NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2019–20 Golden State Warriors season was the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 58th in the San Francisco Bay Area . The Warriors entered the season as the five-time defending Western Conference champion and runners-up in the 2019 NBA Finals , where they lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games. The Warriors moved from the Oracle Arena (now Oakland Arena) in Oakland to the new Chase Center in San Francisco before the start of the season, the first time the team had played in the city since the 1970–71 season .[1]
This season saw the departures of Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala , and thus the break up of the Hamptons Five . After considering signing with teams such as the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers , Durant left in a sign-and-trade with the Brooklyn Nets , with the Golden State Warriors acquiring All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell as part of the deal.[2] Iguodala was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies after six seasons with the Warriors, in which he won three championships and a Finals MVP . Russell would then be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for former #1 pick Andrew Wiggins at the trade deadline in February 2020.
Despite lofty expectations, the Warriors got off to a 4–16 start, their worst since the 2000 season . Injuries were a major reason for the poor start. All-Star SG Klay Thompson missed the entire regular season with an ACL tear he suffered during Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals .[3] Stephen Curry was injured on October 30, 2019, which required surgery to repair his broken second metacarpal . Curry played in just five of the Warriors' 65 games.[4]
With their 33rd loss against the Dallas Mavericks on January 14, 2020, the Warriors failed to reach 50 wins for the first time since 2013 . From the end of December to the middle of January, the team suffered a 10-game losing streak, the first time they have lost 10 games in a row since 2002 . They also suffered their first losing season since 2012 following their 42nd loss to the Miami Heat . With their March 10 loss to the Clippers, the Warriors were eliminated from the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and did not make the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014 , ending five consecutive Finals appearances.
In response to mounting concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic by public health officials, the season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[5] after it was reported that then Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 .[6] This came after the Warriors announced that their game against the Brooklyn Nets the next day would be played behind closed doors . On June 4, 2020, it was announced by the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan that would restart the season with 22 teams returning to play in the NBA Bubble on July 31, 2020, which was approved by the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) the next day. The Warriors, with the Western Conference's (and the league's overall) worst record at the time of the season's suspension, were not among them, effectively ending the team's season. This was the first time the team had the worst season record in the league in franchise history.[7] [8]
Draft
The Warriors held one first-round pick and two second round draft picks entering the draft. The 58th pick was traded to the Utah Jazz for cash considerations.
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Regular season
2019–20 game log Total: 15–50 (Home: 8–26; Road: 7–24)
October: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
November: 3–13 (home: 2–5; road: 1–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
November 1
San Antonio
L 110–127
D'Angelo Russell (30)
Marquese Chriss (9)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Chase Center 18,064
1–4
6
November 2
Charlotte
L 87–93
Eric Paschall (25)
Cauley-Stein , Robinson III (8)
Ky Bowman (4)
Chase Center 18,064
1–5
7
November 4
Portland
W 127–118
Eric Paschall (34)
Eric Paschall (13)
Ky Bowman (8)
Chase Center 18,064
2–5
8
November 6
@ Houston
L 112–129
Alec Burks (28)
Glenn Robinson III (11)
