OCTOBER 5: Lamb’s deal is also now official, the Warriors announced (via Twitter).
OCTOBER 4: Jerome’s deal is now official, according to the Warriors (Twitter link). As we noted on Monday, McClung and Trevion Williams have been waived to create room on the roster for the incoming players.
OCTOBER 3: The Warriors are waiving Mac McClung in order to sign Ty Jerome to a training camp deal once he clears waivers later today, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter links).
Golden State will also sign Anthony Lamb to a training camp contract and he’ll be given a chance to compete for a roster spot, sources tell Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The team will have to waive another player to make room for Lamb, as the 20-man roster is currently full.
The 24th pick of the 2019 draft, Jerome spent his rookie season with the Suns before being sent to the Thunder as part of the Chris Paul trade. He spent the last two seasons with Oklahoma City, but was part of the eight-player deal that sent Derrick Favors to Houston, and was subsequently waived by the Rockets.
Jerome, a 6’5″ guard who helped Virginia win an NCAA championship in 2018/19, averaged a combined 8.6 PPG, 2.1 RPG and 2.6 RPG on .410/.353/.790 shooting with in 81 games with the Thunder (19.6 MPG). Slater and Charania reported on Sunday that the Warriors were talking to Jerome about joining the defending champions on a camp deal.
Lamb went undrafted out of Vermont in 2020 and signed a two-way contract with the Rockets during the ’20/21 season, appearing in 24 games (17.3 MPG) while averaging 5.5 PPG and 2.9 RPG on .390/.324/.857 shooting. He spent most of last season in the G League with Houston’s affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 17.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 4.8 APG and 1.3 BPG on .466/.390/.757 shooting in 31 regular season games (34.4 MPG).
The 24-year-old wing made two brief appearances with the Spurs on a 10-day hardship deal in January and Houston gave him another two-way contract at the end of March, but didn’t extend him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent. Lamb most recently competed with Team USA at the Americup tournament, finishing in third place after falling to Argentina, the eventual champions, in the semifinal.
McClung was an undrafted rookie in 2021. He signed a couple of 10-day hardship contracts with the Bulls in December and January, but only appeared in one NBA game for just three minutes. He also played one game for the Lakers at the end of his rookie season on a two-way deal, but wasn’t extended a qualifying offer.
The 23-year-old guard spent the majority of last season in the G League with the Lakers’ affiliate, South Bay, where he was named NBAGL Rookie of the Year. He appeared in Summer League action for the Warriors a few months ago, averaging 13.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.8 APG and 1.0 SPG on .456/.500/.818 shooting in five games (24.4 MPG), per RealGM.
Golden State has 14 players on guaranteed contracts after the return of Andre Iguodala and is expected to keep its 15th slot open due to luxury tax concerns. Jerome and Lamb are likely competing for two-way contracts, and those are currently held by Lester Quinones and Quinndary Weatherspoon.
Which of these ACC trios would you rather have on your team this yr, Ty Jerome/Malcolm Brogdon/DeAndre Hunter (UVA), Tre Jones/Gary Trent Jr/Marvin Bagley (Duke), Ish Smith/Jake LaRavia/John Collins (Wake), Shane Larkin/Lonnie Walker IV/Bruce Brown (Miami), Jose Alvarado/Josh Okogie/Thad Young (Tech) or Oshae Brissett/Buddy Boeheim/Carmelo Anthony (Syracuse)? Rank a top3 if possible…
Why didn’t you reply to yourself?
1. Ty Jerome, Brogdon, Hunter
2. Ish, Jake, John
3. Lonnie, Shane, Bruce
4. Tre, Gary, Marvin
5. Jose, Josh, Thaddeus
6. Buddy, Oshae, Carmelo
Carmelo is still better than all those names except Collins
Jk
I warned you McClung fans that he had no chance of making the Warriors roster. He is not an NBA caliber point guard and the Warriors don’t need circus acts taking spots on the bench.
Yes I remember you writing about that the other day. Good call.
GSW management are fools. Although this worked for GPII, so I guess you never know.
Yeah, the Warriors will never win an NBA championship with the fools they have in management. /s
I remind you that 5’11” Chiozza played 34 games for them at the same position last season, avging 2 ppg shooting 29.6%
Wow NBAisOK! Great knowledge but do you have a point? Is it your point that someone besides Chiozza might exceed those numbers? Are you suggesting that there’s someone, for instance McClung that might play 38 games, average 3 ppg and shoot 33.2%. Are you saying that they won a title in spite of the fact their 15th spot was taken by Chiozza? Was management simply lucky and the fluked a title? Is losing a guy who can do circus dunks in warm-ups going to sink them? If so, then yes, “management are fools” and your input should not be overlooked.
Who hurt you claude?
dude, I think I saw your name in a national lampoon yearbook parody.
Claude is a troll bully. He attacks everyone. He even ups his own comments thinking he is funny. Just ignore him. He is just a angry old man that hates everything.
You’re correct Arc. Hairy Gash is a quality name and deserves complete respect. As do trolls apparently because bullying trolls should not be allowed according to you. We should allow a commenter to call the Warriors fools over the usage of their 15th roster spot. I have only been negative when someone deserves. I have often used self-deprication and often admitted a lack of knowledge regarding some players and then asked for input. Trolls dont do that. Lastly, Arc, you once said Clifford Ray was the best player on the Warriors in the 1975 championship season. I chose not to condemn you for that comment because I just figured your historical knowledge of the Warriors was lacking. You’re a Warriors fan and that works for me, but from everything I’ve seen from you it’s only for the last 10 or so years. Hairy Gash, Arc?? You defended that poster and bashed me. Do you know what Hairy Gash refers to?
