Golden State Warriors’ rebound from NBA basement took years
June 25, 2009
Warriors select Davidson guard Stephen Curry, the nation’s leading scorer, with the No. 7 overall pick in the NBA draft.
July 9, 2010
Warriors acquire forward David Lee in a sign-and-trade deal with the Knicks, relinquishing Kelenna Azubuike, Anthony Randolph and Ronny Turiaf. Lee agrees to a six-year, $80 million contract with Golden State.
Sept. 27, 2010
Warriors fire Don Nelson as coach and replace him with assistant Keith Smart.
Nov. 12, 2010
Venture capitalist Joe Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber assume control as the team’s new owners. They replace Chris Cohan, who four months earlier agreed to sell to Lacob/ Guber for $450 million despite a larger offer from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
April 14, 2011
Warriors hire sports agent Bob Myers as assistant general manager.
June 6, 2011
Mark Jackson hired as head coach, on threeyear, $6 million contract.
June 23, 2011
Warriors take Washington State guard Klay Thompson with the No. 11 overall pick in the draft.
March 13, 2012
Warriors trade Monta Ellis, Kwame Brown and Ekpe Udoh to Milwaukee for center Andrew Bogut and forward Stephen Jackson.
March 19, 2012
Fans, angry about the departure of Ellis (the team’s most popular player), loudly boo Lacob during a halftime ceremony to honor Hall of Famer Chris Mullin.
April 24, 2012
Myers promoted to general manager, replacing Larry Riley (who becomes team’s director of scouting).
April 26, 2012
Warriors complete their 16th losing season in 18 years, finish with a 23-43 record.
June 28, 2012
Warriors select North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes with the No. 7 overall pick in the NBA draft. They add Vanderbilt center Festus Ezeli with the No. 30 pick and Michigan State forward Draymond Green at No. 35.
Oct. 31, 2012
Curry signs four-year, $44 million contract extension.
February 2013
Warriors announce plans to move to San Francisco, where they hope to build a new arena on Piers 30-32, just south of the Bay Bridge.
May 2, 2013
Warriors beat Nuggets 9288 to win first-round playoff series in six games.
May 16, 2013
Spurs defeat Warriors 94-82 to win conference semifinal series in six games.
July 5, 2013
Free-agent forward Andre Iguodala signs four-year, $48 million contract with Warriors.
July 12, 2013
Free-agent center/forward Marreese Speights signs three-year, $11 million contract with Warriors.
Oct. 25, 2013
Bogut signs three-year, $43 million contract extension.
April 22
Warriors announce shift in plans, agreeing to buy 12 acres of land in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood (south of AT&T Park) to build their new arena.
May 3
Warriors, after winning 51 games in the regular season, lose Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against Clippers, 126-121.
May 6
Warriors fire Jackson, citing differences in “overall philosophy.”
May 14
Steve Kerr spurns Knicks and agrees to five-year, $25 million contract to coach Warriors.
July 1
Free agent Shaun Livingston agrees to three-year, $16 million contract, giving Warriors a strong backup point guard.
Aug. 8
Timberwolves agree to trade forward Kevin Love to Cavaliers; Warriors had pursued Love but ultimately decided they weren’t willing to relinquish Thompson in the deal.
Oct. 31
Thompson signs four-year, $70 million contract extension.
Dec. 3
Lacob criticizes Jackson at a venture capital luncheon in Menlo Park, saying he wasn’t willing to hire good assistant coaches, and “you can’t have 200 people in the organization not like you.”
Dec. 6
Warriors set franchise record with their 12th consecutive victory, beating Chicago 112-102.
Dec. 14
Warriors outlast New Orleans 128-122 in OT for their 16th straight win, running their NBA-best record to 21-2.
Dec. 16
Winning streak ends, as Warriors fall 105-98 to Memphis.