Ky Bowman (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
2–6
9
November 8
@ Minnesota
L 119–125 (OT)
D'Angelo Russell (52)
Burks, Russell (9)
D'Angelo Russell (5)
Target Center 15,647
2–7
10
November 9
@ Oklahoma City
L 108–114
D'Angelo Russell (30)
Damion Lee (7)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
2–8
11
November 11
Utah
L 108–122
D'Angelo Russell (33)
Willie Cauley-Stein (11)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Chase Center 18,064
2–9
12
November 13
@ L. A. Lakers
L 94–120
D'Angelo Russell (21)
Omari Spellman (7)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Staples Center 18,997
2–10
13
November 15
Boston
L 100–105
Alec Burks (20)
Draymond Green (11)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Chase Center 18,064
2–11
14
November 17
@ New Orleans
L 100–108
Eric Paschall (30)
Chriss, Paschall (7)
Alec Burks (5)
Smoothie King Center 16,812
2–12
15
November 19
@ Memphis
W 114–95
Alec Burks (29)
Cauley-Stein, Green (10)
Draymond Green (11)
FedExForum 14,511
3–12
16
November 20
@ Dallas
L 94–142
Eric Paschall (22)
Eric Paschall (7)
Jordan Poole (7)
American Airlines Center 19,569
3–13
17
November 22
@ Utah
L 109–113
Alec Burks (20)
Eric Paschall (7)
Bowman, Paschall, Robinson III (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
3–14
18
November 25
Oklahoma City
L 97–100
Glenn Robinson III (25)
Eric Paschall (10)
Marquese Chriss (7)
Chase Center 18,064
3–15
19
November 27
Chicago
W 104–90
Eric Paschall (25)
Omari Spellman (11)
Draymond Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
4–15
20
November 29
@ Miami
L 105–122
Jordan Poole (20)
Ky Bowman (7)
Bowman, Chriss (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
4–16
December: 5–10 (home: 4–4; road: 1–6)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
21
December 1
@ Orlando
L 96–100
Glenn Robinson III (19)
Willie Cauley-Stein (12)
Draymond Green (7)
Amway Center 15,052
4–17
22
December 2
@ Atlanta
L 79–104
Eric Paschall (24)
Paschall, Spellman (9)
Eric Paschall (6)
State Farm Arena 14,278
4–18
23
December 4
@ Charlotte
L 91–106
D'Angelo Russell (18)
Willie Cauley-Stein (7)
Draymond Green (6)
Spectrum Center 14,355
4–19
24
December 6
@ Chicago
W 100–98
Glenn Robinson III (20)
Cauley-Stein, Robinson III, Russell (7)
Ky Bowman (6)
United Center 18,841
5–19
25
December 9
Memphis
L 102–110
Burks , Russell (18)
Cauley-Stein, Robinson III (8)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Chase Center 18,064
5–20
26
December 11
New York
L 122–124 (OT)
D'Angelo Russell (32)
Chriss , Green (10)
Draymond Green (12)
Chase Center 18,064
5–21
27
December 13
@ Utah
L 106–114
Alec Burks (24)
Marquese Chriss (13)
Marquese Chriss (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
5–22
28
December 15
Sacramento
L 79–100
Willie Cauley-Stein (14)
Marquese Chriss (6)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Chase Center 18,064
5–23
29
December 18
@ Portland
L 112–122
D'Angelo Russell (26)
Marquese Chriss (10)
D'Angelo Russell (7)
Moda Center 19,393
5–24
30
December 20
New Orleans
W 106–102
D'Angelo Russell (25)
Alec Burks (8)
Draymond Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
6–24
31
December 23
Minnesota
W 113–104
D'Angelo Russell (30)
Draymond Green (14)
Alec Burks (8)
Chase Center 18,064
7–24
32
December 25
Houston
W 116–104
Damion Lee (22)
Damion Lee (15)
Ky Bowman (6)
Chase Center 18,064
8–24
33
December 27
Phoenix
W 105–96
D'Angelo Russell (31)
Damion Lee (8)
D'Angelo Russell (6)
Chase Center 18,064
9–24
34
December 28
Dallas
L 121–141
D'Angelo Russell (35)
Damion Lee (12)
Draymond Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
9–25
35
December 31
@ San Antonio
L 113–117 (OT)
Alec Burks (28)
Marquese Chriss (11)
Draymond Green (9)
AT&T Center 18,354
9–26
January: 1–13 (home: 1–6; road: 0–7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
36
January 2
@ Minnesota
L 84–99
Glenn Robinson III (16)
Paschall , Chriss (7)
Draymond Green (6)
Target Center 15,477
9–27
37
January 4
Detroit
L 104–111
Alec Burks (27)
Alec Burks (7)
Alec Burks (5)
Chase Center 18,064
9–28
38
January 6
@ Sacramento
L 98–111
Glenn Robinson III (16)
Willie Cauley-Stein (9)
Willie Cauley-Stein (5)
Golden 1 Center 15,819
9–29
39
January 8
Milwaukee
L 98–107
Alec Burks (19)
Willie Cauley-Stein (11)
Draymond Green (8)
Chase Center 18,064
9–30
40
January 10
@ L. A. Clippers
L 100–109
