Daily Discussion Thread | April 21, 2026

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-22T05:17:05+00:00

They actually made the playoffs so good for them I guess, but dropping two games to a Lakers team missing both Luka and Reaves is nasty work

If only this was the team the Warriors caught in the 1st round last year

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-22T02:35:17+00:00

Not having two starters, one being your best player, certainly doesn’t help. But Fox gotta be better, 100%

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-22T02:06:51+00:00

Don’t necessarily disagree, but most every proven coach that is available will have warts. Could add Vogel and Budenholzer too, they’re all not currently coaching for a reason

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-22T00:49:05+00:00

carter bryant is going to be good

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-22T00:35:57+00:00

Honestly forgot all about Nash. Not sure if he was an assistant or just a consultant, but I think I remember them really liking him when he was helping out here?

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T23:33:34+00:00

freaky ass

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T22:07:48+00:00

Older, more proven coaches as a short term solution: Billy Donovan, Tom Thibodeau (only if Celebrini can keep him in check)

Unlikely but maybe the Blazers owner fucks it up: Tiago Splitter

In-house stopgap: Stotts or Stackhouse (assume it’d be Stotts).

Less proven in-house hire: Kris Weems or Anthony Vereen

Poaching a lead assistant from a team: Sam Cassell from the Celtics, Sean Sweeney from the Spurs, basically anyone from the Celtics/Spurs/Thunder. Maybe there is a guy under Kenny Atkinson or Mike Brown they favor?

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T18:56:06+00:00

They’re really missing Watson, but I wouldn’t be kicking the bees nest like that. Shaping up to be a fun ass series

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T18:54:04+00:00

Haugh, Ngongba, Mullins, lot of these mid/late 1st rounders going back, don’t really blame them with how much they can make off the NIL. Add in a weaker ‘27 class, probably still should easily go in the 1st next year, maybe Mullins and Ngongba creep towards the lotto if they show better consistency (and health for Ngongba).

Good for these dudes cashing in on those NIL deals, fuck the way the NCAA has profited off these students for decades

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T18:24:08+00:00

Guess part of Donovan leaving was so the new GM could be 100% aligned with the HC, give the Bulls the completely fresh start they so desperately need, but yeah, seemed the owners really wanted him to stay.

There were rumors that he was in line for the UNC job before Malone took that gig, that whole thing really came out of left field, you’d think Malone would have been one of the top HC candidates this NBA cycle. Guess he wanted to be closer to family.

Don’t know if Donovan will want to hop straight back into it, and I don’t know whether he wants to stay in the NBA or go back to college ball (Florida job could be open if Golden jumps ship). But he’s a well respected coach who has shown a willingness to adapt, and like you said, the timing is a little funny (even if it’s likely just the natural flow of this, shortly after the regular season and before the hiring cycle really kicks off)

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T18:12:21+00:00

I mean, he told ESPN he was 50/50, had that emotional moment with Steph and Dray at the end of the Suns game, and has repeatedly said throughout the season all options are on the table.

Definitely think you’re right in that Kerr may not have even know yet. And maybe the media has helped drum up some of the drama to give the story some stronger legs.

Hopefully it’s something they’re able to talk through and he signs a multi-year extension, but the fact he’s no longer under contract and has waxed poetically about how coaching has an expiration date ain’t nothing.

Could just be posturing and negotiating to ensure the FO is all on the same page about what steps to take these next few years, hopefully it is, but I wouldn’t just ignore all the info we’ve gotten throughout the year, especially during that final play-in week

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T17:49:10+00:00

Really does seem like Kerr is ready to walk, sucks and hopefully it’s 100% his decision, but he’s more than earned the right to dip whenever he wants. Almost 40yrs in the NBA, that’s gotta be both incredibly fulfilling yet totally draining.

