a lot of highly distressing buzz about his having assaults covered up at U Vermont, enough that I am hoping the rumors of his signing aren’t true.
Waived, might come back to G-League if they don’t get an NBA or Two Way contract
55 Mac McClung G 6-2 185 1/6/99 Texas Tech/USA 1
50 Trevion Williams F 6-9 265 9/16/00 Purdue/USA R
A few days after joining the Trevion army he's gone without any fanfare. I must be a horrible judge of what an effective NBA big looks like.
One interesting thought is that these sort of scuffles seem to happen much more frequently in the NFL. I think there are lots of reasons for that, chiefly being that football is a much more violent game (and the whole CTE thing). When people are banging bodies and talking trash, sometimes things get a bit too heated.
Did this happen during scrimmage with the two going against each other? Did it happen when they were just hanging out? Was it at the end of a long day when nerves were frayed? Did Poole cross any lives with what he said?
Under no circumstances is what Draymond did okay, but in my opinion the circumstances greatly change the severity of it.