Editing Golden State Warriors (section)

==History==
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===1946–1962: Early years in Philadelphia===
[[File:Joe Fulks.jpeg|thumb|right|upright|150px|[[Joe Fulks]] was the league's first scoring champion.]]
The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the [[Basketball Association of America]]. They were owned by [[Peter A. Tyrrell]], who also owned the [[Philadelphia Rockets]] of the [[American Hockey League]].<ref name="encyc29">{{Cite book|title=The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia |publisher=Villard Books |year=1994 |page=29 |isbn=0-679-43293-0}}</ref> Tyrrell hired [[Edward Gottlieb|Eddie Gottlieb]], a longtime basketball promoter in the Philadelphia area, as coach and general manager.<ref name="encyc33">{{Cite book|title=The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia |publisher=Villard Books |year=1994 |page=33 |isbn=0-679-43293-0}}</ref> The owners named the team after the [[Philadelphia Warriors (ABL)|Philadelphia Warriors]], an old basketball team who played in the [[American Basketball League (1925–55)|American Basketball League]] in 1925.<ref name="Golden">{{cite web|title=Behind The Name – Warriors|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/behind_the_name.html|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref>

Led by early scoring sensation [[Joe Fulks]], the team won the championship in the league's inaugural [[1946–47 BAA season|1946–47 season]] by defeating the [[Chicago Stags]], four games to one. The NBA, which was created by a [[History of NBA|1949 merger]], officially recognizes that as its own first championship.{{efn|name=inaugural}} Gottlieb bought the team in 1951.

The Warriors won its next championship in Philadelphia in the [[1955–56 NBA season|1955–56 season]], defeating the [[Fort Wayne Pistons]] four games to one. The Warrior stars of this era were future Hall of Famers [[Paul Arizin]], [[Tom Gola]] and [[Neil Johnston]].

===1959–1965: The Wilt Chamberlain era===
[[File:1960 New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia Warriors.jpeg|thumb|left|150px|Wilt Chamberlain averaged 41.5 points per game and 25.1 rebounds per game during his five and a half seasons with the Warriors.]]
In 1959, the team signed draft pick [[Wilt Chamberlain]]. Known as "Wilt the Stilt", he led the team in scoring six times, quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the NBA style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior "home" game played on a [[Hershey Sports Arena|neutral court]] in [[Hershey, Pennsylvania]], Chamberlain [[Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game|scored 100 points]] against the [[New York Knicks]], a single-game record the NBA ranks among its finest moments.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chamberlain scores 100 in 1962 game versus Knicks|url=http://www.nba.com/history/features/moment-1962-wilt-100/index.html|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=March 2, 2013|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> 

In 1962, [[Franklin Mieuli]] purchased the majority shares of the team and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. The Warriors played most of their home games at the [[Cow Palace]] in [[Daly City, California|Daly City]] (the facility lies just south of the San Francisco city limits) from 1962 to 1964 and the [[San Francisco Civic Auditorium]] from 1964 to 1966, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. They also played frequently at The [[University of San Francisco]] gymnasium. Philadelphia would not remain without an NBA team for long as the [[Syracuse Nationals]] moved to the city in 1963 and became the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]. 

Prior to the [[1963–64 NBA season]], the Warriors drafted big man [[Nate Thurmond]] to go along with Chamberlain. The Warriors won the Western Division crown that season, but lost the [[1964 NBA Finals]] to the [[Boston Celtics]], four games to one. In the 1964–65 season, the Warriors traded Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for [[Connie Dierking]], [[Lee Shaffer]], [[Paul Neumann (basketball)|Paul Neumann]] and $150,000 and won only 17 games.

===1965–1978: The Thurmond and Barry era===
[[File:Nate Thurmond 1969.jpeg|thumb|150px|left|[[Nate Thurmond]] averaged over 20 points per game during five different seasons and over 20 rebounds per game during two seasons while with the Warriors.]]
In 1965, they drafted [[Rick Barry]] in the first round who went on to become NBA Rookie of the Year that season and then led the Warriors to the [[1967 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] in the [[1966–67 NBA season|1966–67 season]], losing (four games to two) to Chamberlain's new team that had replaced the Warriors in Philadelphia, the [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]].

[[File:Rick Barry – Warriors (1).jpeg|thumb|150px|right|[[Rick Barry]] (shown in 1976) was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1975.]]
Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses he felt were due him, Barry sat out the [[1967–68 NBA season|1967–68 season]] and signed with the [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland Oaks {{!}} American basketball team {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oakland-Oaks |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> of the rival [[American Basketball Association]] for the following year, but after four seasons in the ABA rejoined the Warriors in 1972. During Barry's absence, the Warriors were no longer title contenders, and the mantle of leadership fell to Thurmond, [[Jeff Mullins (basketball)|Jeff Mullins]] and [[Rudy LaRusso]]. They began scheduling more home games in Oakland with the opening of the [[Oakland Coliseum Arena]] in 1966 and the [[1970–71 NBA season|1970–71 season]] was the team's last as the San Francisco Warriors.

The franchise adopted its brand name Golden State Warriors prior to the [[1971–72 NBA season|1971–72 season]], to suggest that the team represented the entire state of California.<ref name="Golden" />{{efn|name=geographic}} Almost all home games were played in Oakland that season; six were played in San Diego, but none in San Francisco or Daly City. Oakland Arena became the team's exclusive home court in 1971.

The Warriors made the playoffs from 1971 to 1977 except in 1974, and won their first [[1975 NBA Finals|NBA championship]] on the West Coast in [[1974–75 NBA season|1974–75]]. In what many consider the biggest upset in NBA history, Golden State not only defeated the heavily favored [[Washington Bullets]] but humiliated them in a four-game sweep. That team was coached by former Warrior [[Al Attles]], and led on the court by Rick Barry and [[Jamaal Wilkes]]. Barry was named Finals MVP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rick Barry Bio|url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/barry_bio.html|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=May 3, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref>

At 59–23, the Warriors had the league's best record during the [[1975–76 NBA season|1975–76 season]]. They were upset, however, by the [[1975–76 Phoenix Suns season|42–40 Phoenix Suns]] in seven games in the Western Conference Finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/05/17/archives/suns-oust-warriors-9486-gaining-nba-playoff-final-suns-eliminate.html|title=Suns Oust Warriors, 94-86, Gaining N.B.A. Playoff Final|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 17, 1976|accessdate=June 4, 2024}}</ref>

===1978–1985: Competitive struggles===
Due to the loss of key players such as Barry, Wilkes and Thurmond to trades and retirements, the Warriors struggled to put a competitive team on the court from 1978 to 1987 after being one of the NBA's dominant teams in the 1960s and most of the 1970s. Through the NBA draft, however, they acquired some players such as high-scoring forward [[Purvis Short]] (1978), former [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]] center [[Joe Barry Carroll]] (1980) and center [[Robert Parish]] (1976), who was traded to the Boston Celtics in 1980 along with the draft pick that would become [[Kevin McHale (basketball)|Kevin McHale]] for the pick used to draft Carroll. In 1983, the Warriors matched the New York Knicks' offer for free-agent [[Bernard King]], but, unable to pay his high salary, quickly traded him to the Knicks for guard [[Micheal Ray Richardson]], whom they soon shipped to New Jersey in exchange for former Georgetown Hoya point guard [[Sleepy Floyd|Eric "Sleepy" Floyd]], and journeyman forward [[Mickey Johnson]]. Floyd once scored 29 points for the Warriors in the fourth quarter of a playoff game against the Lakers, though he was later traded to the Houston Rockets.

The departure of these players for various reasons symbolized the franchise's futility during this period, as head coach Attles moved up to the front office as general manager in 1980 and the team made several coaching changes. New owners Jim Fitzgerald and Dan Finane finally managed to return the team to respectability by hiring former [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] head coach [[George Karl]] as head coach in 1986 after selecting [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]] small forward [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]] in the [[1985 NBA draft]].

===1985–1997: The "Run TMC" era===
After a subpar stretch in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the team had a brief resurgence under coach Karl, culminating in a 1987 Western Conference Semifinal match against [[Magic Johnson]] and the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] that is still shown on TV in the ''NBA's Greatest Games'' series. The second-half performance by the Warriors' All-Star point guard [[Sleepy Floyd]] still stands as the NBA playoff record for points scored in a quarter (29) and in a half (39). His six consecutive field goals in the fourth quarter led to a 51-point finish for him and a victory for the Warriors.

The "Sleepy Floyd game" catalyzed increased interest in the NBA in the Bay Area; so did new coach [[Don Nelson]], who engineered a string of wins in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the high-scoring trio of point guard [[Tim Hardaway]], guard [[Mitch Richmond]] and forward Chris Mullin. Collectively known as "[[Run TMC]]" after the rap group [[Run-D.M.C.]], the trio stayed together for just two seasons and won only one playoff series. Nelson sent Richmond to the [[Sacramento Kings]] for rookie power forward [[Billy Owens]], a promising young front-court player meant to complement the coach's [[Nellie Ball|run-and-gun system]]. Nelson had been brought to the Warriors from the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] by [[Jim Fitzgerald (businessman)|Jim Fitzgerald]], who co-owned the team from [[1986–87 NBA season|1986]] to [[1994–95 NBA season|1995]] with Dan Finnane. In [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]], with first-round draft pick and Rookie of the Year power forward [[Chris Webber]] playing with off-guard [[Latrell Sprewell]], the Warriors made the playoffs.

