Warriors promote Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager, replacing Bob Myers
1 year, 6 months ago

Warriors promote Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager, replacing Bob Myers

New York Times  

The Warriors and team executive Mike Dunleavy Jr. have agreed to terms to make Dunleavy the team’s new general manager, the team announced Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Dunleavy has been with Golden State as an executive since 2018, starting as a scout and rising to assistant general manager and, most recently, vice president of basketball operations. Warriors promote Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager: pic.twitter.com/oyIhJaSFhZ — Warriors PR June 16, 2023 The Athletic’s instant analysis: What does this mean for the Warriors? Dunleavy joined the Warriors five years ago, ascended from pro scout to assistant GM quickly and had been filling in essentially as a co-GM under Myers for more than a year now, attending league meetings in his place and joining the team on the road for many trips as the senior member of the front office.

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Inside Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s second season and the Warriors’ chase for the next big fish
2 months ago

Inside Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s second season and the Warriors’ chase for the next big fish

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Paul George’s rookie season overlapped with the final of Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s five seasons as a player with the Indiana Pacers. Dunleavy was, as Draymond Green referred to it, George’s initial “vet,” generating a relationship that proved beneficial for the Golden State Warriors this June. “He just said to me, ‘It doesn’t make sense to sell your …

Warriors’ Mike Dunleavy Jr. plots a reasoned offseason that might not include Klay Thompson
6 months ago

Warriors’ Mike Dunleavy Jr. plots a reasoned offseason that might not include Klay Thompson

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Maybe Mike Dunleavy Jr. had a very direct message to deliver on Monday, maybe it was a slightly coded signal to his roster and the rest of the league or maybe he was just speaking honestly about this Golden State Warriors moment. The mood of his 20-minute pre-draft media session, though, was clear: The Warriors aren’t panicked …

GM Mike Dunleavy, Warriors look to regroup after missing the playoffs with Curry, Green, Thompson
8 months ago

GM Mike Dunleavy, Warriors look to regroup after missing the playoffs with Curry, Green, Thompson

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the rest of Golden State’s front office staff had a feeling this season would wind up short of the ultimate goal for a franchise that has won four NBA championships over the past decade. He’s still a really good player and I think we have enough good players in our system, …

Commanders hire Bob Myers. Can ex-Warriors GM help Magic Johnson turn franchise around?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Commanders hire Bob Myers. Can ex-Warriors GM help Magic Johnson turn franchise around?

LA Times  

Bob Myers, who as general manager helped the Golden State Warriors win four NBA championships, is jumping to the NFL as an advisor to the Washington Commanders. Myers isn’t the first executive with a basketball background to have Harris’ ear — Magic Johnson is part of the Commanders’ ownership group. Myers and former Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman will …

Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr: Sources
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr: Sources

New York Times  

After sitting for the final 18 minutes of Thursday night’s loss to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has lost faith in coach Steve Kerr, and the 2021 lottery pick no longer believes Kerr will allow him to reach his full potential, sources close to Kuminga tell The Athletic, adding another layer of turbulence to an already …

Kawakami: Warriors’ early-season MVP? Maybe it’s Mike Dunleavy Jr. and all those offseason moves
1 year, 1 month ago

Kawakami: Warriors’ early-season MVP? Maybe it’s Mike Dunleavy Jr. and all those offseason moves

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — How about some applause for Mike Dunleavy Jr., the very obvious NBA Rookie Executive of the First Two Weeks? “Hell no, we ain’t giving Mike no props yet!” Draymond said with a booming deadpan late Wednesday night before a loud chuckle. And we’re going to do all we can to maximize it.” “He’s given us everything we …

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is unconcerned about entering the final year of his contract
1 year, 2 months ago

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is unconcerned about entering the final year of his contract

The Hindu  

Steve Kerr has no concerns about his long-term status as coach of the Golden State Warriors despite heading into the final year of his contract. Golden State extended Green’s contract earlier this offseason, keeping both him and Curry under team control through the 2025-26 season. Kerr and Dunleavy have repeatedly talked about a lack of “connectivity” on last season’s team …

Warriors summer league notebook: Vacant roster spots, Chris Paul’s starter comments and more
1 year, 5 months ago

Warriors summer league notebook: Vacant roster spots, Chris Paul’s starter comments and more

New York Times  

LAS VEGAS — The Warriors’ impending Dario Šarić signing will fill their 13th roster spot. The Warriors control his restricted free-agent rights and don’t yet appear ready to offer him a full roster spot, but they could convince him more easily to take the two-way qualifying offer if they keep a path cleared for him to earn a real roster …

Kawakami: Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s gonzo-for-a-title Chris Paul move and the Warriors’ only timeline that matters
1 year, 6 months ago

Kawakami: Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s gonzo-for-a-title Chris Paul move and the Warriors’ only timeline that matters

