The Warriors have filled 13 of their 15 available roster spots ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season. Eight players are returning, including Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green — the league's longest-tenured trio. The five newcomers include 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul, stretch big man Dario Šarić, one-time champion guard Cory Joseph, and the two rookies – guard Brandin Podziemski (19th overall pick) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (57th overall pick). All three of the Warriors' available two-way contract slots have been filled with two Santa Cruz Warriors' — Lester Quinones and Jerome Robinson — joining newly acquired center Usman Garuba.
Read below for more notables on the Warriors' 2023-24 roster.
The Warriors 2023-24 Roster features...
SIX NEW ADDITIONS:
Chris Paul (trade, Wizards)
Brandin Podziemski (draft)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (draft trade, Wizards)
Cory Joseph (free agent)
Dario Šarić (free agent)
Usman Garuba (free agent, two-way)
Via the trade market, the Warriors added a member of the NBA's 75th-anniversary team, Chris Paul, who they acquired via the Washington Wizards in a trade package centered around guard Jordan Poole, their leader in total points scored last season. In free agency, they added veteran guard, Cory Joseph, who won an NBA Championship with the Spurs in 2014, and Dario Šarić, who at 6-foot-10 is the team’s tallest player. In the 2023 NBA Draft, the Dubs drafted perimeter offensive weapon Brandin Podziemski and two-way big man Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Chris Paul at Media Day | Oct. 2, 2023
FIVE OUTGOING PLAYERS ON ACTIVE NBA ROSTERS:
Jordan Poole (trade, Wizards)
Donte DiVincenzo (free agent, Knicks)
Patrick Baldwin Jr. (trade, Wizards)
Ryan Rollins (trade, Wizards)
Ty Jerome (free agent, Cavaliers)
This summer, the Warriors traded 2022 NBA champion Jordan Poole, forward Patrick Baldwin Jr., and guard Ryan Rollins (Baldwin and Rollins drafted in the 2022 NBA Draft) to the Washington Wizards. They also lost guard Donte DiVincenzo (Knicks) and former two-way player Ty Jerome (Cavaliers) in free agency.
Thank You, Jordan Poole
FIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE MADE ALL-STAR OR ALL-NBA TEAM WITHIN PAST THREE (HEALTHY) SEASONS:
Stephen Curry (9x All-Star, 9x All-NBA)
Klay Thompson (5x All-Star, 4x All-NBA)
Draymond Green (4x All-Star, 2x All-NBA)
Andrew Wiggins (1x All-Star)
Chris Paul (12x All-Star, 11x All-NBA)
With 31 combined All-Star game selections, no team has more All-Star honors among their active players than the Warriors. The Warriors’ roster also leads the NBA in All-NBA selections with 26. Newly acquired guard Chris Paul leads the team with 12 All-Star appearances and 11 All-NBA teams. The most recent All-Star and All-NBA player was Stephen Curry — the franchise-leader in All-NBA selections.
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NINE PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP:
Stephen Curry (4x champion)
Klay Thompson (4x champion)
Draymond Green (4x champion)
Kevon Looney (3x champion)
Andrew Wiggins (1x champion)
Gary Payton II (1x champion)
Moses Moody (1x champion)
Jonathan Kuminga (1x champion)
Cory Joseph (1x champion)
With a combined 20 NBA championship rings among their active players, no team has more championship pedigree than the Dubs. Newly acquired guard Cory Joseph is the lone player who didn't win their championship with the Warriors and Stephen Curry is the lone Finals MVP on the roster, winning that award and his fourth championship in 2022. Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are tied with Lakers' forward LeBron James for the most championships among active players.
2022 NBA Finals Mini Movie
FOUR PLAYERS WITH 10+ SEASONS OF NBA EXPERIENCE:
Chris Paul (headed into 19th season)
Stephen Curry (headed into 15th season)
Klay Thompson (headed into 13th season)
Draymond Green (headed into 11th season)
Among the top 25 longest-tenured NBA players, the Warriors have two representatives, Chris Paul and Stephen Curry. Only LeBron James (20 seasons) has played in more NBA seasons than Paul (18 seasons) and no active player has played for one franchise longer than Curry has (14 seasons). Number two and three on that list are also current Warriors', Klay Thompson (12 seasons) and Draymond Green (11 seasons).