At the start of the next season, however, a rift formed between Webber and Sprewell on the one hand and Nelson on the other. All three soon left the team, and the organization went into a tailspin. The [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95 season]] was the first under new team owner [[Chris Cohan]], who had bought out Fitzgerald and Finnane. The Warriors selected power forward prospect [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] as their first overall draft pick in [[1995 NBA draft|1995]] and hired [[Rick Adelman]] as the new head coach. They sent Tim Hardaway and [[Chris Gatling]] to the [[Miami Heat]] for [[Kevin Willis]] and [[Bimbo Coles]] midway through the [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96 season]], and ended up with a 36–46 record, three wins short of making the playoffs. While their home court, the Oakland Coliseum Arena, was being extensively renovated, the [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]] Warriors played their home games in the [[San Jose Arena]] and struggled to a 30–52 finish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden State Warriors 2014–15 Media Guide|url=http://mediacentral.nba.com/media/mediacentral/2014-15-Warriors-MediaGuide.pdf#page=223|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=October 10, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> Following the season, Mullin was traded to the [[Indiana Pacers]] in exchange for [[Erick Dampier]] and [[Duane Ferrell]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Warriors Trade Mullin to Pacers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/12/sports/warriors-trade-mullin-to-pacers.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 12, 1997 |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref>

===1997–2009: Wilderness years and "We believe" mindset===
Longtime Seton Hall college coach [[P. J. Carlesimo]], who had been recently fired by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], replaced Adelman as head coach for the [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98 season]]. Sprewell was suspended for the remainder of the season for losing his temper and choking Carlesimo during a team practice in December, generating the glaring newspaper headline "WARRIORS HIT ROCK BOTTOM" and the declaration by general manager [[Garry St. Jean]] that Sprewell would never play for the Warriors again. He would not play in the NBA again until he was dealt in January 1999 to the New York Knicks for [[John Starks (basketball)|John Starks]], [[Chris Mills (basketball)|Chris Mills]] and [[Terry Cummings]].

St. Jean had become the new Warriors' general manager in July 1997; he and his predecessor [[Dave Twardzik]] received much of the blame for the Warriors' struggles early in Cohan's turbulent tenure as owner in addition to Cohan himself.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark |last=Fainaru-Wada |title=The man who owns the Warriors / Cohan's rocky reign / An era marked by lost games, lost fans and endless litigation |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/SPECIAL-REPORT-The-man-who-owns-the-Warriors-2874504.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=February 10, 2002|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> St. Jean brought in players such as Terry Cummings, John Starks and [[Mookie Blaylock]] who were well past their primes. Twardzik drafted several flops, such as [[Todd Fuller]] (while [[Kobe Bryant]] was still available as well as [[Steve Nash]] and [[Jermaine O'Neal]]) and [[Steve Logan]] (who never played an NBA game). In the following draft, the team selected [[Adonal Foyle]] while [[Tracy McGrady]] was still available. St. Jean did, however, draft future two-time NBA [[slam dunk]] champion off-guard [[Jason Richardson]] (from [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]), a Warriors' star scorer through the 2006–07 season.

For a few years, with rising stars Richardson, small forward [[Antawn Jamison]] and point guard [[Gilbert Arenas]] leading the team, the Warriors seemed like a team on the rise; but the young Warriors did not have enough in the competitive Western Conference to make the playoffs. After the [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03 season]], St. Jean's earlier mistakes of committing money to players like [[Danny Fortson]], Adonal Foyle and [[Erick Dampier]] were painfully felt by Warriors' fans when the team was unable to re-sign Arenas despite his desire to stay in the Bay Area. A new rule was implemented in response to second-round draft picks who quickly become superstars.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Golden State Warriors.svg|thumb|200px|Warriors logo 1997–2010{{ffdc|Golden State Warriors.svg|log=2016 August 15|date=September 2016}}]] -->

In June 2003, Cohan elevated marketing executive [[Robert Rowell (basketball)|Robert Rowell]] to team president, a role which involved hiring, firing and contract negotiation on the basketball side.<ref name="2003promotion">{{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/rowell_president_060903.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103201809/https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/rowell_president_060903.html |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |title=Warriors Promote Robert Rowell To Team President |last=Spencer |first=K |date=June 9, 2003 |website=NBA.com |access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref> After a disappointing [[2003–04 Golden State Warriors season|2003–04 season]], head coach [[Eric Musselman]] and St. Jean were fired. [[Mike Montgomery (basketball)|Mike Montgomery]] was hired as head coach and Chris Mullin was chosen to succeed St. Jean with the title of executive vice president of basketball operations. Mullin hoped to build a winning team around Jason Richardson, [[Mike Dunleavy Jr]] and [[Troy Murphy]], and drafted 7-foot center [[Andris Biedriņš]] from Latvia (11th overall). At the 2005 trading deadline, he bolstered to the team with the acquisition of point guard [[Baron Davis]], bringing to the team its first superstar since Mullin himself.

The Warriors enjoyed a great start to the [[2005–06 Golden State Warriors season|2005–06 season]], entering the new year with a plus .500 winning percentage for the first time since 1994, but managed to win only 13 more games through the end of March due to injuries. Davis often found himself at odds with new head coach Mike Montgomery (used to dealing with college players in his long tenure at Stanford) and failed to remain healthy, playing in just 54 games. On April 5, 2006, the Warriors were officially eliminated from playoff contention in a 114–109 overtime loss to the [[New Orleans Hornets|Hornets]], extending their playoff drought to 12 seasons.

Entering the [[2006–07 Golden State Warriors season|2006–07 season]], the Warriors held the active record (12) for the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance (see [[Active NBA non-playoff appearance streaks]]). During the 2006 off-season, Golden State announced that it had bought out the remaining two years of coach Montgomery's contract and hired previous Golden State and former [[Dallas Mavericks]] coach [[Don Nelson]] to take over for him. During training camp, small forward [[Matt Barnes]] established himself in the rotation. On January 17, 2007, the Warriors traded the disappointing Murphy and Dunleavy with promising young power forward [[Ike Diogu]] and [[Keith McLeod]] to the Indiana Pacers for forward [[Al Harrington]], forward/guard [[Stephen Jackson]], guard [[Šarūnas Jasikevičius]] and forward [[Josh Powell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pacers make 8-player trade with Warriors|url=http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/trade_070117.html|publisher=Indiana Pacers|date=January 17, 2007|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> This trade allowed the Warriors to "run and gun" their way to the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team. On March 4, 2007, the Warriors suffered a 106–107 loss in Washington, the Wizards handing them their 6th straight loss when former Warrior Arenas hit a technical free throw with less than one second remaining after Nelson had protested a controversial call with the Warriors ahead by a slim margin. The loss dropped them to 26–35.

March 4 marked the turning point for the Warriors. The Warriors closed out the regular season (42–40) at 16–5 in their last 21 games.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20070418/GSWPOR/boxscore.html Warriors@ Trail Blazers Recap] On April 18, the Warriors clinched their first playoff berth since 1994 with a resounding 120–98 win in the regular-season finale at [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]].</ref> "We believe" became the Warriors' slogan for the last two months of the season and the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Marcus II |last=Thompson |title=Warriors fan is behind 'We Believe' campaign |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/04/27/warriors-fan-is-behind-we-believe-campaign/ |work=[[East Bay Times]] |date=April 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717183123/http://www.contracostatimes.com/warriors/ci_5764491 |archive-date=July 17, 2007|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

Led by a healthy Baron Davis, an ever-improving Jason Richardson and young future star off-guard [[Monta Ellis]] as well as center Biedriņš, the Warriors immediately dashed the highly favored top-seed Dallas Mavericks' expectations of a short and easy series win with a Game 1 victory in Dallas thanks to Davis' frantic style of play. The Mavericks came back to win Game 2 easily to tie the series at a game apiece, but the Warriors won both Games 3 and 4 with a huge lift from the home crowd at Oracle Arena. A close Game 5 saw the Mavericks eke out a 118–112 victory with a last-minute surge led by superstar forward [[Dirk Nowitzki]] to send the series back to California at 3–2. In Game 6, the Warriors engineered a third-quarter 18–0 run to eliminate the Mavericks and become the NBA's first No.&nbsp;8 seed to beat a No.&nbsp;1 seed in a seven-game series (and the first NBA No.&nbsp;8 seed to beat the top seed since 1999 when the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat). It was an upset in name only, given the fact that the Warriors had swept the Mavericks in the regular-season series.

The Warriors went on to play the [[Utah Jazz]] in the second round of the 2006–07 playoffs, where they dropped two close games at [[EnergySolutions Arena]] to open the series. The series then shifted to the Oracle Arena, where the Warriors won Game 3 in a convincing fashion. Davis scored 32 points and electrified the crowd with a monster dunk on Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko late in the fourth quarter, but they lost Game 4 at home, their first loss in Oakland in well over a month and the Jazz closed them out in Game 5 in [[Salt Lake City]].

