Golden State Warriors

A feature documentary on one of the NBA's most potent scoring trios is on the way.

According to Deadline's Matt Grobar, former Golden State Warriors stars Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, who are known collectively as Run TMC, will be the subjects of the documentary to show "how they set the stage for the present-day dynasty of the world-champion Golden State Warriors, led by Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green."

MSM, which recently produced the seven-part documentary series The Captain on New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter, has partnered with the studio RTG Features for the new project. David Charles Rodrigues has been tabbed as the director of the feature, which was developed and will be executive produced by the duo of Coodie & Chike.

"The Splash Brothers wouldn't be here if it weren't for Run TMC," Rodrigues said. "They may have never won a title, but they changed the game forever. Every great sports dynasty has an origin story, and there are none that are as fun, transformative and action-packed as the Warriors."

Ritchmond, Hardaway and Mullin played together for just two seasons from 1989-90 to 1990-91, but they made their mark with their flashy style of offense under Hall of Fame head coach Don Nelson. The documentary will explore their long-lasting friendship.

"Billed as 'the most fun fun sports doc of all time,' the as-yet-untitled feature will be a three-man weave combining basketball, hip-hop, the Bay Area and late-'80s/early '90s nostalgia," Grobar wrote.

Andrew Wiggins has heard plenty of criticism throughout his NBA career but says he's now immune to outside talk after winning a championship.

“It’s good morals,” Wiggins told Doug Smith of the Toronto Star. “Not letting little things bother me. I’ve always been one to not really care what people think too much ... I listen to my family, I listen to my friends and God. The circle is tight; that’s the way it’s always been."

Wiggins was a critical contributor to the Warriors' championship, racking up double-doubles in pivotal wins in Games 4 and 5. He averaged 18.3 points and 8.8 rebounds overall for the series while playing stellar defense on the perimeter, flashing the two-way skills the Warriors hoped he would show when they traded for him at the nadir of his value.

“It’s been a different type of summer, but the best summer of my life,” Wiggins said.

Wiggins is heading into the final year of his contract, and the subject of an extension will come up once training camp starts ramping up.

Marcus Thompson II and Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported Wiggins is the player on the roster most likely to receive an extension this fall. Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Jordan Poole are also eligible for new deals. It's unlikely all four will remain with the Warriors long-term given the financial constraints related to their new deals, but it appears Wiggins has gone from being barely wanted to being a priority.

JaMychal Green did not wait long before agreeing to join the Golden State Warriors after he reached a buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It turns out a call from Draymond Green helped sell him on the defending champs.

JaMychal revealed Draymond said he could "set [himself] up for life" if he signed with the Warriors and performed as expected. The veteran forward also added Steve Kerr's interest in bringing him into the fold played a major factor in his move to Golden State.

"He told me that [the Warriors] were interested, that they wanted me here, wanted me to be a part of the program," Green told reporters Monday at his introductory press conference. "After talking to him, I couldn't tell him no. The organization and what they built over here, I'd love to be a part of it."

Signing short-term deals with the Warriors helped Gary Payton II (three years, $26.1 million) and Otto Porter Jr. (two years, $12.3 million) cash in this summer on the open market. Green has made $41.2 million over the course of his NBA career, a plentiful sum but hardly a bounty in a league in which stars are landing $50 million annually.

The 32-year-old said he plans to come into Warriors camp motivated to help the team repeat—even if it means doing all the dirty work on the floor.

"Just come in and play hard," Green said. "Be a dog. Do the dirty work—help Draymond out with the dirty work. Knock down shots and play defense. I feel like if you come here and handle your business, you set yourself up for life."

Green is playing for his fifth NBA team after battling his way up through the G League after going undrafted in 2012. He averaged 6.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season with the Denver Nuggets.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is willing to let Andre Iguodala take his time to decide whether he wants to return to the team for the 2022-23 NBA season.

"I leave Andre alone," Kerr told The Athletic's Anthony Slater. "He knows where we stand. If he wants to come back, we’d love to have him. The one thing we feel strongly about with Andre is we want to give him whatever space and time he needs to make a decision. I’m leaving him alone. Whenever he makes his decision is fine with us."

Slater noted the Warriors are keeping a roster spot available in the event Iguodala decides to re-sign.