Robinson III, Spellman (17)
Alec Burks (8)
Burks, Lee (5)
Staples Center 19,068
9–31
41
January 12
@ Memphis
L 102–122
D'Angelo Russell (34)
Draymond Green (8)
Eric Paschall (5)
FedExForum 16,408
9–32
42
January 14
Dallas
L 97–124
Jacob Evans (17)
Glenn Robinson III (7)
D'Angelo Russell (8)
Chase Center 18,064
9–33
43
January 16
Denver
L 131–134 (OT)
Alec Burks (25)
Draymond Green (8)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Chase Center 18,064
9–34
44
January 18
Orlando
W 109–95
D'Angelo Russell (26)
Eric Paschall (9)
D'Angelo Russell (12)
Chase Center 18,064
10–34
45
January 20
@ Portland
L 124–129 (OT)
Alec Burks (33)
Eric Paschall (13)
D'Angelo Russell (9)
Moda Center 19,493
10–35
46
January 22
Utah
L 96–129
D'Angelo Russell (26)
Marquese Chriss (8)
Damion Lee (4)
Chase Center 18,064
10–36
47
January 24
Indiana
L 118–129
D'Angelo Russell (37)
Paschall, Robinson III (7)
Draymond Green (11)
Chase Center 18,064
10–37
48
January 28
@ Philadelphia
L 104–115
D'Angelo Russell (28)
Draymond Green (9)
Draymond Green (12)
Wells Fargo Center 20,854
10–38
49
January 30
@ Boston
L 104–119
D'Angelo Russell (22)
Damion Lee (7)
Draymond Green (7)
TD Garden 19,156
10–39
February: 3–8 (home: 0–6; road: 3–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
50
February 1
@ Cleveland
W 131–112
Glenn Robinson III (22)
Chriss , Green , Russell (7)
Draymond Green (16)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,410
11–39
51
February 3
@ Washington
W 125–117
Alec Burks (30)
Green, Paschall (10)
Green, Robinson III (7)
Capital One Arena 17,120
12–39
52
February 5
@ Brooklyn
L 88–129
D'Angelo Russell (17)
Marquese Chriss (7)
Evans , Poole (4)
Barclays Center 14,352
12–40
53
February 8
L. A. Lakers
L 120–125
Marquese Chriss (26)
Marquese Chriss (9)
Ky Bowman (11)
Chase Center 18,064
12–41
54
February 10
Miami
L 101–113
Damion Lee (26)
Chriss, Green (9)
Draymond Green (9)
Chase Center 18,064
12–42
55
February 12
@ Phoenix
L 106–112
Andrew Wiggins (27)
Marquese Chriss (12)
Draymond Green (9)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,216
12–43
56
February 20
Houston
L 105–135
Andrew Wiggins (22)
Paschall, Toscano-Anderson (7)
Draymond Green (7)
Chase Center 18,064
12–44
57
February 23
New Orleans
L 101–115
Damion Lee (22)
Andrew Wiggins (9)
Ky Bowman (7)
Chase Center 18,064
12–45
58
February 25
Sacramento
L 94–112
Marquese Chriss (21)
Marquese Chriss (10)
Lee, Poole (4)
Chase Center 18,064
12–46
59
February 27
L. A. Lakers
L 86–116
Eric Paschall (23)
Marquese Chriss (7)
Jordan Poole (8)
Chase Center 18,064
12–47
60
February 29
@ Phoenix
W 115–99
Eric Paschall (25)
Bender , Chriss (9)
Damion Lee (8)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,395
13–47
March: 2–3 (home: 1–3; road: 1–0)
2019–20 season schedule
Roster
2019–20 Golden State Warriors roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
12
Bowman, Ky
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
1997–06–17
Boston College
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
15
Mulder, Mychal
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
1994–06–14
Kentucky
F
7
Paschall, Eric
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1996–11–04
Villanova
G
3
Poole, Jordan
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
1999–06–19
Michigan
F
6
Smailagić, Alen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
2000–08–18
Serbia
G
11
Thompson, Klay
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1990–02–08
Washington State
F
95
Toscano-Anderson, Juan
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1993–04–10
Marquette
F
22
Wiggins, Andrew
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
1995–02–23
Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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: 2020–02–27
Player statistics
Regular season
After all games .[9]
‡ Waived during the season
† Traded during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Subtractions
Awards
Notes
^ Golden State will receive the pick if it's #4-30, else they will receive Minnesota's first-round pick in 2022
References
^ "Golden State Warriors Bay Area arenas from 1971 to present-day" . ABC 7 News . March 17, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
^ "Instagram video by The Boardroom" . The Boardroom . June 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2019 .