In the 2007–08 season, the Warriors faced early difficulties in their attempt to return to the playoffs. Richardson was traded to the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] for rookie [[Brandan Wright]]. To make things even worse, Jackson was suspended for seven games over a firearm incident. They opened the season with six straight losses, but Ellis' rise, Davis' solid injury-free season (21.6 points, 8 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/194/baron-davis |title=Baron Davis|work=ESPN|access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref> and an overall improvement in team chemistry brought them back to playoff contention; but in the end the Warriors failed to make the playoffs despite a 48–34 record, which is the best record in NBA history for a non-playoff team since the NBA playoffs had expanded to eight teams per conference. The Western Conference was very strong that season; every playoff team won 50 games, leaving the Warriors two games out of the last playoff spot. The Warriors sold out nearly every home game during the season averaging 19,631 per game, the highest in team history.

In the 2008 off-season, Baron Davis opted to return to his hometown and sign with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]]. With the 14th pick of that year's [[2008 NBA draft|draft]], the Warriors selected and signed [[Anthony Randolph]] out of LSU. To compensate for the loss of Davis, the Warriors signed free agents [[Corey Maggette]] and [[Ronny Turiaf]] and re-signed Ellis and Andris Biedriņš to long-term contracts.

The Warriors had a disappointing [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]], finishing 29–53. Ellis was injured in a moped accident, and suspended for 30 games for riding the vehicle against the terms of his contract, depriving the Warriors of their top player. They traded disenchanted forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks for guard [[Jamal Crawford]], and were undone by injuries and the minimal experience of their young players such as [[Anthony Morrow]] and Brandan Wright. Coach Nelson often had to make adjustments to the starting lineups since many of the original starters missed games due to injuries. Despite the team's losing record, the Warriors were hard to beat when they had a healthy lineup and a strong bench. With leadership and improvement in their young players, they were sometimes able to defeat powerhouse teams such as the Boston Celtics, 99–89.

===2009–present: The Stephen Curry era===

====2009–2012: Continued struggles and suitable draft picks====
The Warriors chose future superstar point guard [[Stephen Curry]] of [[Davidson College]] as the seventh overall pick in the [[2009 NBA draft]].<ref name=Reference>{{cite web|title=Stephen Curry NBA Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curryst01.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref> During the 2009 off-season, Warrior ownership declined to renew the contract of general manager Chris Mullin. [[Larry Riley (basketball)|Larry Riley]], Nelson's longtime assistant coach,<ref>{{cite web|title=Larry Riley Q+A: Getting to Know GState's GM|date=December 6, 2010|url=http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/12/larry-riley-qa/|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> was promoted in his place; Riley drafted Curry and traded [[Jamal Crawford]] to the [[Atlanta Hawks]] for [[Acie Law]] and [[Speedy Claxton]].

The Warriors had another injury-prone year in 2009–10<ref>{{cite news|title=Limp to Victory Is Fitting Finish|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/14/SP711CV4N1.DTL|work=San Francisco Chronicle | first=Rusty|last=Simmons|date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> as they were consistently unable to field their ideal starting lineup. In November, a malcontented Stephen Jackson and seldom-used Acie Law were traded to the [[Charlotte Bobcats]] for [[Raja Bell]] (out for the season with an injury) and [[Vladimir Radmanovic]]. Four days later, they signed center [[Chris Hunter (basketball)|Chris Hunter]]. Starting in January 2010, they issued multiple 10-day contracts, most notably to power forward [[Anthony Tolliver]] from the [[Idaho Stampede]]. Due to their multiple injuries, they were granted an exception allowing them to sign [[Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1986)|Reggie Williams]] from the [[Sioux Falls Skyforce]] to a 10-day contract on March 2. They eventually waived the injured Bell to sign Williams for the rest of the year and finished the season 26–56, failing to make the playoffs. Curry finished second in the [[NBA Rookie of the Year]] voting to the [[Sacramento Kings]]' [[Tyreke Evans]] and was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings' Evans takes home T-Mobile Rookie of Year award|url=http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/29/ROY.release/|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=January 2, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610232027/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/29/ROY.release/|archive-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>

The Warriors selected [[Ekpe Udoh]], a power forward from Baylor, as the 6th pick of the 2010 NBA draft. They also introduced a modernized version of their "The City" logo depicting the [[Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco&nbsp;– Oakland Bay Bridge|new eastern span]] of the [[San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge]], and switched to a simplified color scheme of royal blue and gold. They also introduced new uniforms reminiscent of the 1969–71 "The City" uniforms. The Warriors made an off-season trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and [[Kelenna Azubuike]] to the New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward [[David Lee (basketball)|David Lee]] via a sign-and-trade. Lee agreed to a six-year, $80&nbsp;million deal, on a framework contingent on [[The Decision (TV special)|the decision]] of superstar forward [[LeBron James]] to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat that same day. Following Morrow's departure after he signed the [[New Jersey Nets]]' offer sheet, the Warriors signed [[Dorell Wright]], formerly with the Miami Heat, to a three-year, $11&nbsp;million deal.

On July 15, 2010, owner [[Chris Cohan]] sold the Warriors to [[Peter Guber]] of [[Mandalay Entertainment]] and his partner [[Joe Lacob]] for a then-record $450&nbsp;million.<ref>"[https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5383261 Lacob, Guber have deal to buy Warriors]". Associated Press. July 15, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2022</ref> On November 15, the Warriors announced the new 19-person ownership group composed of [[Joe Lacob]], [[Peter Guber]], [[Vivek Ranadivé]], Erika Glazer, [[Fred Harman]], Bob Piccinini, Larry Bowman, Danny German, Marty Glick, [[Chad Hurley]], Craig R. Johnson, [[Bruce Karsh]], Jeffrey A. Miller, Paul Schaeffer, David Scially, [[Nick Swinmurn]], Harry Tsao, John Walecka, Dennis Wong and [[Chamath Palihapitiya]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2010/11/15/joe-lacob-on-the-new-era-warriors-something-very-special-is-happening-already/ |title=Joe Lacob on the New Era Warriors: "Something very special is happening already" &#124; Talking Points |publisher=Blogs.mercurynews.com |date=November 15, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

The Warriors continued their 2010 off-season signing spree by adding Harvard guard [[Jeremy Lin]] to their roster with a one-year partially guaranteed contract containing a second-year team option; Lin became the first Taiwanese-American player in NBA history. [[Louis Amundson]] was then added for little under $5&nbsp;million in mid-September. After coach Don Nelson resigned in September 2010, assistant coach [[Keith Smart]] was hired as the team's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/472083-don-nelson-out-as-golden-state-coach-rapid-reaction|title=Don Nelson Out As Golden State Warriors Coach: Rapid Reaction|work=Bleacher Report|last=Torkelson|first=Tommy|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref>

The Warriors won 36 games and failed to make the playoffs in 2010–11. The team broke a franchise record with 21 made three-pointers in a win against the [[Orlando Magic]]. In February 2011, the Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and a 2012 second-round pick that was used on Draymond Green. On February 27, Murphy and the Warriors reached a buyout agreement and he was waived.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kawakami |first=Tim |title=Breaking news: Warriors buy out Troy Murphy (and why it's a wise move) |date=February 27, 2011 |newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |url=https://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2011/02/27/breaking-news-warriors-buy-out-troy-murphy-and-why-its-a-wise-move/ |access-date=May 16, 2022|quote=Murphy had to be waived before Tuesday to remain eligible for a playoff roster on a new team. CLARIFICATION: There is a later deadline for signing with a new team.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors, Murphy reach buyout agreement|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/murphy_buyout_022811.html|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=National Basketball Association|date=February 28, 2011|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303083903/http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/28/warriors.murphy.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2|archive-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> In April 2011, Dorell Wright made a franchise record of 184 three-pointers in a season in a home win versus Los Angeles Lakers, surpassing Richardson's 183 in 2005–06. In a win against the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], Wright then broke another NBA record, becoming the first player to have scored more points in his seventh season than in all his first six seasons combined. Wright ended the season with the most three-pointers made in the NBA that season with 194, as well as the most three-pointers attempted with 516; each mark set a new Warriors franchise record. Following the season, Curry received the [[NBA Sportsmanship Award]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Stephen Curry Wins 2010–11 NBA Sportsmanship Award|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/curry_sportsmanship_050511.html|work=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=May 5, 2011|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> Coach Smart was dismissed on April 27, 2011, due to the change in ownership. Team President Rowell was also terminated and replaced with [[Rick Welts]].<ref name="out">{{cite news |last1=Simmons |first1=Rusty |date=June 22, 2011 |title=Robert Rowell out as Warriors' president |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Robert-Rowell-out-as-Warriors-president-2367178.php |url-status=live |work=San Francisco Chronicle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103201814/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Robert-Rowell-out-as-Warriors-president-2367178.php |archive-date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=January 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=ANTONIO GONZALEZ|date=April 27, 2022|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/27/warriors-promise-change-cut-ties-with-coach-smart/ |title=Warriors promise change, cut ties with coach Smart |work=Washington Times |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> Seventeen-year NBA veteran and former ABC and ESPN commentator [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]] replaced Smart as head coach on June 6.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warriors Name Mark Jackson Head Coach|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_name_mark_jackson_head_coach_060611.html|publisher=Golden State Warriors|work=National Basketball Association|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

