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The 28 Greatest Golden State Warriors Players of All Time

By YPB Team

Dynasty pillars and old-school giants meet cult heroes from forgotten eras in one of basketball's richest lineages. Where do you stand?

  1. Stephen Curry — ranked #11
    Stephen Curry
    Four-time champion and two-time MVP who revolutionized basketball with his shooting.
    1000pts
  2. Wilt Chamberlain — ranked #22
    Wilt Chamberlain
    The legendary Warriors center who famously scored 100 points in a single game.
    942pts
  3. Mitch Richmond — ranked #33
    Mitch Richmond
    Rookie of the Year in 1989 and the scoring guard of the Run TMC trio with Hardaway and Mullin.
    788pts
  4. Tom Gola — ranked #44
    Tom Gola
    Philadelphia native and Hall of Famer who joined the Warriors as a territorial pick and won the 1956 championship as a rookie.
    738pts
  5. Al Attles — ranked #55
    Al Attles
    Spent his whole 11-year playing career with the Warriors, then coached them to the 1975 title; known as Mr. Warrior.
    718pts
  6. Baron Davis — ranked #66
    Baron Davis
    The electric point guard of the 'We Believe' 2007 playoff upset Warriors.
    718pts
  7. Chris Mullin — ranked #77
    Chris Mullin
    Hall of Fame sharpshooter and 13-year Warrior from the Run TMC era.
    718pts
  8. Kevon Looney — ranked #88
    Kevon Looney
    Homegrown center who won three championships with the Warriors and anchored their rebounding in the 2022 title run.
    682pts
  9. Jason Richardson — ranked #99
    Jason Richardson
    High-flying guard who won two Slam Dunk Contests as a Warrior and averaged 23 points in 2005-06.
    666pts
  10. Antawn Jamison — ranked #1010
    Antawn Jamison
    Forward who scored 51 points in back-to-back games for the Warriors in December 2000 and averaged 24.9 points that season.
    666pts
  11. Andrew Bogut — ranked #1111
    Andrew Bogut
    Starting center and rim protector of the 2015 champion Warriors and the record 73-win team.
    609pts
  12. Jeff Mullins — ranked #1212
    Jeff Mullins
    Three-time All-Star guard who spent ten seasons with the Warriors and won the 1975 championship.
    609pts
  13. World B. Free — ranked #1313
    World B. Free
    High-scoring guard who averaged 30.2 points per game for the 1979-80 Warriors.
    545pts
  14. Jamaal Wilkes — ranked #1414
    Jamaal Wilkes
    Rookie of the Year in 1975 and starting forward on the Warriors team that swept Washington in that year's Finals.
    545pts
  15. Stephen Jackson — ranked #1515
    Stephen Jackson
    Tough wing and emotional leader of the 2007 We Believe team that upset the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks.
    473pts
  16. Rick Barry — ranked #1616
    Rick Barry
    Hall of Fame forward who led the 1975 Warriors to the championship.
    389pts
  17. Draymond Green — ranked #1717
    Draymond Green
    Four-time champion, Defensive Player of the Year, and playmaking forward.
    389pts
  18. Tim Hardaway — ranked #1818
    Tim Hardaway
    Five-time All-Star point guard of Run TMC, famous for his killer crossover, who starred for Golden State from 1989 to 1996.
    389pts
  19. Andre Iguodala — ranked #1919
    Andre Iguodala
    Won the 2015 Finals MVP off the bench and four championships with the Warriors in the dynasty years.
    294pts
  20. Andrew Wiggins — ranked #2020
    Andrew Wiggins
    Key contributor to the Warriors' 2022 championship with stellar Finals defense.
    294pts
  21. Paul Arizin — ranked #2121
    Paul Arizin
    Hall of Fame forward who spent his whole career with the Philadelphia Warriors, won two scoring titles and the 1956 championship.
    294pts
  22. Kevin Durant — ranked #2222
    Kevin Durant
    Two-time Finals MVP who joined Golden State and led them to back-to-back titles.
    294pts
  23. Joe Fulks — ranked #2323
    Joe Fulks
    Philadelphia Warriors scoring pioneer who led the league in scoring and won the first BAA championship in 1947.
    294pts
  24. Nate Thurmond — ranked #2424
    Nate Thurmond
    Hall of Fame center and defensive pioneer, leader in franchise Defensive Win Shares.
    294pts
  25. Klay Thompson — ranked #2525
    Klay Thompson
    Four-time champion and elite shooter, half of the Splash Brothers duo.
    182pts
  26. Monta Ellis — ranked #2626
    Monta Ellis
    Explosive guard who averaged 24 points during the pre-dynasty Warriors era.
    182pts
  27. Robert Parish — ranked #2727
    Robert Parish
    Began his Hall of Fame career with four seasons as the Warriors' center from 1976 to 1980.
    182pts
  28. David Lee — ranked #2828
    David Lee
    Two-time All-Star power forward from the Warriors' rebuilding era into the dynasty.
    0pts

Comments 2

Narrow the field to one franchise and thirteen names remain, one of whom scored 100 points in a night. Eighteen seasons in the jersey is Curry's reply: https://youpick.best/articles/stephen-curry-ranked-many-ways

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Aug 21

Two titles in three seasons put Durant on this list. Whether a guest that brief belongs above Stephen Curry is the question here: https://youpick.best/articles/kevin-durant-ranked-many-ways

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