The 38-year-old was limited to 31 games this past year, with lingering back soreness sidelining him for more than two months in the middle of the campaign. He averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 19.5 minutes on the floor.

Injuries continued to hamper Iguodala across the 2022 playoffs. He was on the floor for just seven games during Golden State's title run. He played one minute and one second in the Finals-clinching Game 6 victory over the Boston Celtics.

Despite his age and overall decline, the Warriors still clearly value Iguodala and his presence in the locker room.

"We had a great mentoring system in place this year, with all these young guys playing with our vets who had seen it all," Kerr told reporters in May. "Andre, in particular, was just incredible this year and continues to be so with his counseling and advice.

"He does it in a way only Andre can, with humor and sarcasm and cryptic messaging."

In addition to defending their NBA crown, the Warriors will want to continue developing their younger players, the ones who could carry the torch when Iguodala, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson are retired.

Jordan Poole is still just 23. None of James Wiseman, Moses Moody or Jonathan Kuminga is older than 21. Collectively, they could be the next generation for Golden State.

Even if he isn't contributing a lot on the court, Iguodala can make a big impact for the team if he's helping to advance the development of those four.

Kevon Looney will open the 2022-23 season as the Golden State Warriors' starting center, Warriors coach Steve Kerr told Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

“Loon will come back as the starter,” Kerr said. “He has earned that and then some. We’re all thrilled that he’s back. There was a real fear that we’d lose him. To get him back is massive for our team. It sets up well for Loon to continue what he did for us last year. In doing so, he’s really a good mentor for James [Wiseman].”

Looney signed a three-year, $22.5 million contract this offseason to return to Golden State, where he's spent his first seven NBA seasons. The veteran will be tasked with helping bring along Wiseman, the 2020 No. 2 overall pick who missed all of last season with a knee injury.

Wiseman averaged 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds during a struggle-filled rookie season as the Warriors dealt with injuries across their roster. Kerr admitted he did not do a good enough job of coaching Wiseman, overcomplicating the responsibilities for the Memphis product.

The Warriors coach says he hopes coming off the bench and learning from Looney can allow Wiseman to settle in more easily.

“I think this will be a more natural progression for James, one that didn’t really happen his rookie year because of the situation,” Kerr said. “We felt like we needed to get him as much experience as possible, and Looney was coming off a season where he missed all that time with the nerve issues. So this seems much more natural, much more organic. Loon is the incumbent, the championship-starting center who has seen everything. Then you have James, who will learn from him and with him and will get his chances as we go. It’s a healthy growth situation for James.”

Wiseman was solid during his four-game stint at last month's Las Vegas Summer League, providing rim protection and stretching himself beyond the three-point arc. His three-point attempts were at about one per game as a rookie, and Wiseman could bring an extra dimension to the offense if he proves to be a capable shooter.

While Looney is comfortable playing alongside the Warriors' championship-winning core, he's very much a role player who fits best when playing 15-20 minutes per game. If Wiseman's development goes as hoped, it's possible—if not likely—he winds up supplanting Looney by the end of the regular season.

Dell Curry knew his son would become an All-Star.

"Once he got through the first cycle of injuries, I definitely knew he could be an All-Star," the former NBA player told NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole (h/t colleague Jarrod Castillo) when discussing Stephen.

The Davidson product dealt with ankle concerns early in his career and was limited to just 26 games during the 2011-12 season.

However, Dell said his son's "I've arrived in the NBA moment" came in 2013 when he dropped 54 points in a road game against the New York Knicks.

"To do it in Madison Square Garden, it was just surreal," Dell recalled. "A handful of guys have scored 50-plus in that type of atmosphere ... that's a tough atmosphere to play in."

It turns out merely expecting Stephen to be an All-Star was underselling it. He is one of the best guards in NBA history with a resume that includes four championships, two league MVPs, an NBA Finals MVP, two scoring titles, eight All-NBA selections and eight All-Star nods.

Nobody in NBA history has made more three-pointers than Curry, and he revolutionized the way the game is played in the space-and-pace era.

It wouldn't be shocking if he added a fifth championship next season if he stays healthy and continues to play at an elevated level after leading the Warriors to a Finals win over the Boston Celtics this past season.

DeMar DeRozan spurned Draymond Green when the Golden State Warriors forward attempted to recruit him in free agency last year.