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The Warriors selected future All-Star shooting guard [[Klay Thompson]] with the 11th pick in the [[2011 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Warriors-pick-a-2-guard-Klay-Thompson-2366997.php|title=Warriors pick a 2-guard: Klay Thompson|work=San Francisco Chronicle|last=Simmons|first=Rusty|date=June 24, 2011|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> However, the team did not improve in the [[2011–12 NBA season]] under coach Jackson, finishing the lockout-shortened season with a 23–43 record (13th in the conference) and again failing to make the playoffs. Due to the [[2011 NBA lockout]], Jackson could not establish his system in training camp. Hindered by several injuries to key players, the team then entered into another chaotic rebuilding phase. Team leader Monta Ellis was traded in mid-March 2012, along with [[Kwame Brown]] and Ekpe Udoh, to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] for center [[Andrew Bogut]] (out injured for the season) and former Warrior small forward Stephen Jackson, who without playing a game for the Warriors was quickly traded to the [[San Antonio Spurs]] for [[Richard Jefferson]] and a conditional first-round pick on March 15. These moves saw the rise of Stephen Curry and David Lee to team co-captains, and saw Thompson move into a starting role. However, Curry suffered a series of ankle and foot-related injuries<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8532114/stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors-miss-rest-preseason |title=Stephen Curry of Golden State Warriors to miss rest of preseason|work=ESPN|date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=311225009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127073520/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=311225009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |title=Los Angeles Clippers vs. Golden State Warriors – Recap – December 25, 2011 |work=ESPN |date=December 25, 2011 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320104024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804231445/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320104024 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2016 |title=Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs – Recap – January 04, 2012|work=ESPN |date=January 4, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320222021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127012557/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320222021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 27, 2017 |title=Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns – Recap – February 22, 2012|work=ESPN |date=February 22, 2012 |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> that limited him to 26 regular-season games.<ref name="Reference"/>

====2012–2014: Ascension====
The Warriors' 2012 off-season moves changed the course of the franchise.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2016/02/05/thunder-2012-offseason-allowed-the-warriors-eventually-leapfrog-the-thunder-the-nba-pecking-order/60694406007/|title=OKC Thunder: How the 2012 offseason allowed the Warriors to eventually leapfrog the Thunder in the NBA pecking order|work=The Oklahoman|last=Slater|first=Anthony|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> In the [[2012 NBA draft|2012 draft]], the Warriors selected small forward [[Harrison Barnes]] with the 7th overall pick, center [[Festus Ezeli]] with the 30th pick, small forward [[Draymond Green]] with the 35th pick, and 7-foot-1 center [[Ognjen Kuzmic]] with the 52nd pick. According to sportswriter Anthony Slater, in this draft, "Golden State got a starter [Barnes], a rotation player [Ezeli] and a transcendent talent that perfectly fit the small-ball direction of the league [Green]."<ref name="auto"/> In addition, Curry agreed to a four-year, $44 million rookie scale contract extension.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--stephen-curry-lands--44m-contract-extension-31571909.html|title=Stephen Curry lands $44M contract extension|date=October 31, 2012|work=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> At the time, many basketball writers considered the move risky for Golden State because of Curry's injury history.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McIntyre|first1=Jason|title=Three Years Ago, Here's What Basketball Writers Were Saying About Stephen Curry's Ankle and His Future with the Warriors|date=December 3, 2015 |url=http://thebiglead.com/2015/12/03/stephen-curry-ankle-warriors/|publisher=The Big Lead|access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, however, Slater argued that Curry's relatively inexpensive contract paid "huge dividends" by freeing up the necessary funds to allow the team to "keep a strong core around him".<ref name="auto"/> The team made a series of other moves, trading Dorell Wright, obtaining point guard Jarrett Jack, and signing forward [[Carl Landry]].

Despite early-season injuries to Brandon Rush and Andrew Bogut, and despite starting two rookies (Barnes and Ezeli), the 2012–13 Warriors had one of their best starts in decades. The team earned 20 wins in less than 30 games played for the first time since 1992. The Warriors also achieved a milestone by completing their first ever 6–1 road trip in franchise history, including a 97–95 win over the defending champion Heat in Miami. On April 9, 2013, with a win over the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], the Warriors clinched the playoffs for the second time in 19 years and the first time since the 2006–07 "We Believe" Warriors. This time, the local battle cry was "We Belong". The team finished the season with a record of 47–35, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and defeated the [[Denver Nuggets]] in the first round of the playoffs by winning four out of six games. They lost in the second round to the [[San Antonio Spurs]], four games to two. This was the first playoff experience for all of the starters of this group except for Andrew Bogut.<ref name="1st playoff 2013roster">{{cite web | url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/18/warriors-playoff-rookies.ap/index.html | title=Warriors head to Denver lacking playoff experience | publisher=NBA | date=April 18, 2013 | access-date=April 27, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423063519/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/04/18/warriors-playoff-rookies.ap/index.html | archive-date=April 23, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Other highlights of the season included Stephen Curry's 272 three-point baskets (an NBA single-season record for the player nicknamed "baby-faced assassin") and the naming of forward David Lee to the [[2013 NBA All-Star Game]] as a reserve, ending the team's 16-year drought without an All Star selection. Curry and Klay Thompson, dubbed the "[[Splash Brothers]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Splash Brothers Take On the World|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/splash-brothers-take-world|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref> by team employee Brian Witt<ref>{{cite news|title=Origin of Stephen Curry's and Klay Thompson's 'Splash Brothers' nickname|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/origin-of-stephen-curry-s-and-klay-thompson-s--splash-brothers--nickname-072158083.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=February 13, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref> for their backcourt shooting prowess, combined for 483 three-pointers during the season, easily besting the prior record of 435 set by the Orlando Magic's Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott in 1995–96.

During the 2013 off-season, Golden State signed former Denver Nuggets swingman and future NBA Finals MVP [[Andre Iguodala]] to a four-year, $48 million deal. To make room under the salary cap, the Warriors traded [[Richard Jefferson]], [[Andris Biedriņš]] and [[Brandon Rush]] (along with multiple draft picks) to the Utah Jazz.<ref>{{cite news |first=Vic|last=Tafur|title=Warriors Make Trade Agree to Deal with Iguodala|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-make-trade-agree-to-deal-with-Iguodala-4649307.php|access-date=July 5, 2013|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> With their lone selection in the [[2013 NBA draft]], the Warriors made 22-year-old Serbian combo-guard [[Nemanja Nedovic]] the 30th and final pick of the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/06/27/golden-state-warriors-get-guard-nemanja-nedovic-with-30th-pick-in-draft/|title=Golden State Warriors get guard Nemanja Nedovic with 30th pick in draft|work=Mercury News|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> Other off-season changes included the departure of free agents Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry and the signings of forward-center [[Marreese Speights]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Antonio|last=Gonzalez|title=AP Source: Warriors to sign Marreese Speights|url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/AP-Source-Warriors-to-sign-Marreese-Speights-4653557.php|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> center [[Jermaine O'Neal]], point guard [[Toney Douglas]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Royce|last=Young|title=Report: Jermaine O'Neal, Toney Douglas to Sign with Warriors|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/report-jermaine-oneal-toney-douglas-to-sign-with-warriors/|work=CBS Sports|date=July 9, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> and Serbian center Ognjen Kuzmic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarajevotimes.com/bh-basketball-player-ognjen-kuzmic-is-the-new-player-of-the-golden-state-warriors/|title=B&H Basketball Player Ognjen Kuzmić is the New Player of the Golden State Warriors|work=Sarajevo Times|date=August 21, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/09/27/golden-state-warriors-closing-in-on-being-a-defensive-power/|title=Golden State Warriors closing in on being a defensive power|work=Mercury News|date=September 27, 2013|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/8/21/4643684/ognjen-kuzmic-warriors-contract-nba-draft-2012|title=Bosnian center Ognjen Kuzmic signs with Warriors, according to report|author=JayPatt|work=SBNation|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref>

The Warriors began the 2013–14 season showing flashes of brilliance and also plenty of lapses. In early December their record was 12–9, as compared to 17–4 the year before. One challenging factor was a tough starting schedule that saw them play 14 of their first 22 games on the road, including 10 games against teams holding playoff spots in the standings. A stream of injuries also held the team back, including injuries to Ezeli, Douglas, and O'Neal. Most prominently of all, Iguodala suffered a hamstring pull in late November that kept him out for over a month; during this period, the Warriors' performance suffered significantly on both the defensive and offensive ends of the court and the team posted a losing 5–7 record while revealing a lack of bench depth. With Iguodala back in the lineup, the Warriors went on a 10-game winning streak that included six consecutive wins on a single road trip, tying an NBA record. The winning streak was the longest for the franchise since the 1975 championship year, and fell just one win short of the team record of 11 consecutive wins.

To strengthen their underperforming bench, the Warriors made a three-team trade on January 15, sending Douglas to the Miami Heat and picking up guards [[Jordan Crawford]] and [[MarShon Brooks]] from the Boston Celtics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/boston/nba/story/_/id/10297979/boston-celtics-trade-jordan-crawford-marshon-brooks-golden-state-warriors|title=Boston Celtics trade Jordan Crawford, MarShon Brooks to Golden State Warriors|work=ESPN|date=January 15, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> A day before the trade deadline, the Warriors traded [[Kent Bazemore]] and Brooks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for veteran point guard [[Steve Blake]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/warriors/2014/02/19/warriors-acquire-steve-blake-from-lakers/ | title=Warriors acquire Steve Blake from Lakers | date=February 19, 2014 | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | access-date=April 15, 2015}}</ref> Boosted by the additions of Blake and Crawford and the play of 35-year-old Jermaine O'Neal (who returned sooner than expected from wrist surgery), the Warriors were one of the winningest teams in the NBA after the All-Star break. On April 11, in a 112–95 stomping of the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center, the Warriors clinched a playoff berth in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1991 and 1992. However, just one day earlier in a loss against the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], [[Andrew Bogut]] suffered a cracked rib kept him out of the postseason; the injury dealt a blow to the sixth-seed Warriors' playoff hopes.

