Speaking to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today, Warriors owner Joe Lacob referenced a division rival when he discussed his long-term goals for the franchise.
“We are very goal-oriented,” Lacob said. “Our goal right now is to sustain being really good for a long time. I look at Jerry Buss and the Lakers, and how he owned the team for 33 years and made 16 Finals. That’s just an astonishing achievement, an incredible owner.
“Whether we can sustain that over such a long period of time, like Jerry Buss did – the Celtics certainly had great history but it was a little bit of a different time – I don’t know. But we’re going to try. That’s what we’re trying to do here.”
The Warriors are back in the NBA Finals this year for the sixth time in the last eight seasons, and are seeking their fourth championship during that time.
- Even though he only appeared in 46 of 82 possible regular season games this season, Warriors forward Draymond Green views it as a “slight” that he didn’t make the All-Defensive First Team, writes Nick Friedell of ESPN. “When I look at the First Team, I am not sure I can pinpoint, definitely not five guys that had a better defensive season than me,” Green said. “And there are no (games-played) requirements. There is not some amount that you have to play in. If there was an amount that you had to play, then I would be an idiot sitting here and saying that.”
- The Lakers are working out six prospects today, bringing in R.J. Cole (UConn), Jules Bernard (UCLA), Kur Kuath (Marquette), Jaden Shackelford (Alabama), Zyon Pullin (UC-Riverside), and David McCormack (Kansas) for a pre-draft audition, tweets Kyle Goon of The Southern California News Group. Pullin is reportedly expected to remove his name from the draft pool before tonight’s NCAA withdrawal deadline.
- Houston’s Fabian White Jr. was among the prospects to work out for the Kings on Tuesday, per Sean Cunningham of FOX40 News (Twitter link).
Lakers, Yankees, Montreal Canadiens. Championship teams with all time legacy. It all starts at the top with committed ownership.
My Warriors, Red Sox, and Buffalo Sabres can only dream, plug away, and hope to be in the same conversation one day.
While Green had an as always stellar season defensively I don’t have a problem with any of the 5 players making first team in front of him. We can always make Dray the honorary 6th man of the All Defensive team as a compromise.
Curry, Klay and Draymond miss 100 games this season (18+50+32 games)
Warriors have all playoffs homecourt advantage in playoffs
Next season
Big 3 needs 120 games load management, then play every game in playoffs.
What if Lakers big 3 miss 100 games?
Grizzlies had home court advantage.
2019 draft
How many players are better players than Jordan Poole?
1. Zion Williamson
2. Ja Morant
3 RJ Barrett Duke
4. De’Andre Hunter
5. Darius Garland Vanderbilt
10. ATL Cam Reddish Duke
11. PHX Cameron Johnson
12. CHA PJ Washington Kentucky
13. MIA Tyler Herro Kentucky
14. BOS Romeo Langford Indiana
15. DET Sekou Doumbouya France
16. ORL Chuma Okeke Auburn
17. NOP (via BKN) Nickeil Alexander-Walker Virginia Tech
18. IND Goga Bitadze Georgia (Europe)
19. SAS Luka Samanic Croatia
20. PHI (via BOS) Matisse Thybulle
21. MEM Brandon Clarke Gonzaga
22. BOS Grant Williams Tennessee
25. POR Nassir Little UNC
28. GSW Jordan Poole Michigan
29. SAS Keldon Johnson Kentucky
30. DET Kevin Porter Jr. USC
You skipped 26 and 27…. Incomplete list so no answer available
Yes and also 6-9. Woj reports that during those selections Sillivan was in the garage working on his latest InfoWars graphics project detailing the salary cap numbers of the Toledo Mud Hens Farm team located south of La Grange Texas.
There’s no games played requirement but it’s still common sense to understand why defensive players who played all season won over him.
Ego trumps common sense. He’s a professional athlete with a lot of passion so I give him a pass here.
Draymond adding heat not light, only played 46 games himself. Evidence suggests some voters account for that, and say so if writers. Crap like that diminishes points when he has one.