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2017–18 Golden State Warriors season

The 2017–18 Golden State Warriors season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 56th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season as the defending NBA champions and repeated, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0 in the Finals. It was the first time in NBA history and in North America's four major professional sports leagues that two teams had met to compete for a Championship for a fourth consecutive year.[1] It was the Warriors' third championship in four years, and sixth overall. Golden State won the Pacific Division title and Western Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive season. In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round 4–1 and the New Orleans Pelicans 4–1 in the Semi-finals. They beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets 4–3 in the Western Conference Finals.

The Warriors finished second in the Western Conference with a record of 58–24, their fifth most wins in franchise history. Golden State set the NBA record of 16 consecutive home wins in the playoffs, surpassing the 1990–91 Chicago Bulls.[2] Stephen Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game with nine. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson were all named to the All-Star Game, the first time in NBA history that a team has had four All-Stars in consecutive seasons, and just the ninth time in NBA history a single team has had four players in the game.[3] Curry was named captain, being the leading vote getter from the Western Conference.[4] The Warriors ended the regular season with a slew of injuries to all four of their All-Stars, including an MCL sprain for Curry that kept him out for six weeks, and lost ten of their last seventeen games. For the first time since the 2013–14 season, they did not clinch first place for home-court advantage for the playoffs and failed to win 60 games for the first time under Steve Kerr. This season marked David West's final season in the NBA. He retired on August 30, 2018, having won two NBA championships with the Warriors.

The Warriors are the last team to win back to back titles, as of 2024.

Draft picks

The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Warriors did not have a pick, but acquired the Chicago Bulls's 38th pick in the second round for cash, having chosen power forward Jordan Bell out of Oregon. After the draft, the team signed Bell's former Oregon teammate, Chris Boucher, to a two-way contract.[5]

Preseason

On July 1, 2017, Stephen Curry agreed to re-sign with Golden State on a super-max five-year/$201m deal. The Warriors also resigned Kevin Durant, and their veteran core of Shaun Livingston, David West, Andre Iguodala, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee. Golden State also added Nick Young and Omri Casspi on one-year deals.

Records

Stephen Curry broke multiple three-point records this season, including most made in an NBA Finals game with nine.[2]

NBA records

As of June 8, 2018

Individual

Team

Franchise records

Individual

Team

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

After all games.[8]
Waived during the season
Traded during the season
Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Awards

References

  1. ^ Stein, Marc (May 28, 2018). "Warriors Dispatch Rockets, Setting Up Fourth Finals Against Cavs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Warriors" (PDF). nba.com. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Warriors Forward Draymond Green and Guard Klay Thompson Named All-Star Reserves". Warriors.com. January 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Sekou. "LeBron James, Steph Curry named captains as All-Star starters are revealed". NBA.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Slater, Anthony (June 23, 2017). "What is this two-way contract the Warriors used to sign Oregon's Chris Boucher?". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. ^ Songco, Paolo (June 9, 2018). "3rd quarter-point differential proves Golden State is the best in such period since 1955". The Mercury News.
  7. ^ "NBA Individual Regular Season Records for 3-Point Field Goals". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "2017-18 Golden State Warriors Roster and Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Warriors acquire draft rights to Jordan Bell from Chicago for cash considerations". NBA.com/warriors. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "Warriors re-sign Curry, Durant, Iguodala, Livingston, Pachulia and West to contracts". NBA.com/warriors. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Warriors re-sign center JaVale McGee". NBA.com/warriors. August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Warriors sign free agent guard Nick Young". NBA.com/warriors. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "Warriors sign free agent forward Omri Casspi". NBA.com/warriors. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  14. ^ "Warriors sign free agent rookie Chris Boucher to two-way contract". NBA.com/warriors. July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Warriors sign Quinn Cook to Two-way contract". NBA.com/warriors. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  16. ^ "Warriors sign guard Quinn Cook to multiyear contract". NBA.com/warriors. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  17. ^ "Pelicans sign Ian Clark". NBA.com/pelicans. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  18. ^ "Sixers sign McAdoo, Blackmon Jr". NBA.com/sixers. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  19. ^ "Matt Barnes announces retirement". NBA.com. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  20. ^ "Warriors waive Omri Casspi". NBA.com/warriors. April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  21. ^ Kevin Durant Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  22. ^ Steve Kerr Named Western Conference Coach of the Month
  23. ^ Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  24. ^ Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
  25. ^ Stephen Curry Named Kia Western Conference Player of the Month
  26. ^ Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant claims second Finals MVP