Warriors offseason outlook: It might finally be time for a new era in Golden State

It’d be difficult to argue the Warriors deserved to find themselves in the playoffs.

The team won just 37 games, dealt with a plethora of injuries and made big in-season trades … but did not look like a genuine threat at any stage of the season.

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While the Warriors momentarily turned back the clock against the Los Angeles Clippers in their first play-in game, it also very much felt like their last gasp of the season.

The days of the Warriors consistently outperforming their roster capabilities seem to be over, once and for all.

Stephen Curry turned 38 in March, and while he’s the player most capable of turning back the clock, that simply can’t be said of Draymond Green, whose value we only see once or twice a week, if we’re lucky.

(His childish behavior at the end of the loss to the Phoenix Suns in their final play-in game is yet another reminder of how the aging Green — now 36 — is a depressing reminder that he’s become more name than game, and his relevance is increasingly being reduced to his antics, as opposed to his relentless defensive qualities, which made him an all-time great.)

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Now, the Warriors look ahead, but to what?

Stephen Curry walks off the court after being eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament on April 17, 2026, in Phoenix.

(Christian Petersen via Getty Images)

2025-26 finish

Record: 37-45, 10th in the Western Conference. Eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament.

Highlight of the season

The Warriors finally ended years of self-imposed drama by trading Jonathan Kuminga in a deal for Kristaps Porziņģis, a 7-3 rim-protector who can join in on Golden State’s 3-point fun. While his future with the club is in question, they did finally move past a situation with Kuminga that had grown enormously contentious.

Players signed for next season

Stephen Curry

Jimmy Butler

Moses Moody

Brandin Podziemski

Gui Santos

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Will Richard

Key free agents

Kristaps Porziņģis (UFA)

Draymond Green (Player option)

Al Horford (Player option)

De’Anthony Melton (Player option)

Projected salary

$144,379,937

Projected draft picks

Nos. 11 & 54

Draft focus: Unless they…

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Author : Morten Stig Jensen

Publish date : 2026-04-19 18:59:00

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