2008–09 Golden State Warriors season

The 2008–09 Golden State Warriors season was the 63rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 47th in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2008–09 Golden State Warriors season
Head coach	Don Nelson
General manager	Chris Mullin
Owners	Chris Cohan
Arena	Oracle Arena
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School / club team
1	14	Anthony Randolph[1][2]	PF	United States	Louisiana State
2	49	Richard Hendrix[1]	PF	United States	Alabama

Regular season

Standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—	36–5	29–12	14–2	82
Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19	28–13	18–23	11–5	82
Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36	21–20	8–33	6–10	82
Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46	11–30	8–33	2–14	82
Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48	11–30	6–39	7–9	82

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 21–20; Road: 8–32)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 New Orleans L 103–108 Corey Maggette (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena 19,128 0–1 2 October 31 @ Toronto L 108–112 (OT) Al Harrington (26) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 0–2
November: 5–10 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 @ New Jersey W 105–97 Jackson, Biedriņš (23) Andris Biedriņš (11) Stephen Jackson (8) Izod Center 17,390 1–2 4 November 3 @ Memphis L 79–90 Stephen Jackson (17) Andris Biedriņš (22) Stephen Jackson (5) FedExForum 10,121 1–3 5 November 5 Denver W 111–101 Stephen Jackson (29) Brandan Wright (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Oracle Arena 18,194 2–3 6 November 7 Memphis L 104–109 Stephen Jackson (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) C. J. Watson (8) Oracle Arena 18,744 2–4 7 November 9 @ Sacramento L 98–115 Andris Biedriņš (16) Andris Biedriņš (18) Stephen Jackson (6) ARCO Arena 12,090 2–5 8 November 11 Minnesota W 113–110 (OT) Stephen Jackson (30) Andris Biedriņš (15) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena 17,422 3–5 9 November 13 Detroit L 102–107 Watson, Biedriņš (17) Andris Biedriņš (19) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena 18,477 3–6 10 November 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 121–103 Anthony Morrow (37) Andris Biedriņš (16) Stephen Jackson (10) Staples Center 12,823 4–6 11 November 18 Portland W 111–106 Anthony Morrow (25) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena 18,284 5–6 12 November 21 Chicago L 110–115 Stephen Jackson (32) Andris Biedriņš (10) Jackson, Watson (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 5–7 13 November 23 @ Philadelphia L 81–89 Kelenna Azubuike (16) Andris Biedriņš (8) Stephen Jackson (7) Wachovia Center 13,556 5–8 14 November 25 @ Washington L 100–124 Corey Maggette (17) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (8) Verizon Center 13,852 5–9 15 November 26 @ Boston L 111–119 Corey Maggette (32) Andris Biedriņš (9) Jackson, Crawford (6) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 5–10 16 November 28 @ Cleveland L 97–112 C. J. Watson (17) Randolph, Biedriņš (7) Jamal Crawford (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 5–11 17 November 29 @ New York L 125–138 Corey Maggette (32) Corey Maggette (12) Watson, Crawford (5) Madison Square Garden 19,317 5–12
December: 5–12 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 Miami L 129–130 (OT) Jamal Crawford (40) Andris Biedriņš (15) Stephen Jackson (11) Oracle Arena 18,723 5–13 19 December 5 @ Houston L 112–131 Stephen Jackson (26) Corey Maggette (10) Stephen Jackson (5) Toyota Center 14,438 5–14 20 December 6 @ San Antonio L 88–123 Brandan Wright (13) Andris Biedriņš (8) Ronny Turiaf (4) AT&T Center 17,740 5–15 21 December 8 @ Oklahoma City W 112–102 Jamal Crawford (19) Andris Biedriņš (21) Jamal Crawford (6) Ford Center 17,854 6–15 22 December 10 Milwaukee W 119–96 Stephen Jackson (21) Andris Biedriņš (14) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena 