Golden State Warriors

One season after capturing the fourth championship of the Steph Curry era, the Golden State Warriors won 44 games and made it back to the Western Conference semifinals. Curry earned his ninth All-Star appearance and fourth All-NBA Second Team selection after averaging 29.4 points, a career-high 6.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists while shooting 42.7 percent from downtown. Curry became the Warriors’ all-time leader in made field goals during the season, and his 50 points in a closeout Game 7 first round win over the Sacramento Kings briefly stood as the highest-scoring Game 7 performance in league history. In his first full season since the 2018-19 campaign, Klay Thompson averaged 21.9 points while shooting better than 40 percent from behind the 3-point arc for the ninth time in his 10 NBA seasons. Draymond Green was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team for the fourth time, marking his eighth career appearance on an All-Defensive Team. Jordan Poole eclipsed 20 points per game for the first time in his four-year career for an offensive unit that was rated eighth-best in the league while scoring the second-most points per game. After the thrilling seven-game series victory over the Kings, the Warriors were eliminated by the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the semifinals. · Dec 15, 2025