Golden State Warriors is one of the most successful NBA franchises in recent years, is a part of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association. Golden State Warriors has been a six-time NBA champion to date and three of them have come between 2015-2018. Golden State Warriors is known for producing some of the best players to step on the basketball court such as Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, and Chris Mullin. The current Rosters include Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson who are considered one of the best guards in the league in the current era. Besides, the Warriors have a few records in the league like Most wins in Pre and Post seasons combined and also the best postseason run.
Here’s we take a look at the Golden State Warriors’ team history, Owners’ List, Team valuation, Team Rankings, Current and Alumni Rosters:
Golden State Warriors Team History:
- Golden State Warriors team was founded in 1946 and were named Philadelphia Warriors.
- Philadelphia Warriors was one of an integral part of the Basketball Association of America, especially after their first Championship win in their debut season in 1947.
- Under the Philadelphia Warriors name, the side won two championships in 1947 and 1956.
- In 1959 the side drafted Wilt Chamberlain who went on to become one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA. Chamberlain is mostly known for his 100 points in 1961-1962 regular season contest.
- Philadelphia Warriors was renamed to San Francisco Warriors after a committee of local businessmen acquired the franchise in 1962.
- The side was again renamed to Golden State Warriors in the year 1971 considering the fact that they represented the whole of California. However, they played most of the matches in the 1971-72 season in Oakland, their home in the NBA.
- The total number of championships Golden State Warriors have won to date: 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, and 2018.
Golden State Warriors Team Owners:
| Owners | Years of Ownership |
| Peter A Tyrell | 1946-1951 |
| Eddie Gottlieb | 1951-1962 |
| Franklin Meuli (& 32 other local investors) | 1962-1986 |
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1986-1994 |
| Chris Cohan | 1994-2010 |
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1994-2010 |
- The first owner of the Golden State Warriors (formerly known as Philadelphia Warriors) was Peter A Tyrell, a businessman who also owned a Philadelphia Hockey team in American Hockey League.
- Tyrell initially hired Eddie Gottlieb as the coach and manager of the team before selling him the whole franchise in 1951.
- Gottlieb took over as the full-time owner of Philadelphia Warriors till 1962 before selling off the franchise to Franklin Meuli and 32 other local investors.
- Former Milwaukee Bucks owner and a businessman Jim Fitzgerald showed interest along with Daniel Finnane in buying the Philadelphia based team and successfully acquired them in 1986.
- After 8 years they sold the franchise as Golden State Warriors were suffering from a doom phase, unable to win a single championship after the trade and retirements of their star rosters.
- Chris Cohan, California based entrepreneur acquired the franchise for $130 million in 1994 and but mostly received criticism for being one of the worst sports team owners in history.
- He finally sold the team to Joseph S Lacob and Peter Guber for $450 million in July 2010. Joseph Lacob has a majority stake in the franchise with Peter Guber one of the driving forces and Chairman of the side.
Golden State Warriors Team Valuation:
- Golden State Warriors has had one of the most successful in 2015, 2017, and 2018, winning the championships in all those years. However, that has boosted the revenues of the franchise.
- The overall valuation of the team has also sky-rocketed to $ 4.3 billion (as of February 2020) which is the third-highest valued team in the league after New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.
- The overall revenue has gone up by 23% in the last year. Philadelphia Warriors also make good revenue from the ticket sales of Chase Center that happens to be their home arena, summing up to $ 1068 Million.
- In fact, due to their brand value, the Philadelphia Warriors is the seventh-most valued sports franchises in the whole of the United States of America.
- Golden State Warriors’ home arena is the Chase Center, which is located in San Francisco, California. The franchise spent over $1.6 billion on the arena which was inaugurated on September 6, 2019. The arena is funded privately by the franchise which is now a full-time home arena of the Warriors.
Golden State Warriors Rankings:
- Warriors have had one of the prosperous seasons between 2015-1018, winning three titles in those years, however, their recent performance dipped in 2019-20 season which is mostly because of the injuries of some of their star players. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Kevin Durant also parted ways with the franchise and signed with Brooklyn Nets. Philadelphia Warriors is the only team after Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics to have won the most number of championships. In the NBA, Golden State Warriors are in the Western Conference and in Pacific Division along with Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns.
Golden State Warriors Players:
Current Rosters:
| Player | Jersey | Height | Position |
| Dragan Bender | 10 | 7 ft 0 in | Forward |
| Ky Bowman | 12 | 6 ft 1 in | Guard |
| Marquese Chris | 32 | 6 ft 9 in | Forward |
| Stephen Curry | 30 | 6 ft 3 in | Guard |
| Draymond Green | 23 | 6 ft 6 in | Forward |
| Damion Lee | 1 | 6 ft 5 in | Guard-Forward |
| Kevon Looney | 5 | 6 ft 9 in | Forward |
| Mychal Mulder | 12 | 6 ft 3 in | Guard |
| Eric Paschall | 7 | 6 ft 6 in | Forward |
| Jordan Poole | 3 | 6 ft 4 in | Guard |
| Chasson Randle | 9 | 6 ft 2 in | Guard |
| Alen Smailagic | 6 | 6 ft 10 in | Forward |
| Klay Thompson | 11 | 6 ft 6 in | Guard |
| Juan Toscano Anderson | 95 | 6 ft 6 in | Forward |
| Andrew Wiggins | 22 | 6 ft 7 in | Forward |
Notable Alumni Players:
- Wilton Norman Chamberlain
- Chris Mullin
- Nate Thurmond
- Rick Barry
- Wilt Chamberlain
