Hardwood Knocks, Episode 498: 2021-22 Golden State Warriors Lookahead

Dan is joined by Sam Esfandiari (@samesfandiari) of the Light Years Podcast to for an in-depth chat about the Golden State Warriors heading into the 2021-22 NBA season—and beyond. They cover everything from Ben Simmons trade rumors and Stephen Curry’s performance, to the availability of Klay Thompson and James Wiseman, to the frontcourt rotation, Draymond Green-at-the-5 and season predictions. TIMESTAMPS ⬇️

🔘 Intro (00:00)
🔘 The Ben Simmons talk (2:53)
🔘 Jordan Poole/The offense when Steph sits (9:49)
🔘 Expectations for Klay Thompson (12:22)
🔘 Expectations for James Wiseman (16:00)
🔘 Jonathan Kuminga and Mose Moody (22:09)
🔘 Importance of Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica and Andre Iguodala (24:47)
🔘 Will Golden State lean more on Draymond-at-the-5? (28:18)
🔘 Can Stephen Curry remain ageless? (34:23)
🔘 Best closing lineup (37:35)
🔘 Quirky lineups we want to see (40:08)
🔘 Win-total prediction (42:31)
🔘 Should we expect the Dubs to make a major trade? (44:05)

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