18,375 7–15 23 December 12 Houston L 108–119 Andris Biedriņš (18) Andris Biedriņš (12) Stephen Jackson (5) Oracle Arena 19,276 7–16 24 December 13 @ Denver L 105–123 Jamal Crawford (25) Kurz, Biedriņš (7) Stephen Jackson (5) Pepsi Center 15,322 7–17 25 December 15 Orlando L 98–109 Andris Biedriņš (23) Kelenna Azubuike (10) Belinelli, Crawford (6) Oracle Arena 18,844 7–18 26 December 17 @ Indiana L 120–127 Jamal Crawford (29) Andris Biedriņš (10) 3 players tied (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 11,151 7–19 27 December 19 @ Atlanta L 99–115 Marco Belinelli (27) Andris Biedriņš (15) Belinelli, Biedriņš (6) Philips Arena 16,768 7–20 28 December 20 @ Charlotte W 110–103 Jamal Crawford (50) Kelenna Azubuike (13) Crawford, Turiaf (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 13,068 8–20 29 December 22 @ Orlando L 81–113 Jamal Crawford (18) Anthony Randolph (12) Andris Biedriņš (5) Amway Arena 17,461 8–21 30 December 23 @ Miami L 88–96 C. J. Watson (18) Azubuike, Biedriņš (9) Azubuike, Belinelli (3) American Airlines Arena 17,862 8–22 31 December 26 Boston W 99–89 Stephen Jackson (28) Ronny Turiaf (8) Jackson, Belinelli (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 9–22 32 December 28 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–130 Jamal Crawford (22) Andris Biedriņš (17) Crawford, Jackson (5) Staples Center 18,997 9–23 33 December 29 Toronto W 117–111 Stephen Jackson (30) Andris Biedriņš (15) Jackson, Crawford (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 10–23 34 December 31 @ Oklahoma City L 100–107 Kelenna Azubuike (24) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (9) Ford Center 18,229 10–24
January: 5–9 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 @ Minnesota L 108–115 Stephen Jackson (25) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Target Center 11,921 10–25 36 January 5 @ Utah L 114–119 Jamal Crawford (28) Andris Biedriņš (17) Jamal Crawford (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 10–26 37 January 7 L.A. Lakers L 106–114 Jamal Crawford (25) Andris Biedriņš (17) Jamal Crawford (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 10–27 38 January 10 @ Portland L 100–113 Corey Maggette (25) Biedriņš, Turiaf (6) Ronny Turiaf (7) Rose Garden 20,687 10–28 39 January 11 Indiana W 120–117 Jamal Crawford (32) Andris Biedriņš (9) 3 players tied (5) Oracle Arena 18,262 11–28 40 January 14 Sacramento L 133–135 (3OT) Jamal Crawford (35) Andris Biedriņš (14) C. J. Watson (6) Oracle Arena 19,122 11–29 41 January 16 Atlanta W 119–114 Jamal Crawford (29) Corey Maggette (16) Stephen Jackson (6) Oracle Arena 18,832 12–29 42 January 19 Washington W 119–98 Jamal Crawford (28) Andris Biedriņš (15) Jamal Crawford (8) Oracle Arena 19,244 13–29 43 January 21 Oklahoma City L 121–122 Stephen Jackson (29) Jamal Crawford (7) Ronny Turiaf (8) Oracle Arena 19,318 13–30 44 January 23 Cleveland L 105–106 Stephen Jackson (24) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 13–31 45 January 25 L.A. Clippers W 107–92 Corey Maggette (20) Andris Biedriņš (14) Azubuike, Jackson (6) Oracle Arena 17,746 14–31 46 January 28 @ Dallas L 93–117 Stephen Jackson (25) Andris Biedriņš (11) 3 players tied (3) American Airlines Center 19,864 14–32 47 January 30 @ New Orleans W 91–87 Corey Maggette (19) Ronny Turiaf (11) Stephen Jackson (7) New Orleans Arena 17,738 15–32 48 January 31 @ Houston L 93–110 Corey Maggette (17) Ronny Turiaf (10) Stephen Jackson (5) Toyota Center 16,702 15–33
