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The Golden State Warriors won their last championship in 1975 and their last division title came the following year in 1976. Mike Montgomery had spent much of his coaching career at the Stanford turning their basketball program into a national title contender year in and year out but signed on as the new coach of the team this summer. Last season, the Warriors were led by Jason Richardson, Mike Dunleavy, and Erick Dampier. The team had two big men last year (Dampier and Adonal Foyle) and knew that they couldn’t afford to resign Dampier so they let him go and signed Foyle. They also acquired Dale Davis and Dan Dickau in a trade with the Trail Blazers and signed Derek Fisher from Los Angeles as a free agent. The Warriors also had a pretty solid draft considering the fact that they only had one pick in the draft, the 11th overall. They drafted Andris Biedrins, a big man out of Latvia, who likely won’t play much this season but could be a force in the future.
The Warriors will probable starting five this season will be Speedy Claxton at point guard while Jason Richardson plays the two spot. Mike Dunleavy will spend a lot of time at small forward while Troy Murphy will be power forward position with Adonal Foyle playing center more often than not. The Warriors will also have depth at many positions with players like Cliff Robinson, Derek Fisher, and Biedrins coming off the bench. The Warriors will also be playing in the new Pacific division in the coming years thanks to the realignment of the NBA. They’ll have to play in the same division as the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns. Could the Warriors year to make a run in the West this season?
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