Anthony Slater
Warriors Beat Reporter at The Athletic
Covers the Warriors and NBA at large for The Athletic. Email: [email protected]
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2 days ago |
nytimes.com | Anthony Slater
OKLAHOMA CITY - Luguentz Dort, the Oklahoma City Thunder's perimeter stopper built more like a middle linebacker, went from undrafted to $68.4 million in career earnings (and counting) in large part because of his ability to navigate screens, reattach to his assignment and annoy star scorers for the bulk of any given night. But even he doesn't mind the occasional respite from the bruising.
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3 days ago |
nytimes.com | Anthony Slater
OKLAHOMA CITY - In the summer of 2007, Steve Kerr was the recently elevated general manager of the Phoenix Suns. In his first month, he was given a mandate from owner Robert Sarver: Shed enough salary to escape the luxury tax. "We were, like, exactly eight million over the tax," Kerr recalled recently to The Athletic. "Just trading Kurt Thomas got us under the tax.
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1 week ago |
basketball.realgm.com | Anthony Slater
Jonathan Kuminga heads into restricted free agency with visions still of becoming an All-Star, sources tell The Athletic. Kuminga has struggled to be a consistent contributor for the Golden State Warriors under Steve Kerr. Kuminga wants to be an on-ball 20-point per game scorer, while Kerr has wanted him to be a connector and key defensive piece and likes to compare him to Shawn Marion.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Anthony Slater
SAN FRANCISCO - There are essentially three competing agendas within the Golden State Warriors in regard to Jonathan Kuminga's uncertain future: Kuminga's, the win-immediately core's and management's. Their motives agree and overlap in nuanced ways but clash in certain others, generating a complicated month ahead for the organization's biggest-ticket offseason item. Agenda No. 1: Jonathan Kuminga'sRestricted free agency gives an extra bit of inherent leverage to the franchise.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Anthony Slater
OKLAHOMA CITY - It was three Mondays ago and there have been two more jaw-dropping Indiana Pacers comebacks in the meantime, but the Oklahoma City Thunder sure remember Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. It put their dream season in peril for two weeks. The Thunder controlled the second-round opener. They were up 13 with 6:39 left. They were up 11 with 4:31 left. They were still up nine when the game clock ticked below three minutes.
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Steve Kerr on Jimmy Butler (nine shots tonight): “He wasn’t as aggressive tonight but I didn’t see a lot of openings.” Lack of shooting/spacing around Butler and available to Kerr was a repeat postgame talking point https://t.co/59iUU7bCXu
Draymond Green on not wanting Steph Curry to rush back despite GSW facing elimination: “We don’t need Superman. Play the long game. If he can, we know he will. But we gotta figure out a way to win whether he plays or not.” https://t.co/7SDSpWeDbU
Warriors had to survive in this series without Curry on the defensive end. The Timberwolves just put up 70 combined points in the second/third quarters. They have 97 with 12 minutes left. Up 20 and nearing commanding 3-1 series lead.
