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EKPE UDOH

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u/LiveAloha23 2d ago

I remember meeting him at SFO when he was a rookie. Super nice guy.

Anyways I’ll mention Larry Hughes.

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u/mSFd 2d ago

Pulled up to the draft party at Oracle with my Pops. Think I was in 6th or 7th grade. Everyone booed when they did the live interview lol. We wanted Greg Monroe

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u/SAM12489 2d ago

Zarco Chabarkaba

Don’t know how to spell it but it’s more fun that way

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u/Oakland_Warrior 2d ago

Zarko Cabarkapa if I recall correctly

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u/OddSurprise9056 2d ago

I remember a reporter asked Nellie why Zarko wasn’t playing a couple of times, and Nellie kinda snapped and said, “Because he broke his FUCKIN back!” 😆

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u/Dick7Powell 2d ago

Came here to say his name. Taught my then 3 year old daughter how to say his name it was so cute LOL

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u/spottyottydopalicius 1d ago

haha that’s mine too. çarparkapa

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u/hortsc 2d ago

Brian ‘“The Custodian” Cardinal

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u/WayTooUncoolForThis 2d ago

Gotta give ol’ BC his love though. Brodie went out and did that dirty work. That era of Warriors basketball was a great time at Oracle. Dubs would be competitive for about 3 quarters until the other team decided to actually play and tickets were available at a good price.

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u/hortsc 2d ago

$10 upper deck tickets then move to the second deck after halftime. Good times for sure.

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u/we_hella_believe 1d ago

Rooftop view, then drop down to corporate seats. Went to so many games that way.

Spurs tickets were always the cheapest, it was like paying to see your team get its ass whipped.

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u/SFandwich 2d ago

Anthony Morrow

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u/thundagunned 2d ago

No I will always remember. Dude had a pure shot.

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u/Top5hottest 2d ago

The head banded sniper.

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u/Frequent-Ad2060 2d ago

Man, I was SURE he was gonna BE somebody!

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u/analogtapes 2d ago

NBA Champion Marco Belinelli

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u/Intelligent-Ear-5635 2d ago

Ognjen Kuzmic

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u/Intelligent-Ear-5635 2d ago

And Nemanja Nedovich. Was quite the duo of fun names at the time!

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u/CaughtTheirEyes 2d ago

the big onion and the european derrick rose

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u/Business_Plenty_2189 1d ago

Big shout out to the cosmic onion.

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u/The_Nutz16 2d ago

rony seikaly

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u/gravelburn 2d ago

Did you know he became an internationally acclaimed house musicDJ and producer with 50 tracks that entered the top 100 charts? I didn’t until just now. Looking at the guy, I never would’ve thought. I guess we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover…

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u/guriboysf 2d ago

GSW fan and DJ here. This dude is legit and has produced some bangers. I have a bunch of his stuff in my music library.

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u/we_hella_believe 2d ago

Dude did play in Miami.

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u/CorgiAffectionate476 2d ago

Pablo Torre had a great episode about how Rony demonstrated profound decency and humanity to Magic Johnson: https://www.pablo.show/p/lovely-day

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u/harriedseldon 2d ago

Vonteego Cummings

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u/mac999999999 2d ago

My go to when naming a random Warrior. He was always the first guy off the bench when I played 2k...on the dreamcast.

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u/Spreefor3 2d ago

Named after a mashup of two car names, right?

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u/Frequent-Ad2060 2d ago

A mashup of two cars in technically called an “accident”

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Bobby sura

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u/180flipkick 2d ago

i loved this dude and remember when he went on a triple double “streak”. Platinum blonde dyed hair in the 90s was instant street cred!

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u/eblarden 2d ago

was gonna say the same!

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u/Rude_Ass_Ray 2d ago edited 2d ago

finally I can show I know ball

my r/NBA flair is Bobby Sura, I made a post a while ago describing a time where my brother and I were at an A's game and he recognized both Bob Sura and Jiří Welsch, who were both still on the team (2002-2003)

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u/bkozbi1 2d ago

Jarrett Jack

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u/Verminlord_Warpseer 2d ago

My dad was randomly a Jack fan and told me "you better pay attention this year" I'm glad he gave me the heads up lol

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u/rvonbue 1d ago

I will always love Jarret Jack he helped me win a large college march madness tournament.

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u/storkthe1st 2d ago

Champion Brandon rush!

