{"id":56507,"date":"2023-10-12T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=56507"},"modified":"2023-10-11T22:27:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T02:27:26","slug":"the-golden-state-warriors-in-the-nba-general-manager-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/10\/12\/the-golden-state-warriors-in-the-nba-general-manager-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Golden State Warriors in the NBA General Manager Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The annual survey of NBA general managers was released yesterday, and the Golden State Warriors were well represented. With a new feel to their roster, it was intriguing to see where front offices would rank the team and its players. It\u2019s safe to say that GMs expect Golden State to be in the championship mix again. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Golden State Warriors in the NBA General Manager Survey<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best NBA player at each position, according to the annual GM survey\u2026<\/p>\n<p>PG: Stephen Curry (age 35)<br \/>SG: Devin Booker (age 26)<br \/>SF: Jayson Tatum (age 25)<br \/>PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo (age 28)<br \/>C: Nikola Jokic (age 28)<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NBA<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guru (@DrGuru_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrGuru_\/status\/1711794640507339109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stephen Curry<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Curry<\/strong><\/a> was obviously the Warriors player receiving the most votes in different categories. Some results may surprise you, so let\u2019s start with the most obvious ones. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Curry was once again voted as the best point guard in the league, receiving 63% of the votes. After receiving 72% of the votes last year, there seems to be a consensus around the league as to who the best in the NBA is. Curry received 90% of the votes as the best pure shooter, 73% as the best at moving off the ball, and 40% as the player who forces coaches to make the most adjustments. The 35-year-old was also voted by 23% of GMs as the best leader, second only to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In an interesting turn of events, Curry was voted the league\u2019s second-best shooting guard, receiving 10% of the votes behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bookede01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Devin Booker<\/strong><\/a>. Curry was also pegged as the GM&#8217;s top choice (37%) to take the last shot in a game. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Draymond Green<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While Curry received heaps of offensive praise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Draymond Green<\/strong><\/a> represented the Warriors on the defensive side of the floor.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Green was voted the league\u2019s third-best defender, receiving 10% of the votes, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/strong><\/a> taking the title at 40%. Green also received 13% of the votes as the best interior defender and 23% as the most versatile. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Other Players<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Paul<\/strong><\/a> was another Warriors player getting lots of survey attention, with his shocking trade to Golden State voted as the third-most <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/22\/warriors-flip-poole-for-chris-paul\/\" target=\"_self\">surprising move of the offseason<\/a> behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lillada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Damian Lillard<\/strong><\/a><strong>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holidjr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jrue Holiday<\/a> <\/strong>swap, as well as the Celtics acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porzikr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kristaps Porzingis<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">10% of the votes rewarded Paul for possessing the highest basketball IQ, while 20% said he was the active player who would make the best coach someday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">7% of GMs voted <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/26\/golden-state-warriors-draft-overview\/\" target=\"_self\">rookie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/brandin-podziemski-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Brandin Podziemski<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as the biggest steal in the NBA draft, fifth behind Miami\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jaqueja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jaime Jaquez Jr.<\/strong><\/a>, Portland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hendesc01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Scoot Henderson<\/strong><\/a>, Utah\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Keyonte George<\/strong><\/a> and Houston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/whitmca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cam Whitmore<\/strong><\/a>. There\u2019s seemingly high praise across front offices for Podziemski. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steve Kerr<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Steve Kerr, entering his 10<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> season as the Warriors head coach, came in third in votes for best coach (7%), as Miami\u2019s Erik Spoelstra overwhelmingly won the category at 73%. Kerr received 23% of votes as both the league\u2019s best motivator and having the best offense. Spoelstra and Sacramento&#8217;s Mike Brown won each category, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Miscellaneous<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Warriors finished behind the Denver Nuggets in three other categories. The first was the vote as the most fun team to watch, with Golden State carrying 23% of the vote while Denver took 30%. The Nuggets were voted the league\u2019s most efficient offense, taking 34% of the vote to the Warriors\u2019 14%. Finally, the Nuggets were voted to have the league\u2019s best homecourt advantage (37%), and Golden State finished second at 17%. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual survey of NBA general managers was released yesterday, and the Golden State Warriors were well represented. With a new feel to their roster, it was intriguing to see where front offices would rank the team and its players. It\u2019s safe to say that GMs expect Golden State to be in the championship mix [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4610,"featured_media":56568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,25,62],"tags":[229,409,48],"class_list":["post-56507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-warriors","category-nba","tag-chris-paul","tag-draymond-green","tag-stephen-curry"],"modified_by":"Kayla Fonte","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}