February: 5–5 (Home: 5–3; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 San Antonio L 105–110 (OT) Stephen Jackson (33) Andris Biedriņš (9) Stephen Jackson (11) Oracle Arena 18,205 15–34 50 February 4 Phoenix W 124–112 Stephen Jackson (30) Stephen Jackson (11) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena 19,596 16–34 51 February 6 @ Phoenix L 105–115 Corey Maggette (25) Andris Biedriņš (11) Jackson, Crawford (6) US Airways Center 18,422 16–35 52 February 8 Utah W 116–96 Corey Maggette (24) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena 19,174 17–35 53 February 10 New York W 144–127 Stephen Jackson (35) Kelenna Azubuike (10) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena 19,098 18–35 54 February 12 Portland W 105–98 Corey Maggette (24) Ronny Turiaf (11) Stephen Jackson (6) Oracle Arena 19,322 19–35 55 February 18 L.A. Lakers L 121–129 Jackson, Maggette (24) Anthony Randolph (12) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena 20,007 19–36 56 February 21 Oklahoma City W 133–120 Stephen Jackson (26) Corey Maggette (8) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena 19,108 20–36 57 February 23 @ L.A. Clippers L 105–118 Stephen Jackson (28) Maggette, Turiaf (7) Marco Belinelli (5) Staples Center 15,383 20–37 58 February 27 Charlotte L 109–112 Stephen Jackson (33) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (8) Oracle Arena 18,653 20–38
March: 5–11 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 Utah L 104–112 Corey Maggette (27) Andris Biedriņš (12) C. J. Watson (5) Oracle Arena 18,347 20–39 60 March 3 @ Minnesota W 118–94 Stephen Jackson (23) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (6) Target Center 14,780 21–39 61 March 4 @ Chicago L 88–110 Stephen Jackson (19) Anthony Randolph (10) Stephen Jackson (6) United Center 20,108 21–40 62 March 6 @ Detroit L 91–108 Jamal Crawford (25) Jermareo Davidson (10) Jamal Crawford (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 21–41 63 March 7 @ Milwaukee L 120–127 Jamal Crawford (32) Anthony Randolph (8) Stephen Jackson (11) Bradley Center 15,569 21–42 64 March 11 New Jersey W 116–112 Stephen Jackson (29) Andris Biedriņš (13) Stephen Jackson (7) Oracle Arena 18,203 22–42 65 March 13 Dallas W 119–110 Stephen Jackson (31) Ronny Turiaf (12) Stephen Jackson (10) Oracle Arena 18,751 23–42 66 March 15 Phoenix L 130–154 Monta Ellis (26) Randolph, Turiaf (6) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 23–43 67 March 17 L.A. Clippers W 127–120 Monta Ellis (29) Kelenna Azubuike (9) Ronny Turiaf (8) Oracle Arena 18,223 24–43 68 March 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 106–114 Monta Ellis (27) Brandan Wright (10) Corey Maggette (7) Staples Center 18,997 24–44 69 March 20 Philadelphia W 119–111 Brandan Wright (25) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 25–44 70 March 22 @ New Orleans L 89–99 Stephen Jackson (22) Stephen Jackson (10) Stephen Jackson (5) New Orleans Arena 16,351 25–45 71 March 24 @ San Antonio L 106–107 Monta Ellis (27) Anthony Randolph (9) Stephen Jackson (4) AT&T Center 18,797 25–46 72 March 25 @ Dallas L 106–128 Anthony Morrow (29) Anthony Randolph (6) Ellis, Jackson (5) American Airlines Center 19,862 25–47 73 March 28 @ Denver L 116–129 Jamal Crawford (30) Anthony Randolph (14) Jamal Crawford (5) Pepsi Center 19,155 25–48 74 March 30 Memphis L 109–114 Monta Ellis (29) Anthony Randolph (12) Monta Ellis (5) Oracle Arena 18,471 25–49
April: 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 Sacramento W 143–141 (OT) Monta Ellis (42) Azubuike, Turiaf (13) Monta Ellis (9) Oracle Arena 18,743 26–49 76 April 3 New Orleans W 111–103 Jamal Crawford (39) Anthony Randolph (15) Ronny Turiaf (6) Oracle Arena 19,596 27–49 77 April 5 @ Sacramento W 105–100 Kelenna Azubuike (30) Kelenna Azubuike (15) C. J. Watson (6) ARCO Arena 12,975 28–49 78 April 8 Minnesota L 97–105 Jamal Crawford (31) Anthony Randolph (11) Ronny Turiaf (6) Oracle Arena 18,808 28–50 79 April 10 Houston L 109–113 Kelenna Azubuike (32) Andris Biedriņš (7) C. J. Watson (9) Oracle Arena 19,596 28–51 80 April 11 @ Utah W 118–108 C. J. Watson (38) Andris Biedriņš (9) C. J. Watson (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 29–51 81 April 13 San Antonio L 72–101 Anthony Randolph (24) Anthony Randolph (16) Anthony Randolph (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 29–52 82 April 15 @ Phoenix L 113–117 Anthony Morrow (33) Anthony Morrow (12) C. J. Watson (12) US Airways Center 18,422 29–53
2015–16 season schedule

