How the Warriors were built: Timeline of title team's roster construction
The Golden State Warriors closed out the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-97 in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals Tuesday to win their first NBA championship in 40 years. They were the best team in the league from start to finish, finishing the regular season with the best record in the league and capping it off with a title.
After falling behind to the Cavaliers 2-1, the Warriors would go on to win three consecutive games to win the series. Despite a herculean effort by LeBron James, the Cavaliers could not overcome the clear discrepancy in talent between the two teams.
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Here's a look at how the Golden State Warriors were built into a championship team:
Draft: 6 players
Trades: 3 players
Free agency: 6 players
Stephen Curry, No. 30 Guard 2009
Stephen Curry is the longest-tenured member of the Golden State Warriors. He was drafted by the team in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft with the No. 7 overall pick, and he is the NBA's reigning MVP.
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Age: 27
College: Davidson
Experience: 6 yearsDavid Lee, No. 10 Forward/Center 2010
David Lee was part of a sign-and-trade deal with the New York Knicks. The Warriors sent Anthony Randolph, Kelenna Azubuike, Ronny Turiaf and a future second-round pick to the Knicks in exchange for Lee. He signed a six-year, $79.54 million deal with the team.
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Age: 32
College: Florida
Experience: 10 yearsBob Myers General Manager 2011
Bob Myers was hired as assistant general manager in April 2011 before being promoted to general manager a year later. He is largely responsible for the Golden State Warriors's current roster.
Klay Thompson, No. 11 Guard 2011
Klay Thompson was taken with the No. 11 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Warriors. The fourth-year guard signed a four-year extension worth nearly $70 million with the team.
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Age: 25
College: Washington State
Experience: 4 yearsAndrew Bogut, No. 12 Center 2012
Andrew Bogut joined the Golden State Warriors as part of a multi-player trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Warriors traded Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh and Kwame Brown in exchange for Bogut and Stephen Jackson.
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Age: 30
Prior to NBA: Australia
Experience: 10 yearsHarrison Barnes, No. 40 Forward 2012
Harrison Barnes was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2012 draft with the No. 7 overall pick.
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Age: 23
College: North Carolina
Experience: 3 yearsFestus Ezeli, No. 31 Center 2012
Festus Ezeli was selected at the tail end of the first round of the 2012 draft with the No. 30 overall pick.
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 265 lbs.
Age: 25
College: Vanderbilt
Experience: 2 yearsDraymond Green, No. 23 Forward/Center 2012
Draymond Green, who was selected in the second round with the No. 35 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, has far exceeded expectations and is up for a lucrative contract extension this summer. Green finished as the runner-up in the 2015 Defensive Player of the Year award voting.
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Age: 25
College: Michigan State
Experience: 3 yearsOgnjen Kuzmic, No. 1 Center 2012
Ognjen Kuzmic was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft with the No. 52 overall pick out of Yugoslavia.
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Age: 25
Prior to NBA: FIATC Joventut (Spain)
Experience: 2 yearsAndre Iguodala, No. 9 Guard/Forward 2012
Finals MVP Andre Iguodala was sent to the Golden State Warriors as part of a three-team trade involving the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz.
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Age: 31
College: Arizona
Experience: 11 yearsMarreese Speights, No. 5 Forward/Center 2013
Marreese Speights signed with the Warriors as a free agent in 2013.
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 255 lbs.
Age: 27
College: Florida
Experience: 7 yearsSteve Kerr Head Coach 2014
Steve Kerr nearly signed on to coach the New York Knicks before joining the Warriors as their new head coach. He led the team to the best record in the league, and he was runner-up in NBA Coach of the Year voting to the Atlanta Hawks's Mike Budenholzer.
Shaun Livingston, No. 34 Guard 2014
Shaun Livingston signed a three-year, $16 million deal with the Warriors last July.
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 192 lbs.
Age: 29
High School: Peoria Central HS (IL)
Experience: 10 yearsJustin Holiday, No. 7 Guard 2014
After going undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Justin Holiday bounced around the NBA and overseas for several years before signing with the Warriors in the offseason.
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Age: 26
College: Washington
Experience: 1 yearBrandon Rush, No. 4 Guard/Forward 2014
Brandon Rush is on his second stint with the Warriors. He was originally traded to the Warriors from the Indiana Pacers in 2011. Rush was then traded to the Utah Jazz in 2013 before returning to the Warriors on a two-year deal last July.
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Age: 29
College: Kansas
Experience: 7 yearsJames M. McAdoo, No. 20 Forward 2014
James Michael McAdoo went undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft. After signing with the Warriors last September, he was waived in October. Following two 10-day contracts with the Warriors, McAdoo was eventually signed to the roster for the remainder of the season.
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Age: 26
College: North Carolina
Experience: 1 yearLeandro Barbosa, No. 19 Guard 2014
Leandro Barbosa signed a one-year deal with the Warriors in September.
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 194 lbs.
Age: 32
Prior to NBA: Palmeiras
Experience: 12 years
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