Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy: There’s no point in going all in to be slightly above average

After winning 46 games last season but not making the playoffs, Kerr and Dunleavy are not reaching the win total they want to achieve to reflect a successful year. They are also not ready to define what the floor or ceiling is with the group they have. But what they are certain of is the urgency with which they must act to maximize Curry. “You’re always looking to get better, improve your team,” he said. “We have a lot of good basketball players, plus we have most of our assets,” he added. “We have ways to improve. We will be aggressive. Does this mean we will definitely do something? No. Last year we were super aggressive around the deadline. Haven’t done very much. You must have a partner. … But the effort and the urgency will always be there.” -via ESPN / September 26, 2024

As the Golden State Warriors prepare to travel to Hawaii for training camp, there is consensus about their group heading into the trip: They are a better team than last season. “We feel good about the team in the sense that we have improved the team,” Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy said at a news conference Thursday. “We have a good team at the core (but) we’re probably as impatient about a franchise as you can be right now, given our timeline and everything.” -via ESPN / September 26, 2024

That timeline, of course, is “unambiguously” centered around Stephen Curry, who signed a two-year extension worth $62.2 million that will keep him with the Warriors through the 2026-27 season. But Dunleavy is confident they can make the most of the remaining years. “There’s a fine line between impatience and indiscipline,” he said. “I think I feel good about the discipline we’ve done this summer, the roster we’ve built and the growth from within we’ll have.” -via ESPN / September 26, 2024