2009–10 Golden State Warriors season

Head coach

General manager

Owner(s)

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority (City of Oakland and Alameda County)

Arena

Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio	KNBR
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009–10 Golden State Warriors season was the 64th National Basketball Association (NBA) season for the Golden State Warriors basketball franchise.

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.

Pre-season

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club
1	7	Stephen Curry	Guard	United States	Davidson

Pre-season trades

In June, guard Jamal Crawford was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for guards Speedy Claxton (a former Warrior) and Acie Law.^[1] In late July, guard Marco Belinelli was traded to the Toronto Raptors for veteran forward Devean George and cash considerations.^[2]

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 9 (in Anaheim, CA)	Golden State Warriors		Los Angeles Lakers
2	October 11 (in Indian Wells, CA)	Phoenix Suns		Golden State Warriors
3	October 20 (in Ontario, CA	Golden State Warriors		Los Angeles Lakers

Roster

Golden State Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
2.5 !G/F	7	NGA !	Azubuike, Kelenna (IN)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Kentucky
5.5 !F/C	15	Latvia !	Biedriņš, Andris (IN)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Latvia
1.5 !G	30	USA !	Curry, Stephen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Davidson
1.5 !G	8	USA !	Ellis, Monta (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	LHS (MS)
2.5 !G/F	19	USA !	George, Devean	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Augsburg
5.5 !F/C	31	USA !	Hunter, Chris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Michigan
2.5 !G/F	50	USA !	Maggette, Corey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Duke
2.5 !G/F	22	USA !	Morrow, Anthony	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Georgia Tech
4.0 !F	77	SER !	Radmanović, Vladimir	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Serbia
4.0 !F	4	USA !	Randolph, Anthony	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	LSU
5.5 !F/C	44	USA !	Tolliver, Anthony	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Creighton
5.5 !F/C	21	FRA !	Turiaf, Ronny (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Gonzaga
1.5 !G	23	USA !	Watson, C. J.	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	55	USA !	Williams, Reggie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Virginia Military Institute
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	Wright, Brandan (IN)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Don Nelson (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Athletic trainer(s)

Tom Abdenour (Wayne State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Schedule

2009–10 game log

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	Houston	L 107–108	Monta Ellis (26)	Corey Maggette (9)	Stephen Curry (5)	Oracle Arena 19,596	0-1
2	October 30	@ Phoenix	L 101–123	Monta Ellis (19)	Andris Biedriņš (10)	Andris Biedriņš, Stephen Curry (4)	US Airways Center 18,422	0-2

November: 6–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–6)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 4	Memphis	W 113–105	Monta Ellis, Anthony Morrow (24)	Andris Biedriņš (8)	Monta Ellis (12)	Oracle Arena 17,457	1-2
4	November 6	L.A. Clippers	L 90–118	Anthony Morrow (18)	Anthony Randolph (14)	Monta Ellis (6)	Oracle Arena 18,788	1-3
5	November 8	@ Sacramento	L 107–120	Stephen Jackson (21)	Kelenna Azubuike (7)	Stephen Curry (6)	ARCO Arena 10,760	1-4
6	November 9	Minnesota	W 146–105	Kelenna Azubuike (31)	Monta Ellis (10)	Stephen Jackson (15)	Oracle Arena 15,468	2-4
7	November 11	@ Indiana	L 94–108	Corey Maggette (21)	Anthony Randolph (13)	Monta Ellis (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 10,682	2-5
8	November 13	@ New York	W 121–107	Stephen Jackson (23)	Stephen Jackson (8)	Kelenna Azubuike (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	3-5
9	November 14	@ Milwaukee	L 125–129	Monta Ellis (26)	Anthony Randolph (6)	Stephen Jackson (5)	Bradley Center 14,978	3-6
10	November 17	@ Cleveland	L 108–114	Monta Ellis (23)	Corey Maggette (11)	Monta Ellis (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	3-7
11	November 18	@ Boston	L 95–109	Corey Maggette (23)	Corey Maggette, Anthony Randolph (8)	Stephen Curry (7)	TD Garden 18,624	3-8
12	November 20	Portland	W 108–94	Monta Ellis (34)	Anthony Randolph (11)	Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis (8)	Oracle Arena 18,630	4-8
13	November 24	@ Dallas	W 111–103	Monta Ellis (37)	Vladimir Radmanovic (12)	Monta Ellis (8)	American Airlines Center 20,008	5-8
14	November 25	@ San Antonio	L 104–118				AT&T Center	5-9
15	November 28	L.A. Lakers	L 97–130				Oracle Arena	5-10
16	November 30	Indiana	W 126–107				Oracle Arena	6-10