^ "Warriors offseason plan: Who will replace Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson?" . San Francisco Chronicle . June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019 .
^ "Warriors' Stephen Curry undergoes surgery, out at least three months" . ESPN.com . November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games" . NBA.com . March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus" . NBA.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ "NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019-20 season with 22 teams returning to play" . NBA.com . June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020 .
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (June 5, 2020). "NBPA reps vote to approve 22-team format to finish season" . ESPN.com . Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "2019-20 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats" . basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021 .
^ "Warriors Trade Andre Iguodala To Memphis" . NBA.com/warriors . July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Acquire All-Star Guard D'Angelo Russell From Brooklyn Nets" . NBA.com/warriors . July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Acquire Draft Rights to Lior Eliyahu from Minnesota" . NBA.com/warriors . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Acquire Forward Omari Spellman from Atlanta" . NBA.com/warriors . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Trade Willie Cauley-Stein to Dallas" . NBA.com/warriors . January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Acquire Andrew Wiggins & 2021 First and Second Round Draft Picks From Minnesota" . NBA.com . February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Trade Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson III to Philadelphia 76ers" . NBA.com . February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Re-Sign Guard Klay Thompson" . NBA.com/warriors . July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Re-Sign Forward Kevon Looney" . NBA.com/warriors . July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Damion Lee to Multi-Year Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Draymond Green To Multi-Year Contract Extension" . NBA.com/warriors . August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Willie Cauley-Stein" . NBA.com/warriors . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Glenn Robinson III" . NBA.com/warriors . July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Guard Alec Burks" . NBA.com/warriors . July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Guards Damion Lee & Ky Bowman to Two-Way Contracts" . NBA.com/warriors . July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ a b c "Warriors Sign Ky Bowman, Marquese Chriss and Juan Toscano-Anderson to Contracts" . NBA.com/warriors . February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Marquese Chriss" . NBA.com/warriors . October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Sign Marquese Chriss To Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020 .
^ a b "Warriors Sign Guards Zach Norvell Jr. and Jeremy Pargo to 10-Day Contracts" . NBA.com/warriors . February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Center Dragan Bender to 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Center Dragan Bender to Second 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Guard Mychal Mulder to 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Mychal Mulder to Multi-Year Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .
^ "Warriors Sign Guard Chasson Randle to 10-Day Contract" . NBA.com/warriors . March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
^ a b "Lakers Sign Quinn Cook, DeMarcus Cousins, and Danny Green" . NBA.com/lakers . July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Waive Guard Shaun Livingston" . NBA.com/warriors . July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019 .
^ "Shaun Livingston announces retirement from NBA" . NBA.com . September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
^ "Timberwolves Sign Jordan Bell" . NBA.com/timberwolves . July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
^ "Jonas Jerebko joins Khimki Moscow Region" . bckhimki.com . August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Waive McKinnie, Cunningham and Zeisloft" . NBA.com/warriors . October 19, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
^ "Warriors Waive Marquese Chriss" . NBA.com/warriors . January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
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