Even as the team rolled towards the postseason, signs emerged of trouble in the Warriors' front office. On March 25, the team reassigned assistant coach [[Brian Scalabrine]] to the team's NBA Development League Affiliate in [[Santa Cruz Warriors|Santa Cruz]] because of what head coach Mark Jackson called a "difference in philosophies"<ref>{{cite news|last=Simmons|first=Rusty|title=Assistant Scalabrine reassigned after clash with Jackson|url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Assistant-Scalabrine-reassigned-after-clash-with-5349391.php|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=March 27, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> and what unnamed league sources cited by Yahoo! Sports called "an increasingly dysfunctional atmosphere" on the Warriors' coaching staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/warriors-coach-mark-jackson-forces-reassignment-of-assistant-brian-scalabrine-184142899.html|title=Warriors coach Mark Jackson forces reassignment of assistant Brian Scalabrine|date=March 25, 2014|work=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> Less than two weeks later, assistant coach Darren Erman was fired for secretly recording conversations between coaches, staff and players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/report-darren-erman-fired-from-warriors-for-secret-recordings/|title=Report: Darren Erman fired from Warriors for secret recordings|work=CBS Sports|date=April 29, 2014|author=Matt Moore|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

The Warriors ended the season with a record of 51–31. The team won more than 50 games for only the fourth time in franchise history, finished 20 games over .500 for the first time in 22 years, and tied the 1991–92 squad for the franchise's all-time mark of 24 wins on the road. Even without Bogut, the Warriors battled the third-seed Los Angeles Clippers to a seventh and deciding game in the first round of the playoffs before their 2013–14 season came to an end. It was a season of many thrilling moments; the Warriors played in 17 regular-season games decided by two points or fewer, six games decided by winning shots in the final three seconds, and seven comeback wins in which the Warriors had been behind by 15 points or more.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013–14 Top Games: Part 1|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/blogs/top-games-1314-1|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=May 3, 2015|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> Curry also made his first appearance in the [[2014 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] in 2014. Curry and Klay Thompson continued to set league records in three-point shooting. Curry, who finished the season with 261 threes, set an individual record for most three-pointers in a span of two seasons with 533, surpassing the previous mark of 478 set by former Seattle SuperSonics legend [[Ray Allen]] in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Together, Thompson and Curry combined for 484 threes on the year, besting by one the NBA record they had set the year before.

====2014–2019: The Dynasty====
Jackson was fired as coach on May 6, 2014,<ref>{{cite news|date=May 6, 2014|title=Mark Jackson fired by Golden State Warriors|newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/warriors/2014/05/06/mark-jackson-out-as-warriors-head-coach/#23116101=0|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref> despite a unanimous declaration of support from his players<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-players-fully-support-their-coach-5452645.php|title=Warriors' players fully support their coach|work=SFGate|date=May 5, 2014}}</ref> and a three-year 121–109 (.526) record that marked a major turnaround and placed him fourth on the franchise's all-time wins list, trailing Alvin Attles (557), Don Nelson (422) and Eddie Gottlieb (263).<ref>{{cite news|date=May 6, 2014|title=Warriors Relieve Head Coach Mark Jackson of His Duties|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/jackson-relieved-duties-20140506|access-date=May 3, 2015}}</ref> Over the 17 years before Jackson took the helm in 2011, the franchise had averaged 30.2 wins per season and made the playoffs only once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2053021-golden-state-warriors-firing-mark-jackson-would-be-massive-mistake|title=Golden State Warriors Firing Mark Jackson Would Be Massive Mistake|author=Zach Buckley|work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Jackson became just the third Warriors head coach to notch at least 50 wins in a season, joining Nelson and Attles, who both hit the mark twice.

On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Warriors signed [[Steve Kerr]] to a reported five-year, $25 million deal to become the team's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24562897/report-steve-kerr-accepts-warriors-coaching-job|title=Steve Kerr accepts reported five-year, $25M offer from Warriors|work=CBS Sports}}</ref> It was the first head-coach job for Kerr, 48, a five-time NBA champion guard who set an all-time career record for accuracy in three-point shooting (.454). Kerr had served as president and general manager for the Phoenix Suns basketball team from 2007 to 2010, and had recently been working as an NBA broadcast analyst for [[TNT (American TV network)|Turner Network Television]] (TNT). The Warriors also signed point guard [[Shaun Livingston]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Shaun Livingston to Contract|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-livingston-20140711|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref> and guard [[Leandro Barbosa]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Sign Leandro Barbosa to Contract|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/barbosa-signing-20140910|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=September 10, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2014}}</ref> during the off-season.

The Warriors completed the [[2014–15 Golden State Warriors season|2014–2015 regular season]] with a league-best record of 67–15, setting a Warriors record for wins.<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden State Warriors Franchise Index|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/|website=Basketball Reference|access-date=June 21, 2015}}</ref> The team finished with a home record of 39–2, second-best in NBA history. The team ranked first in defensive efficiency for the season and second in offensive efficiency, barely missing the mark that the Julius Erving-led Sixers achieved by being first in both offensive and defensive efficiency. On May 4, Stephen Curry was named the 2014–15 [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player]], the first Warrior since Wilt Chamberlain in 1960.

The Warriors swept the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] in the first round of the playoffs, defeated Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the second round, and dispatched Houston Rockets in five games in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors advanced to their first [[2015 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] since 1975. The team's opponent was the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]], who would later go on to face the Warriors in each of the next three consecutive NBA Finals. After Golden State fell behind 2–1 in the series, Kerr gave [[swingman]] [[Andre Iguodala]] his first start of the season, replacing [[Center (basketball)|center]] [[Andrew Bogut]] in Game 4. The Warriors' small lineup (which came to be known as the [[Death Lineup]]) helped turn the series around.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes |first=Baxter |title=Iguodala NBA's no-stats Finals MVP? |date=June 16, 2015 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13086040/andre-iguodala-game-finds-acceptance-warriors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617040403/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13086040/andre-iguodala-game-finds-acceptance-warriors |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in six games, and Iguodala was named [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Strauss |first=Ethan Sherwood |title=Andre Iguodala named Finals MVP after coming off bench to begin series |date=June 16, 2015 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13096860/andre-iguodala-golden-state-warriors-named-nba-finals-mvp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617102458/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13096860/andre-iguodala-golden-state-warriors-named-nba-finals-mvp |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kerr became the first rookie coach to win a title since [[Pat Riley]] in [[1981–82 NBA season|1981–82]].<ref name=holmes_06172015>{{cite news|last=Holmes |first=Baxter |title=Finals recap: The Warriors' road to the title |date=June 17, 2015 |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13096505/2015-nba-finals-golden-state-warriors-road-title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617122339/http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/13096505/2015-nba-finals-golden-state-warriors-road-title |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Other highlights of the 2014–15 season included Stephen Curry breaking his own record for three-pointers made in a single season with 286. He and Klay Thompson made a combined 525 three-pointers, the most by a duo in NBA history. In the postseason, Curry shattered Reggie Miller's record of 58 made three-pointers in a single postseason with 98. On January 23, 2015, Klay Thompson broke an NBA record for points in a quarter with 37 in the third. Curry was also the leader in the voting polls for the [[2015 NBA All-Star Game]], won the [[2014–15 NBA season|2014–15]] [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Most Valuable Player award]] and the [[2015 ESPY Awards|2015 ESPYs]] [[Best Male Athlete ESPY Award|Best Male Athlete]] award.

