Saam Esfandiari, Author at Warriors World

Draymond Green Should Start At PF For The Foreseeable Future

November 18, 2014

One of the Warriors early season revelations has been the improvement of Draymond Green’s offensive game. Prior to the season, I postulated this was a make or break year for Green. In that I meant, Green’s ...

What The Klay Thompson Extension Means For The Warriors

Saam Esfandiari

November 1, 2014

Editorials, News

The Warriors officially signed Klay Thompson to an extension hours before the October 31st deadline. Thompson's extension is a full 4 year max with no opt-out clauses, keeping him with the Warriors through...

What We Learned From The Warriors This Pre-Season

Saam Esfandiari

October 23, 2014

Editorials

As preseason winds down, some trends are beginning to emerge for Steve Kerr’s 2014-15 Golden State Warriors. Preseason play is hard to quantify. The stats, while meaningful in pointing out some developments...

Warriors New SF Arena Updates

Saam Esfandiari

September 23, 2014

News

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Last month, the Golden State Warriors proposed a new 12-acre sports and entertainment center in Mission Bay. As designed by Snohetta, the 18,000-seat arena is sited on the eastern portion of the Mission Ba...

The Klay Thompson Extension and Summer of 2015 Flexibility

Saam Esfandiari

September 18, 2014

Editorials

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The Warriors are going to re-sign Klay Thompson. Short of New Orleans deciding they need to trade Anthony Davis for a third eight figure salaried shooting guard, it’s unlikely the Warriors move Thompson. ...

Best Backcourt in NBA: Warriors or Clippers?

Saam Esfandiari

September 11, 2014

Editorials

Recently, ESPN Insider Amin Elhassan, ranked the best backcourts in the NBA. Pacific Division rivals, the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers ranked 2nd and 1st respectively. This brings up an i...

Getting To Know Leandro Barbosa

Saam Esfandiari

August 30, 2014

Editorials, Interviews

The Warriors signed Leandro Barbosa to a veteran’s minimum contract. Barbosa is best known for his time with the Phoenix Suns. Barbosa spent the first 7 years of his career in Phoenix, highlighted by winnin...

Make or Break Year For Draymond Green

Saam Esfandiari

August 29, 2014

Editorials

Draymond Green is already a fan favorite. The tenacity and emotion he plays with sparks the Oracle crowd. It’s hard to not root for a guy like Green, a classic underdog, overlooked in the draft, who has ear...

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