In an interview with the five-time All-Star on The Draymond Green Show podcast (h/t Nick Metallinos of the Sporting News), Green said his good friend responded with "f--k no" when he tried to get him to sign with the Warriors.

Green noted he told DeRozan if he came to Golden State, "we can win a championship."

"He didn't come and we still won a championship," Green added. "I had to throw that one out there."

It's unclear at what point in the lead-up to free agency last summer that Green spoke with DeRozan.

After the 2020-21 season, DeRozan was heavily linked to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 32-year-old told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports last November he felt like it "was a done deal and that we were going to figure it out" with his hometown team.

The move fell through, leading to DeRozan going to the Chicago Bulls in a sign-and-trade with the Spurs. He received a three-year, $81.9 million deal from the Bulls.

On The Hoop Collective Podcast (h/t Eric Eulau of SI.com) in April, ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk noted DeRozan opted not to sign with the Lakers because he felt they "were in sort of disarray" and "didn’t know what they were doing" when he met with team officials.

If the Warriors wanted to pursue DeRozan, it likely would have had to come via sign-and-trade deal with San Antonio because they wouldn't have enough salary-cap space to sign him outright.

It would be fascinating to know how history might have been different if Golden State had to move, say, Andrew Wiggins and another piece or two to bring on DeRozan.

Wiggins played a significant role in the team's run to the NBA Finals last season. The 27-year-old had consecutive double-doubles in Games 4 and 5 against the Boston Celtics. He also earned high marks for his defensive effort in the series.

DeRozan had arguably the best season of his career in 2021-22. He was named to the All-NBA second team and set a career high in scoring average with 27.9 points per game.

The Bulls made the playoffs as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, but were eliminated in the first round by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Draymond Green might want a new max contract, but many NBA fans and several of those who cover the league don't believe it's coming for the Golden State Warriors star.

The forward is set to make $25.8 million in 2022-23 and has a $27.6 million player option for the following season. On Aug. 3, he is eligible to sign an extension with the team with which he has spent all 10 years of his NBA career.

According to Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, Green "wants and believes he deserves a maximum contract extension from the Warriors."

The reaction to this from social media wasn't too surprising:

The Warriors "have no plans to offer Green a maximum extension," per Slater and Thompson. It could lead to a contentious negotiation before the four-time All-Star and four-time NBA champion potentially hits free agency next offseason.

The Golden State Warriors and guard Jordan Poole are reportedly expected to discuss a new contract ahead of the Oct. 18 deadline for rookie extensions.

Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic reported Wednesday that while the sides are expected to "engage" in talks, so far there "doesn't appear to be a level of urgency" from the Dubs' front office.

Poole was one of the breakout stars of the 2021-22 NBA season. He initially helped fill a starting spot while Klay Thompson recovered from injury and then played a key reserve role as the Warriors rolled to a championship in June.

The third-year guard averaged 18.5 points, 4.0 assists and 3.4 rebounds across 76 regular-season appearances. He shot 44.8 percent from the field, 36.4 percent on threes and 92.5 percent from the free-throw line.

His rookie contract includes a team-friendly $3.9 million cap hit for 2022-23 and the Warriors can extend a qualifying offer next offseason to make him a restricted free agent.

So there isn't a ton of time pressure on Golden State to offer him an extension that would likely include a significant pay raise, especially since the team likely wants to maintain a little financial flexibility amid speculation they could bring back Kevin Durant.

On the flip side, Poole's growth into a valuable offensive weapon and potential foray into free agency next summer mean he's set to cash in regardless of whether the offer comes from Golden State or another organization.

The Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs are among the possible suitors for an offer sheet if he does hit the free-agent market next summer, per Slater and Thompson.

Of course, the Warriors would have the opportunity to match any proposal the 23-year-old University of Michigan product receives if he's given the qualifying offer.

So the lack of urgency ahead of the October deadline isn't a surprise. Poole is an important piece for the Warriors as they attempt to bridge toward a new era in the years ahead after long-term success led by Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, and he'll eventually be paid like a franchise cornerstone if he continues his upward trajectory.

If there's no movement on the Durant front over the next six weeks, perhaps the Warriors will get more aggressive in their efforts to re-sign Poole ahead of the deadline. They sound content to let him play out his rookie contract for now, though.