New York Times  

Joe Lacob loved the story so much he told it twice during Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s introduction as Warriors general manager on Monday. Dunleavy sure gave every indication at the presser that he supported Poole and his contract extension and said, “We plan on having him four more years at least.” But that was the day I started hearing rumblings that …

Warriors’ Chris Paul-Jordan Poole trade is attached to risks but possible playoff benefits
1 year, 6 months ago

Warriors’ Chris Paul-Jordan Poole trade is attached to risks but possible playoff benefits

New York Times  

The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a draft-day blockbuster, sending Jordan Poole to the Washington Wizards for Chris Paul in Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s first major move as the new general manager of the Warriors. There is an internal belief that Chris Paul, who will turn 39 during next year’s playoffs, will better serve that 2024 goal as the team’s …

Kawakami: New Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy makes a confident, relaxed introduction
1 year, 6 months ago

Kawakami: New Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy makes a confident, relaxed introduction

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Dunleavy Jr. spoke quietly and deferentially at first, but that didn’t last for too long. You will be missed, but we know you’ll be around.” Of course, nobody understands the demands better than Myers, who set Dunleavy on this path five years ago or, really, maybe a decade before that. “Anything I’ve been here for, I …

Mike Dunleavy Jr. promoted as new general manager by Golden State Warriors
1 year, 6 months ago

Mike Dunleavy Jr. promoted as new general manager by Golden State Warriors

The Hindu  

The Golden State Warriors promoted Mike Dunleavy Jr. to general manager on Friday. Dunleavy, 42, has spent five seasons in the Warriors’ front office, including the last two as vice president of basketball operations. “We think Mike is the perfect fit to lead our basketball operations department,” Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. “He has a wealth of …

Detailing Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s ascension from Warriors draft pick to GM
1 year, 6 months ago

Detailing Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s ascension from Warriors draft pick to GM

New York Times  

Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s path back to the Golden State Warriors, the franchise that once drafted him, came because of his former agent. But he was focused on the front office.” With it being announced Friday, Dunleavy is now the Warriors’ next general manager. But Dunleavy often felt the brunt of the Oracle Arena boos because of that third overall pick …

Bob Myers leaves Warriors after 4 NBA titles — and it wasn’t because of money
1 year, 6 months ago

Bob Myers leaves Warriors after 4 NBA titles — and it wasn’t because of money

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — There were theoretical contract numbers discussed and a financial divide within the preliminary stages of negotiation between Bob Myers and Joe Lacob in relation to Myers’ future. It’s no secret how much Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson wanted Myers back, serving as the masterful buffer between Lacob’s front office and the locker room. …

Bob Myers departing as Warriors president, GM after 4 NBA titles, 11 seasons
1 year, 6 months ago

Bob Myers departing as Warriors president, GM after 4 NBA titles, 11 seasons

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Myers can no longer put all of his energy into running the Golden State Warriors, and that’s why he is ready to walk away as one of the most successful professional sports executives ever. It doesn’t feel right to do something when I can’t give it everything, and that’s what it takes to do what we’ve …

Bob Myers departing as Golden State Warriors president, GM after 4 NBA titles, 11 seasons
1 year, 6 months ago

Bob Myers departing as Golden State Warriors president, GM after 4 NBA titles, 11 seasons

The Hindu  

Bob Myers is departing as president and general manager of the Golden State Warriors after building a championship team that captured four titles in an eight-year span and reached five straight NBA Finals from 2015-19. The 48-year-old Myers grew up in suburban Danville, played basketball at UCLA and learned key skills on the other side of the business when he …

Warriors’ president, GM Bob Myers stepping away: What this means for Golden State
1 year, 6 months ago

Warriors’ president, GM Bob Myers stepping away: What this means for Golden State

New York Times  

Warriors president of basketball operations Bob Myers, who helped build the core of Golden State’s roster which has won four NBA championships since 2015, is stepping away from the franchise, he announced in a Tuesday news conference. Bob Myers said the “answer to the question why” he is leaving the Warriors is because he doesn’t still feel like he can …

Kawakami: Andrew Wiggins’ return, the smiles, the responsibility and the Warriors’ lasting bonds
1 year, 8 months ago

Kawakami: Andrew Wiggins’ return, the smiles, the responsibility and the Warriors’ lasting bonds

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — What ties a team together? “He’s one of us,” Stephen Curry said, quickly and appropriately summing up the entire situation with Wiggins. Brings everybody together.” Another moment: Team president Bob Myers made a point to join Wiggins at the pregame presser to discuss Wiggins’ return. “I’m excited that he’s back,” Myers said, before turning directly to Wiggins. …

Golden State Warriors Forward Andrew Wiggins Pens 4-year Extension
2 years, 2 months ago

Golden State Warriors Forward Andrew Wiggins Pens 4-year Extension

News 18  

Forward Andrew Wiggins signed a four-year contract extension with the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, keeping a key starter for the defending champions around as the team announced his signing. A first-time All-Star last season, the 27-year-old Wiggins reached the playoffs for just the second time in his eight-year career and often took on a tough defensive assignment in helping …

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