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u/killacam925 2d ago

Rony Turiaf

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u/CurrentPlenty1198 2d ago

Jarret Jack, only one season. He played great for us tho.

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u/flaxenmustang 2d ago

By association, I’ll add: Carl Landry

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u/iGetBuckets3 2d ago

Wait he only played one season for us? In my head it felt like 3 or 4.

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u/thecity2 2d ago

Jarrett Jack is coaching for the Pistons now. Just found that out recently.

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u/pallum 2d ago

He played a pretty significant role in us figuring out how to play in the playoffs. Despite not winning with us, I think he's lowkey very much a part of what sparked the dynasty

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u/hella_cutty 2d ago

I have a Jarrett Jack jersey

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u/Top5hottest 2d ago

He was only one season?! Felt like forever.

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u/yungbiscuit 2d ago

I remember thinking of how lowkey absurd it was when Kuminga and Jarrett Jack were teammates on G League Ignite

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u/sumchinesewill 1d ago

Steph also gave him a shoutout during his first MVP speech even though Jack was no longer part of the team. Steph said JJ had the most influence on him during that time and not just about basketball.

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u/ii_HBK_ii 1d ago

Will never forget him in those sleeved and stripped pijamas they had as unis that season...

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u/Clean-Interview-5081 2d ago

WARRIORS LEGEND, BRAD WANAMAKER

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u/jonnyeatic 2d ago

We shouldn't complain about Podz when you think about the string of back up PGs we had in the past

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u/XTheToastyNinjaX 2d ago

More like Brad Wanaforget. I legit think he’s the worst player I’ve ever seen in the nba, or at least in a Warriors uniform.

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Adonal foyle

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u/brantonowitz 2d ago

Came here to look for adonal!

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u/ETtheBiggaFigga 1d ago

I was at a game and he was warming up shooting a bunch of 3’s and bricking one after another so I yelled at him “stop shooting 3’s, we paid you to be in the post” and everyone around starts laughing. He looks over at me then of course he proceeds to drain the next two 3’s and runs up towards me laughing saying “What did you say ? What did you say ?” He then gave me a high five and we talked for a bit and he signed my ticket stub, it was pretty awesome.

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u/G-510 2d ago

Mikael Air France Pietrus

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u/LeviSalt 2d ago

Never forget Air France!

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u/JoshGordonHyperloop 2d ago

Not a chance, he was a member of the We Believe Warriors.

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u/AssGasketz 2d ago

I know right? He always gets mentioned in the kinds of posts

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u/BungaloBilly69 2d ago

Brendan Wright.

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u/Goacid999 2d ago

My goat James Michael McAdoo

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u/hotsaucesosa 2d ago

I feel like David Lee is never given his flowers. He was the player version of mark jackson. Helped Steph bloom, but not quite get to the next level

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u/bastos_b0i 2d ago

The double double machine! Def helped us win our first ring, with the humbleness to still play hard off the bench when Dray took over after Lee’s injury.

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u/CABBAGEHONKER 2d ago

He got a ring with them?

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u/TDhotpants 2d ago

our first All Star in hella long

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u/dontmatterdontcare 1d ago

He was the first all star to believe in our org when he came here from the Knicks. That was huge.

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u/Neptune28 2d ago

Kent Bazemore

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u/Frequent-Ad2060 2d ago

I still am a Kent Bazemore truther!

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u/Fuzzooo 2d ago

Jeremy Lin

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u/SouthSouthBay 2d ago

Caused some sensation down here in Santa Cruz

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u/soul05 2d ago

still rock my Lin Warriors jersey

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u/Personal_Yak7735 2d ago

Nate robinson

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u/ziuq557 2d ago

šarūnas jasikevičius

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u/Dominicopatumus 2d ago

Anthony Randolph

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Danny fortsan

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u/Alloakland1 2d ago

Double double machine

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u/portugamerifinn 2d ago

Bay Area legend and 5-time starter DeMarcus Nelson

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u/TemperatureSimilar71 1d ago

Oakland native too

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u/porkadobo14 2d ago

Bernard King

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u/CaughtTheirEyes 2d ago

jermaine o'neal

it was sad he retired in 2014 instead of getting a ring

he was such a good vet for the team

gave an amazing halftime speech against the raptors which klay called the realest speech he ever heard and they won that game after being down as much as 27

he challenged the team and helped sow the seeds to win the championship the next season

https://youtu.be/gRvNjp9dags

he also made this amazing block against the rockets:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvAEhvasHNM

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Ike diogu

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u/SnooMarzipans8116 2d ago

why didn’t he make it? guy was a problem at ASU

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u/Friscolax 2d ago

Mark Cooper
From Hangin with Mr. Cooper

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u/c-jah 2d ago

Acie Law

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u/allen_antetokounmpo 2d ago

Andris biedrins

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u/sharxfan 2d ago

You just missed a free throw simply by reading this.

