27 Facts About Philadelphia Warriors

1. The Philadelphia Warriors had to fight hard with a few new names on their roster including Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Josh Powell.

2. The Philadelphia Warriors were Division Champions three times and appeared in the Playoffs a total number of twelve times.

3. The Golden State Philadelphia Warriors went to their second consecutive appearance in the finals with a rematch against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

4. On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors named Steve Kerr the team's head coach, in a reported $25 million deal over five years.

5. The Philadelphia Warriors lost free-agent guard Jarrett Jack, who departed for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and free agent power forward Carl Landry, who went to the Sacramento Kings.

6. The Philadelphia Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Azubuike to the New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward David Lee via a sign-and-trade.

7. On June 24, 2010, the Philadelphia Warriors selected Ekpe Udoh with the 6th overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

8. The Philadelphia Warriors eventually waived guard Raja Bell in order to sign Williams for the rest of the year.

9. On May 12, 2009, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors decided not to renew the contract of General Manager Chris Mullin.

10. The Philadelphia Warriors showed that with leadership and improvement in their young players, they were able to defeat powerhouse teams.

11. On November 21, 2008, the Philadelphia Warriors traded forward Al Harrington to the New York Knicks for guard Jamal Crawford.

12. On July 26, 2008, the Philadelphia Warriors resigned Andris Biedrins with a six-year contract worth nearly $63 million.

13. On January 29, 2008, the Philadelphia Warriors signed Chris Webber for the rest of the season.

14. The Philadelphia Warriors went on to lose Game 4 at home, in what was their first loss in Oakland in well over a month.

15. The Philadelphia Warriors led by 9 with 2:41 left in the game, but Dallas scored 15 straight points.

16. The Philadelphia Warriors ended the Dallas Mavericks' 17-game win streak with five players recording double digits.

17. The Philadelphia Warriors now sought to "run and gun" their way to the playoffs with a more athletic and talented team.

18. The Philadelphia Warriors countered by committing fouls of their own to get the ball back.

19. The Philadelphia Warriors have won three of the four NBA Finals in which they faced the Cavs, winning in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

20. The Philadelphia Warriors signed point guard Shaun Livingston and guard Leandro Barbosa during the offseason.

21. On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Philadelphia Warriors signed Steve Kerr to a reported five-year, $25 million deal to become the team's new head coach.

22. In February 2011, the Philadelphia Warriors traded Brandan Wright and Dan Gadzuric for Troy Murphy and a 2011 second-round pick.

23. The Philadelphia Warriors made an offseason trade that sent Turiaf, Randolph and Kelenna Azubuike to the New York Knicks in return for star high-scoring power forward David Lee via a sign-and-trade.

24. The Philadelphia Warriors sold out nearly every home game during the season averaging 19,631 per game, the highest in team history.

25. The Philadelphia Warriors selected power forward prospect Joe Smith as their first overall draft pick in 1995 and hired Rick Adelman as the new head coach.

26. The Philadelphia Warriors won the Western Division crown that season, but lost the 1964 NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics, four games to one.

27. Golden State Philadelphia Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California.