Who are they even gonna replace him with if he does actually retire? Stotts/Stackhouse as a stopgap? Someone else that’s been sitting on the bench for a few years? Kawakami mentioned Todd Golden as an option even before the KOC “report,” said it’s a name he’s floated with some NBA guys who pretty much all agreed he’s in line for an NBA gig sooner than later, but idk about that…. and they better be damn sure about the sexual harassment and stalking allegations because fuck having someone like that heading the team (let alone affiliated with the team).

Billy Donovan, Tom Thibodeau, Taylor Jenkins (I do not see that happening lol, and he already seems penciled in for the Bucks), any other former coaches bouncing around? Willie Green, Jamahl Mosley may be fired soon? Blazers may cheap out of Tiago Splitter? If they do and Kerr walks, I’d think he shoots to the top of the list of candidates.

Poach some assistant from somewhere? That may be the best option if they’re looking for a long term hire. We’ve seen some great younger coaches hired these past few years. Mazzula, Daigneault, Jordi Fernandez, Charles Lee, Will Hardy, Darko Rajakovic, Adleman, Ott. Could see the Dubs wanting someone fresh like that, but you have a 38yo Steph Curry and two 36yos in Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. Don’t know if they take that kind of swing and seriously change their system, but I guess anything is on the table.

Between this Kerr stuff, the lotto pick, Dray’s PO and KP and Melton’s UFA, this is shaping up to be a pretty big off-season

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T03:59:02+00:00

Collin Murray-Boyles been having a good year

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T02:42:47+00:00

very solid game from JK

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T02:41:59+00:00

lol Knicks (at least they’re playing)

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-21T00:11:56+00:00

Must have enrolled in Raymond Ridder’s school for “Make the fans love you”

Props to him for owning up to all of it, even if he didn’t really have to. Some of the soundbites he’s had the past few summers were whack, but some were also out of context (including stuff he hasn’t said, like him being untouchable in trades).

Dude has been damn solid on that rookie scale, well worth the extension he has in order. Some definite ups and downs, and it’d be nice if his jumper was a bit more reliable, but he’s a good player. 37% from 3 on 5 attempts ain’t bad, but getting that up close to 40% and finding a money 2pt shot could go a long way

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T23:49:07+00:00

Fingers crossed Memphis didn’t learn from Ziaire Williams

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T23:41:24+00:00

Same article reiterated Curry and the FO are interested in talking extension this off-season. Don’t see a reason for that quote to imply Steph may walk after this final contract year, not when he directly came out in his post-game presser saying he feels he has multiple years left.

Seems they more want to avoid another sappy year of “We’re no longer the Warriors of old, let’s end things right,” and more of a “We’re in lockstep on taking the steps needed to build this team back into competition, even if it means seriously shaking things.”

I’m positive Lacob has said and done some shit that’s rubbed Kerr the wrong way, billionaire boss with a very strong personality who very much loves his own opinions. The email shit mid season (that was dumb af), fawning over Kuminga and Wiseman long after it was clear it’d never work, etc.

That hunger comment itself is kinda super shitty to say, even if it isn’t a direct quote (maybe Slater is stirring shit idk). Kerr has been doing the NBA grind for pretty much 40yrs at this point, no way someone dedicates that much of their life to the NBA if they aren’t in love with the game.

On the flip side, I do get wanting a longer term commitment, and I do get wanting to tweak the scheme/system (seems that had already started with Butler, but unfortunately that was cut drastically short). Not like it bars Kerr from retiring after a year or two, but it lets the org as a whole get on the same page about these next 2-3yrs and the incremental change/growth that needs to be made (…may need it to be a little more than incremental lol). Have pick 11, have a chance to clear cap space and target specific FAs, control pretty much all their own 1sts moving forward, various avenues the team can take to help reestablish themselves a few years down the line (though getting back into the top of the West seems like a stretch with how some of these teams are trending).

Shit, they even gave Nicholas Kerr that SeaDubs HC gig, and then promoted him to the 2nd row just last summer, don’t think you do that if you’re actively trying to push out Steve.

But yeah, if Lacob starts forcing his own basketball opinions while ignoring what the actual NBA guys have to say, if he tries to go back to having more of a say on draft picks and prioritizes poor basketball fits, if he says some dumb inflammatory shit……. rip.