December : 3–12 (Home: 2–4; Road: 1–8)

Game	Date Time	Team	Location Attendance
17	December 1	@ Denver	Oracle Arena
18	December 3	Houston	Oracle Arena
19	December 5	Orlando	Oracle Arena
20	December 7	@ Oklahoma City	Ford Center
21	December 9	@ New Jersey	Izod Center
22	December 11	@ Chicago	United Center
23	December 12	@ Detroit	The Palace of Auburn Hills
24	December 14	@ Philadelphia	Wachovia Center
25	December 16	San Antonio	Oracle Arena
26	December 18	Washington	Oracle Arena
27	December 22	@ Memphis	FedExForum
28	December 23	@ New Orleans	New Orleans Arena
29	December 26	Phoenix	Oracle Arena
30	December 28	Boston	Oracle Arena
31	December 29	@ L.A. Lakers	Staples Center

January : 4–11 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Location Attendance
32	January 2	@ Portland	Rose Garden
33	January 5	@ Denver	Pepsi Center
34	January 6	@ Minnesota	Target Center
35	January 8	Sacramento	Oracle Arena
36	January 11	Cleveland	Oracle Arena
37	January 13	Miami	Oracle Arena
38	January 15	Milwaukee	Oracle Arena
39	January 18	Chicago	Oracle Arena
40	January 20	Denver	Oracle Arena
41	January 22	New Jersey	Oracle Arena
42	January 23	@ Phoenix	US Airways Center
43	January 26	@ Sacramento	ARCO Arena
44	January 27	New Orleans	Oracle Arena
45	January 29	Charlotte	Oracle Arena
46	January 31	@ Oklahoma City	Ford Center

February : 4–8 (Home: 4–5; Road: 0–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Location Attendance
47	February 2	@ Houston Rockets	Toyota Center
48	February 3	@ Dallas	American Airlines Center
49	February 6	Oklahoma City	Oracle Arena
50	February 8	Dallas	Oracle Arena
51	February 10	L.A. Clippers	Oracle Arena
52	February 16	@ L.A. Lakers	Staples Center
53	February 17	Sacramento	Oracle Arena
54	February 19	Utah	Oracle Arena
55	February 21	Atlanta	Oracle Arena
56	February 23	Philadelphia	Oracle Arena
57	February 25	Denver	Oracle Arena
58	February 27	Detroit	Oracle Arena

March : 4–12 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–8)

Game	Date Time	Team	Location Attendance
59	March 2	@ Miami	American Airlines Arena
60	March 3	@ Orlando	Amway Arena
61	March 5	@ Atlanta	Philips Arena
62	March 6	@ Charlotte	Time Warner Cable Arena
63	March 8	@ New Orleans	New Orleans Arena
64	March 11	Portland	Oracle Arena
65	March 13	Toronto	Oracle Arena
66	March 15	L.A. Lakers	Oracle Arena
67	March 17	New Orleans	Oracle Arena
68	March 19	@ San Antonio	AT&T Center
69	March 20	@ Memphis	FedExForum
70	March 22	Phoenix	Oracle Arena
71	March 24	Memphis	Oracle Arena
72	March 27	Dallas	Oracle Arena
73	March 28	@ L.A. Clippers	Staples Center
74	March 31	@ Utah	EnergySolutions Arena

April : 5–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Location Attendance
75	April 2	New York	Oracle Arena
76	April 4	@ Toronto	Air Canada Centre
77	April 6	@ Washington	Verizon Center
78	April 7	@ Minnesota	Target Center
79	April 10	@ L.A. Clippers	Staples Center
80	April 11	Oklahoma City	Oracle Arena
81	April 13	Utah	Oracle Arena
82	April 14	@ Portland	Rose Garden

2009–10 season schedule

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	34–7	23–18	13–3
x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3	32–9	22–19	12–4
Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28	21–20	8–33	5–11
Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31	18–23	8–33	5–11
Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32	18–23	7–34	5–11

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

References

↑ "WARRIORS: Warriors Acquire Acie Law And Speedy Claxton From Atlanta". NBA.com. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
↑ "WARRIORS: Warriors Acquire Devean George From Toronto". NBA.com. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-08-05.

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2009–10 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio