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Post#81 » by xdrta+ » Thu Oct 29, 2026 10:59 pm

DonaldSanders wrote:Steph leading the league in gravity at age 38! I've seen him draw attention of 2-4 guys at times, just an insane feat for a guy of his age. It was an absolute treat watching him bomb logo 3s last night.

https://www.nba.com/inside-the-game/player/gravity?SeasonType=Regular%20Season&dir=D&sort=AVGGRAVITYSCORE


Steph could lead the gravity score when he's sixty, shooting from a rocking chair. :D
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Post#82 » by AirP. » Thu Oct 29, 2026 11:42 pm

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Steph was killing the Wolves that year including the brief time he was in the playoffs. I'll always say we would have won if he didn't get injured. I also think Jimmy was what, 75% with his butt injury? A 100% Jimmy might have been able to win a game, as Thompson plays more the evidence gathers of him being a dirty player. As a big Jimmy fan how hobbled do you think he was?

Maybe 60%.

I remember back to the 2024 play in, he got undercut by Oubre Jr, sprained his MCL and stayed in the game, this is why I think he'll be back a tad bit earlier than expected.
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Post#83 » by Warriors Analyst » Fri Oct 30, 2026 6:32 am

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Steph was killing the Wolves that year including the brief time he was in the playoffs. I'll always say we would have won if he didn't get injured. I also think Jimmy was what, 75% with his butt injury? A 100% Jimmy might have been able to win a game, as Thompson plays more the evidence gathers of him being a dirty player. As a big Jimmy fan how hobbled do you think he was?

Maybe 60%.

I remember back to the 2024 play in, he got undercut by Oubre Jr, sprained his MCL and stayed in the game, this is why I think he'll be back a tad bit earlier than expected.
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As a Jimmy guy, you have more insight than most of us, but I’m surprised more people don’t look at his shot attempts before and after getting undercut by Amen and compare those to his previous playoff runs. That to me, is the biggest tell that Jimmy wasn’t healthy and wouldn’t have played if this was the regular season.
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Post#85 » by wco81 » Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:20 pm

I heard supposedly that when KP stands up, his heart rate shoots up by 30 more BPM.
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Post#86 » by AirP. » Fri Oct 30, 2026 8:46 pm

It's incredible you guys got your next star for the post Curry era who can also be a high level player during the Curry era. I think this changes the GS timeline where you're no longer looking far off in the future; Yaxel's going to 27-28 when Curry's done so there's no rebuild there, it should be just adding as good of players as you can probably through trades for the next decade. Yaxel being an older rookie removes that total tear it down that you may have needed and you're going to possibly have a star for a very low contract until he's... 28. Yaxel is going to be one of the best values in the NBA for the next 4 years.

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Post#87 » by AirP. » Fri Oct 30, 2026 9:11 pm


Teams have also continued to call on Pelicans center Yves Missi, and sources say the Golden State Warriors have recently made inquiry. The Pelicans, like with Jones, continue to rebuff offers, which have mostly been based around second round picks. Mosley is a big advocate of Missi and wants the young center to be the focal point of the Pelicans defense.


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- People around the league believe the Pels and Dejounte Murray want to work together to "find [Murray] a better situation."

- Jordan Poole told the team that he "would be open to opportunities elsewhere."

- Joe Dumars is "extremely high" on Jeremiah Fears.

- Teams are continuing to monitor Herb Jones; Pelicans still asking for around 2 first-round picks.

- Warriors recently inquired about Yves Missi.


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From Grok doing some research for me (it can search x posts too which have a wealth of info/links)...

Media outlets have floated salary-matching ideas (not confirmed as formal offers), such as:

Porzingis + draft picks for Missi + Herb Jones.
Porzingis + Moses Moody + picks for Murphy + Missi.
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Post#88 » by AirP. » Fri Oct 30, 2026 11:08 pm

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Post#89 » by DonaldSanders » Fri Oct 30, 2026 11:09 pm

Yeah it's incredible that Yaxel may prevent us from fully bottoming out. It remains to be seen whether he can be a true #1 or if he's more of a high-end #2 on a contender, but he is clearly a vital piece. Either way he has brought excitement back to Warrior basketball!

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Grok/Media outlets might be referencing Onus's proposal of Missi+Herb for a 1st ;) I don't see why NOP would want to part of Missi though, he fits the timeline of Fears/Queen. I doubt he is available without an overpay we would never do.

Zero interest in Murphy and the asking price around him, he's overpriced; similar impact stats to Moses Moody! Maybe he can turn the corner in a winning org but he screams empty scoring calories when I watch him. A single 1st he's probably worth, sure, but 2-3 picks is pretty silly for a guy of his caliber.

Herb can't shoot but he contributes to winning. He's a nice to have though for a contender, we haven't shown to be at that level yet where you can invest in someone like that. There's no room for him in starter/closing lineups when Jimmy comes back.
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Post#90 » by AirP. » Fri Oct 30, 2026 11:25 pm

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Grok/Media outlets might be referencing Onus's proposal of Missi+Herb for a 1st ;) I don't see why NOP would want to part of Missi though, he fits the timeline of Fears/Queen. I doubt he is available without an overpay we would never do.

Zero interest in Murphy and the asking price around him, he's overpriced; similar impact stats to Moses Moody! Maybe he can turn the corner in a winning org but he screams empty scoring calories when I watch him. A single 1st he's probably worth, sure, but 2-3 picks is pretty silly for a guy of his caliber.

Herb can't shoot but he contributes to winning. He's a nice to have though for a contender, we haven't shown to be at that level yet where you can invest in someone like that. There's no room for him in starter/closing lineups when Jimmy comes back.


First, if you remember, Joe Dumars made that crazy trade an expected very high pick the next year and draft D.Queen who should be a center, not a PF where currently Zion resides.

On Murphy... similar impact stats to Moody? His last 2 years he's averaged over 21 points with TS% of .598 and .619 as a top option, Moody who is efficient himself is playing mostly as a role player, which means easier shots because he's not creating his own shot all that often compared to Murphy. You must be watching some of his bad games because a good amount of the time I watch him he's pretty damn good as a 6'8'' SF vs Moody who's 6'5''. I think long-term having Yaxel and Murphy at your 3 and 4, that's a great long-term combo with size. His price of 3 1st is probably too high unless you're a contender who expects at least 2 of those picks to be at the back of the 1st round.

Plus, he's currently only 27 million this year, 29 mil next year and 31 the year after when he should be getting more than that.

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Post#91 » by DonaldSanders » Sat Oct 31, 2026 7:01 am

AirP. wrote:First, if you remember, Joe Dumars made that crazy trade an expected very high pick the next year and draft D.Queen who should be a center, not a PF where currently Zion resides.

On Murphy... similar impact stats to Moody? His last 2 years he's averaged over 21 points with TS% of .598 and .619 as a top option, Moody who is efficient himself is playing mostly as a role player, which means easier shots because he's not creating his own shot all that often compared to Murphy. You must be watching some of his bad games because a good amount of the time I watch him he's pretty damn good as a 6'8'' SF vs Moody who's 6'5''. I think long-term having Yaxel and Murphy at your 3 and 4, that's a great long-term combo with size. His price of 3 1st is probably too high unless you're a contender who expects at least 2 of those picks to be at the back of the 1st round.

Plus, he's currently only 27 million this year, 29 mil next year and 31 the year after when he should be getting more than that.


Yeah I do recall Dumars' crappy trade for Queen. He hasn't done anything like that since, so I can't assume he is just ready to blow assets at a discount. We've heard the opposite, now he's overvaluing his guys. Someone like that is poor at valuations, so we may be seeing him now overvalue his guys after undervaluing his draft picks.