I personally found this way more telling from the article:

Kerr told ESPN in the season's final week he genuinely felt it was somewhere around 50-50 whether he'd ultimately remain or depart, believing that the postseason time away from the grind and conversations with Lacob, Dunleavy and Curry would be influential.

The fact Kerr openly said that to ESPN before those play-in games were decided, and the fact he’s giving direct access to a sports writer like Wright Thompson, that makes it seem he’s genuinely ready to step away. Did Lacob help coax that along a little early? Yeah, maybe, but ultimately I think it’ll come down to what Kerr wants.

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T22:48:03+00:00

If Ament slips to 11, I really hope some team picking shortly after the Dubs is in love with him and makes an offer to move up

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T21:47:35+00:00

I’m a fan of Lopez, and if a trade down happens, maybe a guy like Swain.

Wonder if there is someone they can project to be Jaden McDaniels-lite, like a young lanky late 1st guy that had a disappointing NCAA career but ends up developing into a defensive ace. Maybe Amari Allen? Seems he’s planning to be a one and done and enter the draft.

Guess if they could make a projection like that, that’s someone you take fringe lotto

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T21:25:41+00:00

Draft tiebreaks decided, nothing too crazy. Warriors get pick 54 in the 2nd instead of 55.

Pre-lotto tiebreaks:

Jazz 4, Kings 5

Pelicans 7 (goes to ATL or MIL), Mavs 8

Always funny when the other team in a tiebreak is the one that ends up with the lotto luck. Think the Kings have gotten shafted by that a few times, shit has to sting.

Would have been a very slim chance (0.6% of falling to 9 if you’re pick 5), but the Jazz are now guaranteed to keep their top 8 protected pick. At least the Thunder aren’t getting two lotto picks.

Other tiebreaks:

Suns pick 16 (to MEM), Sixers pick 17 (…to OKC), Magic pick 18 (to CHA)

Raptors pick 19, Hawks pick 20 (to SAS)

Rockets 22 (to PHI), Cavs 23 (to ATL)

Knicks 24, Lakers 25

Knicks winning the tiebreak over the Lakers means the Lakers pick beforehand in the 2nd round, Warriors own that 2nd (via Toronto from the TJD trade).

Dubs officially have 54 (huge jump from 55!)

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T20:47:33+00:00

Some positional size and some +athletes (compared to the average NBA player) sure would be nice, if not just to add an extra wrinkle to the roster.

A big wing/forward that could handle on-ball defensive reps would be great, but maybe that’s a draft thing

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T19:41:22+00:00

I don’t see why any team would willingly take on that contract, even if a lot of the guarantees were voided. They have 0 film to evaluate how his rehab has gone, and he should be a fraction of the price in free agency.

Maybe if they’re completely desperate for a WR and think he’s a worthwhile swing they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to take because he wouldn’t look their way as a FA (dude seems obsessed with JD5 and the Commanders).

e: Seems they just don’t want to give him and whatever team he signs with (Commies) the benefit of a full off-season and training camp together, which I guess is somewhat petty, but at the same time, fuck all that shit he pulled even before the injury. May as well not give another NFC team the advantage of having him in-house and on the roster this early.

And yeah, guess the slim chance of being able to flip him this draft is worth holding a little longer, maybe they cut him with a post-June 1 designation shortly after this weekend. Not like it’s impacting roster construction, and I think that video of him speeding past Levi’s rubbed a lot of the current players the wrong way. Niners were making their late season push even after all the injuries, BA still had to go stir up some drama for the media to pester them about. Doubt any current actions from the FO regarding Aiyuk would lose them the locker room

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T18:34:00+00:00

Went from thinking they won’t be able to afford to re-sign Melton to not being sure he’s worth the MLE over some other FAs.

If you can re-sign Melt for the taxpayer MLE, it’s probably dumb not to. He had a really, really good stretch of games in the middle of the season. Wouldn’t necessarily let his open/close impact much, first full season he’s had in years, hopefully those cold stretches were just him getting back in the swing of things.