[[File:Draymond Green against Washington (cropped).jpg|thumb|160px|[[Draymond Green]] was an All-NBA Second Team member in 2015–16.]]
On July 27, 2015, David Lee—who had lost his starting power forward job to Draymond Green during the season<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson II |first=Marcus |title=Thompson: Golden State Warriors' David Lee has taken one for the team |date=April 3, 2015 |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/03/thompson-golden-state-warriors-david-lee-has-taken-one-for-the-team/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527083341/http://www.mercurynews.com/marcus-thompson/ci_27846994/thompson-golden-state-warriors-david-lee-has-taken |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Warriors' David Lee adjusts to new role coming off the bench |date=March 17, 2015 |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2015/03/17/warriors-david-lee-adjusts-to-new-role-coming-off-the-bench/24918753/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085427/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2015/03/17/warriors-david-lee-adjusts-to-new-role-coming-off-the-bench/24918753/ |archive-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=May 27, 2015 }}</ref>—was traded to the [[Boston Celtics]] in exchange for [[Gerald Wallace]] and [[Chris Babb]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/boston-celtics-acquire-david-lee|title=Boston Celtics Acquire David Lee|work=NBA.com|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> Golden State was seeking to offload his salary given his limited role on the team.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Forsberg|first1=Chris|title=Breaking down the David Lee deal|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4719793/breaking-down-the-david-lee-deal|work=ESPN|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2015}}</ref>

The Warriors began the [[2015–16 Golden State Warriors season|2015–2016 regular season]] by winning their first 24 games, the best start in NBA history.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warriors Make History With 16th "Straight Win" |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 25, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/sports/basketball/golden-state-warriors-make-nba-history-with-16th-straight-win.html }}</ref><ref name="best records">{{cite web |work=Basketball-Reference |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_best_records.html |title=Best NBA starts |access-date=November 24, 2015 }}</ref> This surpassed the previous record of 15–0 by the 1948–49 Capitols and the [[1993–94 Houston Rockets season|1993–94 Rockets]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400828087|title=Warriors match '48–49 Capitols, '93–94 Rockets with 15–0 start|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=ESPN}}</ref> and broke a 131-year-old record of 20–0 set by the [[1884 St. Louis Maroons season|1884 St. Louis Maroons]] baseball team, to claim the best start to a season in all of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports in America]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400828177|title=Stephen Curry (44 Points) carries Warriors past Raptors, to 21–0|work=ESPN|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> These 24 wins included the best road start in NBA history at 14–0, surpassing the [[1969–70 New York Knicks season|1969–70 New York Knicks]], which was also the joint-third longest road win streak.<ref>{{cite web |work=Stathead |url=https://stathead.com/basketball/tstreak.cgi?request=1&lg_id=NBA&year_min=1947&year_max=2016&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&game_location=A&is_overtime=&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=opp_pts&c2stat=&c2comp=ge&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=ge&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=ge&c4val=&m1stat1=&m1math=s&m1stat2=&m1comp=ge&m1val= |title=Longest Road Win Streaks |access-date=December 29, 2015 }}</ref> Their record-setting start ended when they were defeated by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] on December 12, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |title=It's Over |work=[[National Basketball Association]] |date=December 12, 2015 |url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151212/GSWMIL/gameinfo.html?ls=iref:nbahpt3a |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525172319/http://www.nba.com/games/20151212/GSWMIL/gameinfo.html?ls=iref:nbahpt3a |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Golden State also won 28 consecutive regular-season games dating back to the [[2014–15 Golden State Warriors season|2014–15 season]], eclipsing the [[2012–13 Miami Heat season|2012–13 Miami Heat]] for the [[List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks|second longest winning streak in NBA history]].<ref name="best records"/> The team set an NBA record with 54 consecutive regular-season home wins, which spanned from January 31, 2015, to March 29, 2016; the previous record of 44 was held by the [[1995–96 Chicago Bulls season|1995–96 Chicago Bulls]] team led by [[Michael Jordan]].<ref>{{cite web |work=Stathead |url=https://stathead.com/basketball/tstreak.cgi?request=1&lg_id=NBA&year_min=&year_max=&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&game_location=H&is_overtime=&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=opp_pts&c2stat=&c2comp=ge&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=ge&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=ge&c4val=&m1stat1=&m1math=s&m1stat2=&m1comp=ge&m1val= |title=Longest Home Win Streaks |access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>

On March 31, 2016, the Warriors won their 68th win of the season in an overtime game over the [[2015–16 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]], breaking the franchise record for most wins in a single season in franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400829006|title=Stephen Curry-led Warriors rally for OT win, keep record chase on track|date=March 31, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=ESPN}}</ref> On April 13, 2016, Golden State set the NBA record for most wins in a single season. The team finished the season with a record of 73–9.<ref name="record">{{cite web|title=Grizzlies vs. Warriors – Game Recap – April 13, 2016 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400829114|website=ESPN|access-date=April 14, 2016|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> On May 10, 2016, Stephen Curry was named the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA's Most Valuable Player]] (MVP) for the second straight season. Curry is the 11th player to win back-to-back MVP honors and became the first player in NBA history to win the MVP award by unanimous vote, winning all 131 first-place votes.<ref name="MVP">{{cite news|title=Stephen Curry Named 2015–16 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/curry-mvp-20160510|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=May 10, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref> [[Stephen Curry]], [[Draymond Green]] and [[Klay Thompson]] were all named to the [[2016 NBA All-Star Game|2016 All-Star Game]]. Green broke the Golden State franchise record of nine triple-doubles in a season. Curry broke numerous [[Three-point field goal|three-point]] records during the season, including his own NBA record for made [[List of National Basketball Association annual three-point field goals leaders|three-pointers in a season]] of 286; he finished the season with 402 three-pointers. He made a three-pointer in 151 consecutive games, which broke the NBA record of 127 set by [[Kyle Korver]] in 2014. On February 27, 2016, Curry also tied the NBA record of twelve three-pointers made in a [[NBA regular season records#Game|single game]], jointly holding it with [[Donyell Marshall]] and [[Kobe Bryant]].<ref>{{cite web |work=Basketball-Reference |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/player_fg3.html |title=NBA Individual Regular Season Records for 3-Point Field Goals|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref>

The Warriors reached the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, facing a rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Advance to Second Consecutive NBA Finals|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-advance-second-consecutive-nba-finals|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=May 30, 2016|access-date=September 18, 2019}}</ref> The Warriors won three of the first four games of the 2016 NBA Finals, but the Cavaliers made a comeback to tie the series at three wins apiece.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2016/06/16/finals-updates-highlights-game-6/86007884/|title=Game 6 of the NBA Finals as it happened|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Draymond Green was suspended for Game Five of the series, and Curry was ejected from Game Six.<ref name="Neuharth-Keusch">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/06/11/chronicling-golden-state-warriors-rise-dynasty/685168002/|title=Chronicling the Warriors' incredible, but rocky, rise to dynasty status|work=USA Today|last=Neuharth-Keusch |first=AJ|date=June 11, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> In Game Seven, the Warriors lost the series on their home court, earning the distinction of becoming the first team to lose the NBA Finals after having led three games to one.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/jun/19/golden-state-warriors-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-finals-game-7-live-score|title=Cleveland Cavaliers beat Golden State Warriors: NBA finals Game 7 – as it happened|first=D. J.|last=Gallo|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 20, 2016}}</ref>

July 2016 featured a series of significant player transactions. On July 4, 2016, [[Kevin Durant]] announced he was leaving the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] to sign a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Durant to sign with Warriors|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/16759826/kevin-durant-announces-sign-golden-state-warriors|work=ESPN|date=July 4, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}</ref> On July 7, Durant signed his contract, which gave the Warriors a fourth [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA player]] on their team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Kevin Durant|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/kevin-durant-signing-20160707|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> The Durant signing made the Warriors prohibitive favorites to win the 2017 NBA championship, according to [[Sports betting|oddsmakers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Durant Effect: Warriors heavy 2017 favourites|url=https://www.tsn.ca/durant-effect-warriors-heavy-2017-favourites-1.521406|date=July 5, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> On July 9, 2016, free-agent forward Harrison Barnes signed with the [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-sign-forward-harrison-barnes/|title=Mavericks sign forward Harrison Barnes|work=mavs.com|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericks/2016/07/06/done-deal-sf-harrison-barnes-signs-four-year-94-million-deal-dallasmavericks|title=Done deal: SF Harrison Barnes signs four-year, $94 million deal with Mavericks|work=DallasNews.com|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2016}}</ref> Centers Festus Ezeli<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/blazers/trail-blazers-sign-festus-ezeli|title=Trail Blazers Sign Festus Ezeli|website=Portland Trail Blazers}}</ref> and Marreese Speights<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippers-sign-marreese-speights|title=CLIPPERS SIGN MARREESE SPEIGHTS|work=NBA.com|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref> left the Warriors for other teams, as did guard Leandro Barbosa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-leandro-barbosa-multiyear-deal|title=Suns Sign Leandro Barbosa|work=NBA.com|date=July 19, 2016|access-date=July 19, 2016}}</ref> Center Andrew Bogut was traded, along with a future second-round pick, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a future conditional second-round pick.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mavericks acquire center Andrew Bogut from Warriors|url=http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-acquire-center-andrew-bogut-warriors/|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Mavs.com|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818220200/http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-acquire-center-andrew-bogut-warriors/|archive-date=August 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Veteran power forward [[David West (basketball)|David West]] signed with the Warriors,<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward David West|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-west-20160709|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=July 9, 2016|access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> as did free-agent center [[Zaza Pachulia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Zaza Pachulia|url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-pachulia-20160712|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

The Warriors posted many notable achievements during the 2016–17 regular season. On November 7, 2016, Stephen Curry set the NBA record for most 3-pointers in a game with 13, in a 116–106 win over the Pelicans.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCauley|first=Janie|title=Stephen Curry hits NBA-record 13 3-pointers|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/08/curry-record-3-pointers|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|agency=Associated Press|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> On December 5, 2016, Klay Thompson scored 60 points in 29 minutes, in a 142–106 victory over the Pacers. In doing so, Thompson became the first player in NBA history to score 60 or more points in fewer than 30 minutes of playing time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mather|first=Victor|title=Klay Thompson Pours In 60 Points, in Just 29 Minutes|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/sports/basketball/klay-thompson-golden-state-warriors-60.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were all named to the [[2017 NBA All-Star Game]], making the Warriors only the eighth team in NBA history to have four All-Stars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/26/four-all-stars-warriors-join-rare-nba-company/|title=Four all-stars?!? Warriors join rare NBA company|newspaper=Mercury News|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> On February 10, 2017, Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to post a triple-double with fewer than 10 points.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors' Draymond Green records one-of-a-kind triple-double with rebounds, assists and steals|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/02/10/warriors-draymond-green-records-historic-triple-double|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> On March 2, 2017, the Warriors' streak for most games without back-to-back losses ended at 146 with a 94–87 loss to the [[Chicago Bulls]]. The streak eclipsed the previous record of 95 held by the [[Utah Jazz]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Warriors' historic streak snapped with loss to Bulls|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-snap-historic-streak-with-loss-to-Bulls-10973726.php|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>