When I said impact, I was referring to thinks like DARKO and RAPM -- Moody and Murphy are pretty close. Moody's defense is significantly better (or at least it was pre-injury). Murphy is a scorer who doesn't have an all-around game, Moses is a 3&D guy who does all the little things.

I have watched a lot of Murphy, last year the Pelicans were one of my league pass teams. I don't dislike Murphy, I think he's overvalued. If you could get him for 1 first, great, but they will want at minimum 2 unprotected firsts which is too much for a guy like him. 3 is just nuts even with protections, I assume that's negotiating, but with Dumars remember bad valuations can go both ways (over or under).

Herb Jones actually does better in DARKO and RAPM, he is more focused on the stuff it takes to win. But in the modern NBA you generally only want to be playing 1 guy who isn't a good shooter at a time, so he'd be more of a bench guy here if Dray is starting.
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Re: 2026-27 Regular Season Official 

Post#92 » by cpower » Sat Oct 31, 2026 1:56 pm

our 2nd unit is really something special right now comparing to last year. Just look at the 3P% alone:

2025:
Horford at 36% (only 45 games)
Cryer at 39% (g leaguer)
Spencer at 36% (g leaguer)
Post at 33% (rook)
Richard at 33% (rook)
Melton at 29% (came back from injury)


2026:
Cryer at 56% (g leaguer)
Melton at 46%
Richard at 44%
Horford at 39%
Williams at 29%
Niang at 29%

some of the hot shooting will come down but I think Melton/Richard will be good and Niang will get better. The bench quality has been so much better.
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Post#93 » by donkeylips » Sat Oct 31, 2026 2:04 pm

Once butler and moody come back and if Porzingis comes back it will only make the bench deeper
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Post#95 » by watch1958 » Sat Oct 31, 2026 7:04 pm

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Post#96 » by DonaldSanders » Sat Oct 31, 2026 7:27 pm

AirP. wrote:On Murphy... similar impact stats to Moody?


Funny enough I just saw someone else making the same point on reddit. You can also see the better impact stats on nbarpm.com

Here is a graph that guy made so you can see what I was referencing:

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Post#97 » by wco81 » Sat Oct 31, 2026 8:04 pm

Well whatever Moses may have been able to do is moot, he's trying to come back from serious injury.

He was the main wing defender for the Warriors. Not clear he's going to be able to do that again.
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Post#98 » by DonaldSanders » Sat Oct 31, 2026 8:22 pm

wco81 wrote:Well whatever Moses may have been able to do is moot, he's trying to come back from serious injury.

He was the main wing defender for the Warriors. Not clear he's going to be able to do that again.


The Moses discussion was about the fact that Murphy is overvalued. Nobody is giving up 2FRP for Moses, yet they are in a similar impact tier and Murphy gets talked about as a multi-FRP target.

Originally most of us thought Moses was for sure gone the whole year, but it seems like it wasn't as bad as we thought if he can be back in January. I have no idea if he can defend the same way again, but I'm hopeful that he could be close -- though maybe not this year, he might need time to ramp up/strengthen.
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Post#99 » by AirP. » Sat Oct 31, 2026 10:40 pm

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wco81 wrote:Well whatever Moses may have been able to do is moot, he's trying to come back from serious injury.

He was the main wing defender for the Warriors. Not clear he's going to be able to do that again.


The Moses discussion was about the fact that Murphy is overvalued. Nobody is giving up 2FRP for Moses, yet they are in a similar impact tier and Murphy gets talked about as a multi-FRP target.

Originally most of us thought Moses was for sure gone the whole year, but it seems like it wasn't as bad as we thought if he can be back in January. I have no idea if he can defend the same way again, but I'm hopeful that he could be close -- though maybe not this year, he might need time to ramp up/strengthen.

I still don't agree with Moses being even close to as good as Murphy, Murphy is asked to do more than Moses is plus Moses is in a much more stable franchise/roster than Murphy has been. Moody hasn't even averaged 26 minutes in any of his seasons yet while Murphy has 35 minutes a game the last 2 seasons.
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