Draymond Green at Media Day | Oct. 2, 2023
SEVEN BACKCOURT PLAYERS:
Stephen Curry (point guard)
Klay Thompson (shooting guard)
Chris Paul (point guard)
Gary Payton II (guard/forward)
Moses Moody (shooting guard)
Cory Joseph (point guard)
Brandin Podziemski (shooting guard)
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SIX FRONTCOURT PLAYERS:
Andrew Wiggins (small forward)
Draymond Green (power forward)
Kevon Looney (center)
Jonathan Kuminga (power forward)
Dario Šarić (power forward/center)
Trayce Jackson-Davis (power forward/center)
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THREE TWO-WAY PLAYERS:
Lester Quinones (guard)
Usman Garuba (forward/center)
Jerome Robinson (guard)
Lester Quinones Showed Out at NBA Summer League
THREE SCORERS WHO AVERAGED AT LEAST 15 PPG IN 2022-23:
Stephen Curry 29.4 PPG (7th)
Klay Thompson 21.9 PPG (36th)
Andrew Wiggins 17.1 PPG (75th)
The Warriors were the second-highest-scoring team in the NBA last season, averaging 118.9 points per game. The Dubs had one top-10 scorer, Stephen Curry (29.4 PPG, 65.6 TS%), who joined Joel Embiid (33.1 PPG, 65.5 TS%) and Kevin Durant (29.1 PPG, 67.7 TS%) as the only players to score at least 30 points per game on a 65 true shooting percentage or higher. The Warriors had a second scorer eclipse 20 points, Klay Thompson (21.9 PPG), who attempted the most field goals per game (18.1 FGA) and made the most 3-pointers per game (4.4 3PM) of his career. Despite playing in just 37 games, Andrew Wiggins had one of the best statistical seasons of his career, averaging 17.1 points on a career-best 55.7 effective field goal percentage.
Andrew Wiggins at Media Day | Oct. 2, 2023
FIVE SHOOTERS WHO SHOT AT LEAST 38% FROM THREE IN 2022-23 (MINIMUM TWO ATTEMPTS PER GAME):
Stephen Curry (42.7 3PT%; 11.4 3PA)
Klay Thompson (41.2 3PT%; 10.6 3PA)
Andrew Wiggins (39.6 3PT%; 6.1 3PA)
Dario Šarić (39.1 3PT%; 2.0 3PA)
Cory Joseph (38.9 3PT%; 2.9 3PA)
The Warriors finished first in made 3-pointers per game (16.6) and second in 3-point percentage (38.5 percent) last season. Stephen Curry led the team in made threes per game (4.9) and 3-point percentage (42.7 percent), while Klay Thompson led the league in total made 3-pointers (301). Andrew Wiggins shot a career-best 39.6 percent from behind the arc and Dario Šarić had the highest 3-point percentage amongst the bigs on the current roster with enough attempts to qualify (39.1 3PT%).
Klay Thompson is the 2022-23 NBA 3-Point Champ
FOUR REBOUNDERS WHO AVERAGED AT LEAST 5 RPG IN 2022-23:
Kevon Looney 9.3 RPG (17th)
Draymond Green 7.2 RPG (46th)
Stephen Curry 6.1 RPG (72nd)
Andrew Wiggins 5.0 RPG (107th)
The Warriors ranked eighth in rebounds per game last season (44.6), led by the league leader in total offensive rebounds, Kevon Looney (274 offensive rebounds). In addition to Looney (17th in rebounds per game), Draymond Green also cracked the top 50 in rebounds per game (7.2) and Stephen Curry averaged a career-high 6.1 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins came 0.1 rebounds away from his career-high, averaging 5.0 rebounds.
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THREE PASSERS WHO AVERAGED AT LEAST 5 APG IN 2022-23:
Chris Paul 8.9 APG (5th)
Draymond Green 6.8 APG (18th)
Stephen Curry 6.3 APG (23rd)
The Warriors led the league in assists per game (29.8) last season and added one of the league's top-five assist guys in Chris Paul. Paul has led the league in assists five times — most recently in the 2021-22 season — in which he averaged 10.8 assists per game. Forward Draymond Green has led the Dubs in assists per game in every season since 2015-16 (minimum 41 games played). Guard Stephen Curry has averaged at least five assists in every season of his career and averaged his career-high 8.5 assists per game in the 2013-14 season.
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ONE DEFENDER WHO MADE AN ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM IN 2022-23:
Draymond Green (8x All-Defensive team, 1x DPOY)
After finishing second in defensive rating in their 2021-22 championship season, the Warriors dropped to 14th in defensive rating (113.4) this past season. The Dubs had one All-Defensive team selection — Draymond Green — named to his franchise-record eighth All-Defensive team. Green was selected to the All-Defensive second team, leading the Warriors in blocks per game (0.8). Newly acquired guard Chris Paul has the most All-Defensive team selections of any player on the roster (9), with his most recent nod coming in 2017. Despite their defensive slippage last season, the Warriors were without Andrew Wiggins (37 regular season games played) and Gary Payton II (seven regular season games played with Warriors) for most of the season, both of which have been impactful defenders.
Draymond Green Named to 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team
POTENTIAL UPCOMING MILESTONES:
Klay Thompson (2213 career 3-pointers) needs nine 3-pointers to pass Jamal Crawford (2221) for 10th most made threes in NBA history.
Chris Paul (11,501 career assists) needs 591 assists to pass Jason Kidd (12,091) for 2nd most in NBA history.
Steve Kerr (473 career wins) needs 27 wins to reach 500 career regular-season wins, becoming the first Warriors’ coach to accomplish that feat.
Follow the Dubs throughout the season as they begin their 2023-24 journey on Oct. 24 when they host the Phoenix Suns at 7 p.m. (TNT;95.7).