The Warriors earned [[home advantage|home-court advantage]] throughout the [[2017 NBA playoffs|2017 playoffs]], thanks to a 2016–17 regular-season record of {{Win–loss record|w=67|l=15}}. They were the first team in NBA playoff history to start the playoffs 12–0, defeating the Trail Blazers, the Jazz, and the Spurs in consecutive series. The [[2017 NBA Finals|2017 Finals]] once again pitted the Warriors against the Cavaliers, becoming the first time in NBA history that two teams met in the Finals for three consecutive years. The Warriors won the championship after going 4–1 in the Finals, and their 16–1 playoff record garnered the best winning percentage ({{winpct|16|1}}) in [[NBA playoffs]] history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Purdy|first=Mark|title=Purdy: Put a pause on the dynasty talk–and just enjoy this Warriors title|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/13/purdy-put-a-pause-on-the-dynasty-talk-and-just-enjoy-this-warriors-title/|newspaper=Mercury News|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> After the Warriors announced that they were uncertain if they would make the customary visit to the White House by playoff champions, President [[Donald Trump]] rescinded his invitation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=David|first1=Javier|title=Trump takes on Stephen Curry and Colin Kaepernick — and the sports world hits back|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/23/trump-takes-on-stephen-curry-withdraws-invitation-for-golden-state-warriors-to-visit-white-house.html|website=CNBC|date=September 23, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2018}}</ref> The team still planned to travel to [[Washington, D.C.]] to "celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion." Planned activities included meeting with local youth and a visit to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.<ref>{{cite news|last=Savransky|first=Rebecca|title=Golden State Warriors to swap White House visit for trip to African-American History museum|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/375777-golden-state-warriors-to-swap-visit-to-the-white-house-for-trip/|work=The Hill|date=February 27, 2018|access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref>

The Warriors went into the [[2018 NBA playoffs|2018 playoffs]] as the second seed in the Western Conference after earning a 2017–18 regular season record of {{Win–loss record|w=58|l=24}}. After defeating both the Spurs and the Pelicans 4–1, the Warriors came up against the top-seeded Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals. Despite reaching a 3–2 disadvantage against the Rockets after Game 5, the Warriors staved off elimination and came back to win the series 4–3, winning the Western Conference for the 4th straight year. The [[2018 NBA Finals|2018 Finals]] pitted the Warriors against the Cavaliers for the fourth consecutive season; this marked the first time in NBA history that the same two teams had met in the Finals for four consecutive years. The Warriors swept the Cavaliers to win their second straight NBA championship; previously, there had not been an NBA Finals sweep since [[2007 NBA Finals|2007]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Sekou|title=A Golden Era: Warriors clean up Cavaliers with a sweep, capture third NBA title in four years|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2018/06/09/warriors-roll-cavaliers-game-4-sweep-third-nba-title-four-tries|work=NBA|date=June 9, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2018}}</ref> On August 30, 2018, David West announced his retirement from the NBA after 15 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rohrbach|first=Ben|title=David West retires from the NBA an All-Star, champion and unquestioned leader|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/david-west-retires-nba-star-champion-unquestioned-leader-141212713.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Witt|first1=Brian|title=Going Out On Top: David West Retires After 15-Year Career|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/20180830/david-west-retirement|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=August 30, 2018|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the 2018 NBA Finals, writers for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/09/golden-state-warriors-greatness-stephen-curry-kevin-durant-nba-finals-game-4-cavs|title=The Warriors' Dynasty May Annoy Some, but It Isn't Ending Anytime Soon|magazine=Sports Illustrated|last=Golliver |first=Ben|date=June 9, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'',<ref name="Neuharth-Keusch"/> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-defining-game-of-this-golden-state-warriors-dynasty-was-a-loss-1528404298|title=Why the Defining Game of This Golden State Warriors Dynasty Was a Loss|work=The Wall Street Journal|last=Neuharth-Keusch |first=AJ|date=June 11, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> and the ''[[New York Daily News]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/ny-sports-warriors-phillips-20180709-story.html|title=Phillips: The Golden State Warriors' dynasty isn't as stable as you think|work=New York Daily News|last=Cohen |first=Ben|date=June 7, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> described the Warriors as a dynasty. The Warriors [[2019 NBA Finals|returned to the Finals the following year]] and lost 4–2 to the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/14/toronto-raptors-|title =Raptors send Toronto into raptures as they beat Warriors in 6 games (4–2) to take first NBA title|date=June 11, 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref>

====2019–2021: Return to San Francisco and injury struggles====
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In April 2014, the Warriors began the purchase process for a 12-acre (4.9 ha) site in [[Mission Bay, San Francisco]], to hold a new 18,000-seat arena, which was expected to be ready beginning with the 2019–20 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Warriors-ditch-Piers-30-32-for-Mission-Bay-arena-5418579.php|title=Warriors shift arena plans to Mission Bay|work=SFGate|date=April 21, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kron4.com/2017/04/05/drone-video-quadcopter4-shows-new-san-francisco-golden-state-warriors-arena-chase-center/|title=New San Francisco Golden State Warriors arena Chase Center|website=KRON4|date=April 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/14/warriors-expect-to-break-ground-on-new-san-francisco-arena-in-2016/|title=Warriors expect to break ground on new San Francisco arena in 2016|author=Diamond Leung|date=April 15, 2015|quote=The Warriors are hoping to break ground on their new arena project shortly after the start of 2016 and have the venue completed in July or August 2018, team president Rick Welts said Tuesday.|access-date=May 16, 2022}}</ref> The location was selected after an original proposal to construct the arena on Piers 30 and 32, just south of the Bay Bridge, met with vocal opposition due to concerns about traffic, environmental impacts and obstruction of views.<ref>{{cite news |first=Heather|last=Knight Perrigan|title=Golden State Warriors owners make a risky play|url=https://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Golden-State-Warriors-owners-make-a-risky-play-3575564.php|access-date=May 16, 2022|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> The new location, which still faced some vocal opposition in San Francisco, eliminated the need for voter approval as required with the original site.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/cityinsider/2012/11/20/board-gives-warriors-arena-initial-green-light/|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|title=Board gives Warriors' arena initial green light}}</ref> The move also elicited criticism due to the perceived alienation of a loyal fanbase in Oakland.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Warriors gamble their soul as they swap Oakland for San Francisco|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/apr/08/goden-state-warriors-oracle-arena-move-oakland-san-francisco-nba}}</ref> The sale was finalized in October 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Warriors-formally-purchase-Mission-Bay-site-6566548.php |title=Warriors formally purchase Mission Bay site |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=October 12, 2015 |access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> and naming rights were sold to [[JPMorgan Chase]] for the arena to be called [[Chase Center]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Future Warriors arena to be named Chase Center|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/01/28/warriors-arena-naming-rights.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092201/http://www.nba.com/2016/news/01/28/warriors-arena-naming-rights.ap/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpts|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the Warriors considered a name change, possibly returning to their former name of San Francisco Warriors,<ref>{{cite news |first=Dan|last=Feldman|title=Golden State Warriors consider name change|url=https://nba.nbcsports.com/2014/04/25/golden-state-warriors-consider-name-change/|access-date=May 16, 2022|work=NBC Sports|date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> it was ultimately decided that they would remain the Golden State Warriors upon their return to San Francisco.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blackburn|first1=Pete|title=Golden State Warriors confirm they won't change name when moving to San Francisco before 2019–20 season|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/golden-state-warriors-confirm-they-wont-change-name-when-moving-to-san-francisco-before-2019-20-season/|website=CBS Sports|access-date=April 11, 2018|date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

After the Finals loss to Toronto, during which Durant tore his Achilles and Thompson tore his ACL, Durant chose to sign a four-year deal with the [[Brooklyn Nets]]. In order to not lose Durant for nothing, the Warriors sent Durant along with a protected first-round pick (2020) to the Nets in exchange for [[D'Angelo Russell]] in a two-way sign-and-trade. The sign-and-trade triggered a hard cap for the Warriors, who were forced to trade Iguodala's $17 million salary to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] while also giving them a top-4 protected 2024 first-round pick as incentive.