Roster

Roster listing

2008–2009 Golden State Warriors roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G/F 7 Azubuike, Kelenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kentucky G/F 18 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Italy C 15 Biedriņš, Andris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Latvia G 6 Crawford, Jamal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan F 33 Davidson, Jermareo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Alabama G 8 Ellis, Monta 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Lanier HS (MS) G/F 1 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Butler CC F 31 Kurz, Rob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Notre Dame G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Duke G 22 Morrow, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Tech F/C 4 Randolph, Anthony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) LSU C 21 Turiaf, Ronny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Gonzaga G 23 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Tennessee F/C 32 Wright, Brandan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Don Nelson Assistant coach(es) Larry Harris Stephen Silas Keith Smart Russell Turner Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Transactions

Trades

July 22, 2008	To Golden State Warriors Marcus Williams[3]	To New Jersey Nets Future first-round pick
November 21, 2008	To Golden State Warriors Jamal Crawford[4]	To New York Knicks Al Harrington

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Monta Ellis[5]	6-year contract worth $67 million
Kelenna Azubuike[6]	3-year contract worth $9 million
Andris Biedriņš[7]	6-year contract worth $54 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Corey Maggette[8]	5-year contract worth $50 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Ronny Turiaf[9]	4-year contract worth $17 million	Los Angeles Lakers
Anthony Morrow	2-year contract worth $1.7 million	Georgia Tech
Rob Kurz[10]	1-year contract	Notre Dame
DeMarcus Nelson[10]	1-year contract	Duke
Jermareo Davidson[11]	for remainder of the season	Idaho Stampede

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Baron Davis[12]	5-year contract worth $65 million	Los Angeles Clippers
Mickaël Piétrus	4-year contract worth $21 million	Orlando Magic
Patrick O'Bryant	2-year contract worth $3 million	Boston Celtics
Matt Barnes[13]	1-year contract worth $926,678	Phoenix Suns
DeMarcus Nelson[11]	Waived	KK Zagreb
Marcus Williams	Waived	Memphis Grizzlies

References

1. "Warriors add Anthony Randolph and Richard Hendrix in 2008 draft". nba.com/warriors. June 26, 2008. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
2. "Warriors sign first round pick Anthony Randolph to contract". nba.com/warriors. July 15, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
3. "Warriors acquire guard Marcus Williams from New Jersey". nba.com/warriors. July 22, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
4. "Warriors acquire guard Jamal Crawford from New York Knicks". nba.com/warriors. November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
5. "Warriors re-sign guard Monta Ellis to multi-year contract". nba.com/warriors. July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
6. "Warriors match Clippers' offer for Kelenna Azubuike". nba.com/warriors. July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
7. "Warriors re-sign center Andris Biedrins to multi-year contract". nba.com/warriors. July 27, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
8. "Warriors sign free agent Corey Maggette". nba.com/warriors. July 10, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
9. "Warriors signing of free agent Ronny Turiaf finalized". nba.com/warriors. July 19, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2008.
10. "Warriors sign three free agents". nba.com/warriors. September 9, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
11. "Warriors sign Jermareo Davidson of NBA D-League to 10-day contract". nba.com/warriors. January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
12. "Clippers sign free agent Baron Davis". nba.com/clippers. July 10, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
13. "Suns to sign free-agent forward Matt Barnes". nba.com/suns. July 20, 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2008.