Golden State Warriors: 2017-18 NBA season preview
Roster
Jordan Bell, PF
Chris Boucher, C
Omri Casspi, SF
Stephen Curry, PG
Kevin Durant, SF
Draymond Green, PF
Andre Iguodala, SF
Damian Jones, C
Shaun Livingston, PG
Kevon Looney, SF/PF
Patrick McCaw, SG
JaVale McGee, C
Georges Niang, PF
Zaza Pachulia, C
Klay Thompson, SG
David West, PF/C
Nick Young, SG/SF
Offseason Additions
Nick Young (free agent, Los Angeles Lakers), Omri Casspi (free agent, Minnesota Timberwolves), Jordan Bell (No. 38 overall pick, Oregon), Chris Boucher (two-way contract), Georges Niang (training camp contract)
Offseason Subtractions
Ian Clark (free agent, New Orleans Pelicans), James Michael McAdoo (two-way contract, Philadelphia 76ers), Matt Barnes (free agent, unsigned)
Quick Thoughts
I mean this in the nicest way possible: The Warriors’ tremendous offseason was more about who they lost than who they gained.
Ian Clark was a quality bench player during the regular season. James Michael McAdoo stayed ready in a deep bench role for three years. Matt Barnes was a far-better veteran presence than Anderson Varejao. The fact is, however, that none of the three were quality postseason rotation options. Their replacements all are, or appear to be.
Nick Young had a productive season with the Lakers, shooting 40.4 percent on 7.0 3-point attempts per game (he made 2.8, good for 11th in the league). He is also a bigger, stronger defender than Clark.
Omri Casspi has had injury problems, but is a capable 3-and-D combo forward who has special range. He may not have much of a role when this team is healthy, but he is a much better injury-replacement option at the 3 than Brandon Rush and Barnes have been over the last two seasons.
Jordan Bell was a second-round steal. He is one of the better defensive rookies in the league, and has enough rebounding, passing and vertical ability to provide offensive value from either the 4 or the 5.
If the Warriors are healthy and their veterans perform similarly to how they did last year, Young is the only one of these three likely to see consistent minutes. Still, given how useful they each are and who they are replacing, they make the Warriors considerably better.