The Warriors played their first regular-season game at Chase Center on October 24, 2019, in a 141–122 loss to the [[Los Angeles Clippers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden State Warriors Announce 2019–20 Season Schedule|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/schedule-announcement-20190812|website=National Basketball Association|publisher=Golden State Warriors|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> During their very next home game, on October 30 against the [[Phoenix Suns]], Curry broke his hand in a collision, requiring surgery that was expected to keep him out of action for at least 3 months. This, along with Thompson's injury rehab keeping him out the entire year, sent the Warriors into a downward spiral from which they never recovered. However, they saw second-round pick [[Eric Paschall]], two-way player [[Damion Lee]], and training camp pickup [[Marquese Chriss]] establish themselves as rotation players. At the trade deadline, the Warriors traded Russell, 2018 first-round pick [[Jacob Evans]], and recent acquisition [[Omari Spellman]] to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] in exchange for [[Andrew Wiggins]], a top-3 protected first-round pick, and a second-round pick. Curry returned for one game on March 5 before the [[Suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season|season was suspended]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The Warriors were not one of the 22 teams invited to the [[2020 NBA Bubble|NBA Bubble]] on June 4, which ended their 2019–20 season with a league-worst record of 15–50.

In the [[2020 NBA draft]] lottery, the Warriors landed the second overall pick in the draft, which they used to draft [[James Wiseman]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warriors Select James Wiseman with Second Overall Pick in 2020 NBA Draft|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-select-james-wiseman|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=Golden State Warriors}}</ref> They also drafted [[Nico Mannion]] with the 48th overall pick. Just as the [[2020–21 NBA season]] was about to begin, guard [[Klay Thompson]] was reported to miss the incoming season due to an [[Achilles tendon rupture|Achilles tendon injury]] making the second season he missed in his career.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 19, 2020|title=Warriors' Klay Thompson to miss 2020–21 season with Achilles tear|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/19/warriors-klay-thompson-to-miss-2020-21-season-with-achilles-tear|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=The Mercury News}}</ref> At the beginning of the season against the Nets, Curry dropped 20 points to a 99–125 loss to the Nets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden State Warriors at Brooklyn Nets Box Score, December 22, 2020|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/202012220BRK.html|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=Basketball-Reference}}</ref> They finished the regular season with a 39–33 record, qualifying for the new [[NBA play-in game|NBA play-in-tournament]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kang|first=Jas|date=May 16, 2021|title=Warriors will face Lakers in first round of NBA Play-In Tournament|url=https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2021/5/16/22439643/warriors-will-lakers-in-opening-round-of-nba-play-in-tournament|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=Golden State Of Mind}}</ref> against the seventh seeded [[2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]]. Curry won his second scoring title with 32.0 points per game<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen Curry, PG, Golden State Warriors|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1685204/stephen-curry|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=CBS Sports}}</ref> and was in the NBA [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] conversation alongside Philadelphia's [[Joel Embiid]] and Denver's [[Nikola Jokić]], who would go on to win the award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kia MVP Ladder: Stephen Curry's scoring run has him climbing the ranks|url=https://www.nba.com/news/kia-mvp-ladder-april-23-edition|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=www.nba.com}}</ref> The Warriors were eliminated from the playoffs after losing two play-in tournaments to the [[2020–21 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] who would become the seventh seed, and the [[2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis Grizzlies]], originally the ninth seed, who went on to face the Jazz after winning the play-in against the Warriors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dubs' season over after play-in loss to Grizzlies at home|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-eliminated-after-2021-nba-play-loss-grizzlies|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=RSN|date=May 22, 2021 }}</ref> This was the second consecutive year that the Warriors missed the playoffs.

====2021–2022: Championship glory====
With the [[2021 NBA draft]] lottery, the Warriors landed the seventh pick in the draft from the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] from the [[D'Angelo Russell]] trade, and their own 14th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 NBA Draft results: Picks 1–60|url=https://www.nba.com/news/2021-nba-draft-results-picks-1-60|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=National Basketball Association}}</ref> With the seventh overall pick, the Warriors selected the [[NBA G League Ignite]]'s forward [[Jonathan Kuminga]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2021|title=Warriors draft Jonathan Kuminga with 7th pick in move for massive potential|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/29/warriors-go-upside-draft-jonathan-kuminga-with-7th-pick|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=The Mercury News}}</ref> and with the 14th overall pick, the Warriors selected [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] guard [[Moses Moody]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warriors take Arkansas wing Moody with No. 14 pick in draft|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/nba-draft-2021-warriors-pick-moses-moody-no-14-overall|access-date=August 6, 2021|website=RSN|date=July 30, 2021 }}</ref> The Warriors re-signed Curry to a four-year extension deal worth up to $215 million.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Marc Stein: Stephen Curry to sign 4yr/$215M extension with Warriors|work=Golden State Of Mind|url=https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2021/8/2/22606089/nba-golden-state-warriors-marc-stein-report-stephen-curry-resign|access-date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> They also acquired Magic forward [[Otto Porter Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Otto Porter Jr.|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/otto-porter-jr-20210806|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=Golden State Warriors}}</ref> and Heat forward [[Nemanja Bjelica]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Nemanja Bjelica|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/nemanja-bjelica-20210806|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=Golden State Warriors}}</ref> to one-year deals. On August 10, 2021, [[Andre Iguodala]] signed a deal to come back to the Bay Area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warriors Sign 2015 NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/andre-iguodala-20210810|access-date=August 12, 2021|website=Golden State Warriors}}</ref>

In January 2022, the team faced controversy after part-owner [[Chamath Palihapitiya]] repeatedly stated on a podcast that he did not care about the ongoing [[persecution of Uyghurs in China]].<ref>"[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chamath-palihapitiya-golden-state-warriors-part-owner-stir-remarks-uyghurs/ Golden State Warriors part-owner, billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, creates stir with remarks about the Uyghurs]", [[CBS News]]. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.</ref><ref>Morse, Ben. "[https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/sport/chamath-palihapitiya-golden-state-warriors-uyghurs-spt-intl/index.html Golden State Warriors distance themselves from Palihapitiya who said: 'Nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs']", [[CNN]]. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.</ref> The team distanced themselves from Palihapitiya stating that he "does not speak on behalf of our franchise, and his views certainly don't reflect those of our organization."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morse |first1=Ben |title=Golden State Warriors distance themselves from team investor who said: 'Nobody cares about what's happening to the Uyghurs' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/sport/chamath-palihapitiya-golden-state-warriors-uyghurs-spt-intl/index.html |website=CNN|date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> The Warriors' statement was criticized for not mentioning the Uyghurs or the genocide.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ross |first1=Martha |title='Say Uyghurs!' Warriors slammed for omitting group's name in statement on Chamath Palihapitya |url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/01/18/say-uyghurs-warriors-slammed-for-omitting-groups-name-in-statement-on-chamath-palihapitya/ |website=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

On April 10, 2022, the Warriors clinched the third seed in the Western conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since the 2018–19 season. In the first round, they advanced past the Denver Nuggets, and triumphed over the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference semi-finals. On May 26, 2022, the Warriors advanced to their twelfth NBA Finals in franchise history after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals, 4–1. On June 16, 2022, the team won their seventh NBA title, beating the [[Boston Celtics]] 4–2. Curry, Thompson, Green, and Iguodala all won their fourth championship as members of the Warriors.

In 2021, the Golden State Warriors, among other high-profile athletes and celebrities, were a paid spokespersons for [[FTX (company)|FTX]], a cryptocurrency exchange. In November 2022, [[Bankruptcy of FTX|FTX filed for bankruptcy]], wiping out billions of dollars in customer funds. The Warriors, alongside other spokespeople, are currently being sued for promoting unregistered securities through a [[Class action|class-action lawsuit]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Tom Brady is sued in connection with FTX collapse |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/16/tom-brady-is-sued-in-connection-with-ftx-collapse/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=ProFootballTalk}}</ref> In February 2022, the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals]] ruled in a lawsuit against [[Bitconnect]] that the [[Securities Act of 1933]] extends to [[Targeted advertising|targeted solicitation]] using [[Influencer marketing|social media]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawler|first=Richard|date=February 18, 2022|title=Influencers beware: promoting the wrong crypto could mean facing a class-action lawsuit|website=The Verge|publisher=Vox Media|url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/18/22941470/bitconnect-ponzi-bitcoin-securities-act-sec-lawsuit-influencers-youtube-tiktok|access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>

====2022–2023: Injury struggles====
During the 2022–23 season, the Warriors faced a challenging regular season due to numerous injuries. Key players like Iguodala, DiVincenzo, Thompson, Green, Kuminga, and Curry, who was also unable to participate in the [[2023 NBA All-Star Game]], were impacted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022-23 Golden State Warriors Injuries - NBA |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/GS/golden-state-warriors/injuries/ |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Golden State Warriors Injury Report - NBA |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nba/golden-state-warriors-team-injuries |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=FOX Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Param |first=Adarsh |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Stephen Curry 2022-23 NBA Season Stats: Golden State Warriors Star Shines Despite Multiple Injuries |url=https://www.sportsmanor.com/stephen-curry-2022-23-nba-season-stats-golden-state-warriors-star-shines-despite-multiple-injuries/ |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Sportsmanor}}</ref>

However, despite the team's average performance throughout the season, the San Francisco-based squad displayed remarkable determination and resilience. They ultimately finished with the sixth seed and a 44–38 record, qualifying for the last direct playoff spot. In the playoffs, they defeated the third-seeded [[2022–23 Sacramento Kings season|Sacramento Kings]] in seven games, despite the Kings being up 2–0, to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. However, they then lost to the seventh-seeded [[2022–23 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]] in six games. This marked the first time since [[2014 NBA playoffs|2014]] that the Warriors lost in the playoffs prior to reaching the Finals, and the first playoff series loss against a Western Conference opponent under Steve Kerr.