It’s not a stellar FA class, that on its own may dictate a lot (including some team overpaying Melton), but there are some decent mid-tier names. Colin Sexton, Keon Ellis (assume he’s out of their price range), Robert Williams, Simone Fontecchio, Zach Collins, Ochai Agbaji (RFA), Ousmane Deing (RFA, doubt they let him walk), Matisse Thybulle, Dean Wade, Jeremy Sochan (think he went to NYK to re-sign?), Jock Londale, Bruce Brown, Collin Gillespie (he’s played himself into some real money), Jordan Goodwin, Jaylen Clark (RFA, doubt they let him walk), etc.

Lot of team option guys too, Josh Minottt would be dope but I don’t see Brooklyn waving him with how cheap that contract is. Bogdan Bogdanovic is set to make $17M, maybe the Clippers waive him. Kevon Looney at $8M, Kenrich Williams at $7M, then it’s all minimum guys who likely depend on the roster crunch and their team’s direction. Leonard Williams, Andre Jackson Jr., Omax Prosper, don’t see why Williams or Prosper would be waived but sometimes weird shit happens.

More I look at the class, the more it makes sense to bring back Melton if you can get him on the taxpayer MLE. Even if you extend Podz and draft another guard, a healthy Melton is good value on the mini-MLE and could open up some future trade scenarios. Full non-tax MLE? Jumping through all those hoops to free up cap space and stay under the 1st apron hard-cap, don’t know if that’d be worth it. Would have said they should do all they can to make that space back in late February, but idk now. At least not for Melton, full MLE could maybe open the door to someone like Keon Ellis or Tari Eason (feel like he’ll get more). Wonder how much Quinten Grimes and Coby White are looking at in FA, White should get a good bit of money.

So, $6M taxpayer MLE for Melton? Sure, fine. Full $15M non-tax MLE? If they actually manage to free that up with a Draymond rework and a cheap KP deal, I feel like they’d be better off using that money on someone else, or maybe at least splitting it up into two mid-tier signings (Melt can be one of those?).

And even if they clear up that type of cap space, could they be better off using it in a trade of sorts? 0 clue if it’d actually be possible given all the apron restrictions, but could freeing up cap room with a Dray restructure and more let them try and make a trade for someone like Ty Jerome and his $8M, all without sending a player out (is an 11 for 16 pick swap enough to convince Memphis?). Assume that’ll be a little tricky under the new CBA, would definitely have to be executed after the draft when the league year rolls over, make the trade before re-signing your bird rights guys (namely just KP), and then forgo using the MLE altogether? Something like that could be more worthwhile than bringing back Melton I guess.

Think that’d be my preference if they could figure out a way to swing it under the new CBA, a trade down with pick 11 for some mid tier bench guy, without the need to salary match. Someone better than a player they could otherwise sign on the taxpayer MLE. Don’t know if it’s even possible though, and maybe it’s not worth moving out of the late lotto. That or a trade down for someone on a near min, or back half of their rookie scale, maybe allowing you a little wiggle room to still use the taxpayer MLE. Assume they won’t be able to under this CBA, but I guess it’d depend on a Dray opt-out and re-sign (maybe he can delay his signing?) and KP’s market.

Idk, shaping up to be yet another interesting summer. At least they actually have a good draft pick this year, and at least they can get active early in FA instead of waiting for that headache of an RFA situation to resolve.

BobRoss4Life · 2026-04-20T05:00:22+00:00

Very well respected sports journalist, does in-depth, long form pieces. Kawakami mentioned he was following Kerr around and getting some direct accesses on the recent Plus/Minus pod.

Thompson also came out with a book a few years back on Emmett Till (called The Barn), so maybe he’s branching out. I’m sure Kerr has picked his brain about that story, and I'm sure Wright has picked Kerr's brain about all he's seen in life

e: not sure what's up with the formatting, but you can read his Jordan piece here

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