Arc, the term HG is a vulgar expression for a female body part. I haven’t heard it used since the early 70s–high school. Clearly it indicates the poster is somewhat immature, childish, and likely seeking attention. The poster has ONLY offered criticisms and has provided no input for discussion. I enjoys Sankaras polls yet HG disrespected and trolled Sankara and gave no input. NBA is OK has frequently bashed GSW for the Chiozza usage and I got tired of hearing it–its deserving of criticism so I criticized it. I didn’t troll it. And 1975 Warriors? Ray was kinda their Looney but George Johnson was a huge factor as well. He was the other center. But the Warriors had Rick Barry. Ray was not even close to being the best player. They had Wilkes too–better than Ray. They were huge underdogs to Washington Bullets in the finals. Elvin Hayes. Wes Unseld. Phil Chenier. Loaded. Gsw had Barry and 11 roll players. And Gsw swept them. Barry never received the accolades he deserved for that. Probably cuz he wasn’t very popular. Anyway, I chose not to ridicule you when you said Clifford Ray was the best player on that team. You recently said he was your favorite player on that team but months ago you said he was the best. You probably don’t know his number but it’s easy to look up. Sorry but I digress. This post is clearly not a trolls work. It cricizes you–much deserved–but it educates you–much needed.
Claude you need to learn not to take a stupid comment personal. So what if they talk smack about the Warriors management I think 4 championships and a Dynasty says more than anyone can talk bad about GSW. Just ignore people that make stupid statements. You attack people with vile instead of letting it go. You are more a offense guy loving Rick Barry just because my difference of opinion is different doesn’t mean its wrong. Some people may say Green is better than Curry. After all those last place years just enjoy knowing the Warriors are the Dynasty that every warrior fan hoped for decades. I just took it he is a McClung fan. We all know McClung had very little chance of making it as the last guy off the bench.
My point is that not only is McClung a better player than these two, but so is Williams.
Your overwrought blather proves you missed that point completely.
Everyone on the planet knows Mac McClung is the better player than Chris choioza. What you don’t understand is what the Warriors are looking for with each single roster spot. And that’s okay we don’t all have to agree with what the Warriors are thinking or I should say, what we think they are thinking. That’s what the comment section is all about. Good stuff.
The big factor in the decision was Rollins looks healthy. McClung was only a insurance policy.
Chiozza has since signed with the Nets.
To an Exhibit 10 deal.
Spud Web is 5’6″. He played for 11 seasons and won a slam dunk contest. Size ain’t everything.
5’7*
5-6*
link to google.com
He’s 5’7 I can show you proof in a old book
Maybe when he played. Now they show his current height at 60 yrs old he shrunk an inch ??
That does happen
Every one just make our fanboy comments and need not pretend your an nab analyst nor scout
Pandemic era comments acting like pros is cringe
I am very much a “nab” analyst.
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McClung is a bit of circus act–as noted above–but he generates sparks on an offence that sometimes stalls under pressure. I’d like to see him in Santa Cruz where he might polish him game. Same for Trevion Williams. He’s a beast on defense and his handles and passing are exceptional for a big man. The color commentator in the second televised game in Japan suggested he might be another Draymond. The potential is there…and more so than Alen Smailagić, who they brought along for 2 years.
Another thing the Warriors could be doing is a favor to those two players. I’m sure the warriors were up front and said we’ll give you a shot to make the team but if that doesn’t happen we’d love to have you on our G League Squad and available for call up.
But what the Warriors are doing here is giving these two guys a chance to perhaps hook on an NBA team elsewhere. I think that is a very very unselfish excellent gesture on the part of the Warriors. They could be selfish and hang on to them or give these guys a chance to be NBA players elsewhere by waiving them. But that’s the kind of organization the Warriors are.
Gary, that’s exactly what’s going on here. Good call.
Nice work Arc, your enouragement of H Gash has him now posting under another sophomoric name. Check out the comments on the Kings story. His idiotic response to a good Sankara post.
Don’t blame me I just ignore fools like him. He is probably that 2 chief guy who used to show up all the time.
Most executives rather have Jordan Poole over Tyler Herro?
link to hoopshype.com
Not Me ……. Herro plays no D. But he can get his own shot. He’s got a decent handle. Poole is mostly s system guy right now. He’s still getting better. I take Herro
They made the wrong choice here. They should of signed the other two. Mac can be a spark plug off the bench and a taller PF to learn from Draymond.
Wrong. I’ve explained Ad nauseam why the Warriors wouldn’t keep Mac McClung as their third string point guard.
One look at Chris chioza should tell you everything about their roster makeup and what they look for from that position. It’s steadiness and all the rest of that stuff, as opposed to flashy, dynamic and exciting.
On the other hand I have no clue why they would cut Trevion Williams and bring in the 6-6 guy. I’d love to hear the reason for that, other than what I said above, which is to give him a chance to make another NBA roster instead of selfishly stashing him on the G League Squad with the warriors.
Sometimes having a circus act or side show to play a couple minutes a night as a crowd favorite is good instead Jerome who pretends to be a SG. So I would be half wrong if you agree with me about Williams.