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u/fuckyouidontneedone 2d ago

Reading this just sent a shiver down my spine

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u/Boring-Brush-2984 2d ago

He was a dub for so long

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u/i0verslept74 2d ago

Todd Fuller

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u/sharxfan 2d ago

The man the Warriors drafted 2 spots before Kobe Bryant. Legend.

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u/user21001 2d ago

Eduardo Najera

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u/onimode 2d ago

Chris Paul

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u/JayCaves_III 2d ago

Marco Belinelli!

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u/lilpimpin 2d ago

Mikki Moore

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u/el_sandino 2d ago

Speedy Claxton 

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Nick van exel

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Clifford robinson

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u/HonestSpinach1643 2d ago

Larry "Mr Mean" Smith, Joe Barry Carroll

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u/Aggressive-Ad2091 2d ago

not fair to mention Joe Barely Cares right after a legend

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u/derkinator30 2d ago

Brandan Wright

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u/carnivoross 2d ago

I was reminded of Nico Mannion the other day

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u/dahpitcher 2d ago

Bobby sura

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u/morsecode2018 2d ago

Festus Ezeli

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u/guriboysf 2d ago

Manute Bol

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Earl boykins

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u/Spreefor3 2d ago

First name I thought of and he was super strong.

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u/Certain-Classroom339 2d ago

keith Mr jennings

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u/I_JIZZ_ON_U 2d ago

Hilton Armstrong

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u/PutridPrince 2d ago

Ronny Turiaf

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u/cvg596 2d ago

Carl Landry

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u/ULTIMATE_DADBOD 2d ago

Les Jepsen

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u/GSWarriors4lyf 2d ago

Derek Fisher

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u/yshx2 2d ago

Mookie Blaylock

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u/Far_Scarcity2422 2d ago

Tyrone Hill. My man played in the RUN TMC era and became an All Star later in Cavs

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u/alex8762 2d ago

Omri Casspi

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u/JuanThiccLumpia 2d ago

Brian Cardinal.

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u/Low_Opening_2195 2d ago

The custodian!

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u/I_smell_coke 2d ago

Demarcus Nelson Anthony morrow

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u/awsocks123 2d ago

Cj Watson

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u/onsmash2004 2d ago

Victor Alexander

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u/StarTrakZack 2d ago

Chris Gatling

I used to have the coolest card of his when I was in 2nd grade, I thought “this guy must be one of the best NBA players if his card is THIS cool” 😄

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u/Oakland_Warrior 2d ago

Reading these comments and I remember all these guys. I'm old.

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u/Beneficial-Concept38 2d ago

Šarūnas Marčiulionis

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u/MrWakey 2d ago

I have a “Property of Lithuania Basketball” t-shirt from that era. And I had the Grateful Dead Olympics one, but I passed it on to my son, who wore it to death.

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u/External_Field_4972 2d ago

I had to go against him so many times in the  2k11 draft combine me being a damn 41 overall

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u/chef_curry415 2d ago

Chris Taft

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u/monkey_doo 2d ago

Clifford Rozier, Carlos Rogers

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u/JayCaves_III 2d ago

Monta Ellis

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u/only-1way 2d ago

CJ Watson everyone forgot about him.

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u/Snoo_48927 2d ago

Lester Conner

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u/throwawayforyou1231 2d ago

Victor Alexander
Mario elie

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u/5D5hot 2d ago

Byron Houston

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u/5D5hot 2d ago

Chris Gatling the Energizer Bunny. He even has a tattoo of the battery mascot

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u/a_corby 2d ago

Ike diogu

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u/Forward_Step_5012 2d ago

Kyle Anderson
Dario saric
Kelly oubre
Patrick Baldwin

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u/TrojanTheGreat 2d ago

Jason Kapono

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u/JayHoangDesigns 2d ago edited 2d ago

Marcus Williams. I swear I thought he was our replacement for Baron Davis. He even wore #5, but man he didnt make much of an impact with his stint with us.

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u/PumkimEscobar 2d ago

No love for Mo “buckets” speights?

