There are players that define franchises for long stretches of time. The Los Angeles Lakers’ name cannot be said without mentioning Magic Johnson and “Showtime.” There’s the Bad Boy Pistons and Michael Jordan’s Bulls. Tim Duncan’s dominance for San Antonio and LeBron James’ villainy in South Beach.
For the Warriors, their golden age of basketball will always have the José Calderón era. It was a simpler time. Well, it started off as a simpler time until Kevin Durant’s unfortunate knee injury complicated everything.
Following an ugly win over the Brooklyn Nets, the Warriors let go of point guard Brianté Weber.