Not too long ago, the Golden State Warriors were the most dominant squad in the NBA. Since the Warriors won their most recent title in 2022, several other teams have emerged as yearly contenders, devising ways to counter Golden State’s system, predicated on floor spacing and outside shooting.
No individual is more aware of this than Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. Appearing on “The Tom Tolbert Show” this week, Kerr acknowledged his team’s current placement in comparison to Western Conference powerhouses.
“I just don’t want anybody to think that we’re all delusional and thinking we should be competing for titles year in and year out with San Antonio and Oklahoma City the next few years,” he said.
Kerr on GSW vs OKC, Spurs moving forward:
“I just don’t want anybody to think that we’re all delusional and thinking we should be competing for titles year in and year out with San Antonio and Oklahoma City the next few years.” #nba #porvida #gospursgo pic.twitter.com/zXZNTkImbx
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Kerr, who has won a total of four NBA championships during his coaching stint with the Warriors, maintained perspective as he looked back at his team’s playoff run last season.
“The key there is, where are we organizationally? Last year, we gave ourselves a chance. We know we’re not where we were five or six years ago,” he added.
This season, the Warriors appear to be following the same pattern as the 2024-25 campaign, when they got off to a great start but then petered off as the months went by. With newly acquired star Jimmy Butler, the Warriors made it through the play-in tournament and won a grueling seven-game series against the Houston Rockets.
Golden State, however, was eliminated in the second round by a Minnesota Timberwolves squad that overpowered them with size and length. This season, the road to the title will go through the likes of Chet Holmgren’s OKC Thunder and Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs.
Unless the Warriors beef up their roster with bigger players, they will continue to struggle against the Spurs, the Thunder, the Timberwolves, and other teams that will exploit their lack of size.
Report: Warriors Exploring Trade Options To Acquire 1x NBA Champion To Shore Up Frontcourt
It’s no coincidence, that a new report has emerged about the Warriors’ plans to acquire a 6-foot-10 athletic specimen.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Warriors are targeting Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr., who won an NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets a year after Golden State’s last title campaign.
In his first season with the Nets, Porter is averaging career-highs in scoring (25.8 ppg), rebounding (7.5 rpg), and assists (3.3 apg). These numbers have certainly warranted the attention of the Warriors, who need to boost their frontcourt with skilled bigs.