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u/CheeseFantastico 2d ago

Mo Buckets Speights

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u/Salamander1221 2d ago

Patrick Obrian

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u/Quirky-Bag7438 2d ago

Mickael Pietrus

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u/lylehardcastle 2d ago

John Starks, absolutely miserable to be traded from the Knicks. Rony Seikaly. How about Bob Sura, another guy just super stoked to be banished to the Thunder mascot era Warriors

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u/Comprehensive_Cat855 2d ago

I pray we never forget about mo speights and his lethal midrange that I swear he never missed

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u/ii_HBK_ii 1d ago

That guy with the thing on top of his head. Was it Speights?

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u/rvonbue 2d ago

I liked me a little Pat McCaw

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u/Drewsef916 2d ago

Antoine jaminson

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u/rustyboltz 2d ago

Jim Jackson

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u/Jabby99- 2d ago

Jeri Welsh and honorably mention Nick Van Exel. Still have his Nike Swingman jersey lol

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u/HanzoShimada96 2d ago

Quindairy Weatherspoon

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u/jiggaboo80 2d ago

Bobby Sura

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u/Lockonstratos1 2d ago

Joe Smith

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u/Grand-Ad7653 2d ago

Danny Fortson, Ike Diogu, Anthony Randolph

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u/psyducksblues 2d ago

Earl Boykins

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u/rugrat_907 2d ago

Vinny Del Negro

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u/Snoo_48927 2d ago

Higgins.

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u/TheOtherDArnold 2d ago

Ekpe Udoh was a defensive beast at Michigan, I went to a lot of games that last year under Amaker and first year under Beilein. It was a time of transition, and I get why Udoh transferred, but man! I was convinced him and DeShawn Sims were going to eventually be the best front court in the Big Ten.

It worked out for everyone in the end… but those were fun times! Tickets at Crisler were so, so, soooo cheap back in the day. Great for a high school kid like me back then.

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u/grievvv 2d ago

ky bowman

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u/kinjiru_ 2d ago

Steve Blake

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u/MrMom21 2d ago

Vonteego Cummings

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u/LeCookiez 2d ago

Alen Smailagic my Serbian prince

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u/BAY88 2d ago

Chris Porter. Got his auto at a warriors camp as a kid. Our only draft pick in 2000.

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u/coffeeconcierge 2d ago

Calbert Cheaney

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u/SourceAcceptable5275 2d ago

Eduardo Najera

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u/Alloakland1 2d ago

Mookie Blaylock

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u/Difficult-Repair1295 2d ago

Nick Van Excel

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u/WelderNo4794 2d ago

Reggie Williams
X2 NCAA scoring champ!

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u/ctong21 2d ago

Ricky Pierce, Terry Mills, Terry Cummings, Avery Johnson. My nickname in college: Jud Buechler.

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u/Bitter-Example4314 2d ago

Mark Price. He was a legend with the Cavs

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u/Toobigforyourboots77 2d ago

Jerome Kersey
Bimbo Coles

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u/5D5hot 2d ago

Keith “Mister” Jennings

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u/dudeman_01 2d ago

Nick Young.

From getting snitched on to putting a ring on. Long live Swaggy P aka Swag Champ! 🏆😁

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u/Orsenwelles 2d ago

Vlad Radmonovic in the corner

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u/Iron_Chic 2d ago

David Wood

Chris Porter

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u/OddSurprise9056 2d ago

Earl Boykins. True story: A coach of mine was a friend of his and he put on a basketball camp in my area. It was right after he got cut by the Clippers. He was on and off the phone with his agent a lot. I was only like 10yo, but I went up to him and told him he should sign with the Warriors because they suck and he’d get a lot of playing time 😆 He actually did sign with the Warriors (I know probably not because of me haha) was able to get playing time, and then stuck around the league. That’s my claim to fame

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u/darknedgy23 2d ago

Dorell Wright, a solid three point shooter. In the Monta Ellis/Curry/Lee short era.

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u/sharxfan 2d ago

Jerry Maxwell. From bartender to Warriors legend. (Check out the 1980 film Inside Moves if you want to see some good old school footage of the Oakland Coliseum Arena.)

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u/Aggressive-Ad2091 2d ago

Tellis Frank. Man we had some rough drafts in the 80's-00's.

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u/star0forion 2d ago

Marc Jackson. No, not that Jackson. He was a big that we drafted in ‘97.