The Warriors are working out numerous veteran free agents over the next two weeks, The Athletic’s Shams Charania and Anthony Slater report (Twitter link).
That group includes Dion Waiters, Tony Snell, Kent Bazemore, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Harry Giles and Trey Burke. The Warriors have two vacancies on their 15-man roster and a camp competition is expected among several candidates, Slater tweets.
Waiters, now 31, hasn’t appeared in an NBA game since the 2019/20 season. He attended a mini-camp with the Mavericks last summer, but wasn’t able to land a job.
Snell, also 31, wasn’t in the league last year after playing a combined 53 games for Portland and New Orleans in 2021/22.
Bazemore, 34, was also out of the league last season after appearing in 39 games with the Lakers in 2021/22. Bazemore was waived by the Kings last October.
Toscano-Anderson, 30, appeared in a total of 52 games with the Lakers and Jazz last season. He hasn’t been able to land a contract after entering free agency this summer. He and Bazemore both previously played for Golden State.
Giles, 25, was a first-round pick in 2017 but hasn’t been in the league since the 2020/21 season, when he played 38 games for the Blazers. He worked out for the Magic recently and his scheduled workout with the Warriors was previously reported. Giles could also be a candidate for one of Golden State’s two-way slots.
Burke, 30, didn’t play in the NBA last season after appearing in 42 games with the Mavericks in 2021/22. He was traded twice last summer and then waived by the Thunder. He had a stint with the Kings’ G League affiliate last season.
Giles would be a good move for the Warriors. I hope the Celtics sign him.
Celtics only like SFs or SGs so probably not
Giles is the only option that makes sense here. Why Trey Burke, they have Curry, Paul and Joseph. What is wrong with them
Snell hasn’t missed a free throw since 2019
on how many attempts per game?
Not many
YOU HAVE ENOUGH GUARDS KERR!!!!!! Handed a championship roster. Can’t develop young talent. One of the luckiest players ever. Handed everything
Yeah,..of those potential “fits” Giles would be my pick.
Let sign Giles GSW!! He has the most to prove and it helps he is 6’11
I think it’s relevant to mention that Mr. Toscano-Anderson previously played for the Dubs, no?
I was looking for that too
Yeah, that’s why it’s mentioned in the article…
They added it after we said something
Advanced stats on these guys (if you’re into that) are surprisingly more worse than I would have thought.
JTA getting a 2 way contract would be good. I have not heard one word on Lamb what happened to him in FA did he sign overseas?
Bazemore? WTF? He was awful last time around with the Warriors. Dumb fouls, bad turnovers, and poor defense were his specialty. But he is tight with Steph dating back to his early days, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up being gifted a training camp invite.
Everyone relax, these guys wouldn’t play much at all. They aren’t looking for a rotation guy.
That’s the thing though, they ARE looking for a guy who can play. They’ll use all 14 guys because their roster is a little older. They won’t just pick up a guy to be a scrub. Even their two-way guys played a lot last year.
It’s likely they’re waiting for a guy to fall out from another team they can pick up. Not one of these scrubs. But you work these types of guys out because you’re allotted these tryouts. When a trade comes down the line and two of these guys are available has the fifth piece you now know which one to select because you’ve seen them.
Giles hasn’t played much BB since his JR year of High School. Talent assessments have a shelf life.
Bring back JTA – he has such a great attitude and is a terrific member of the community for all of the Bay Area. JTA’s extra hustle gives him an edge all season long versus those that take games/minutes off. JTA also has Steph’s back 100% of the time while on the bench or on the court during games. He is a humble guy, but don’t confuse his kindness for weakness as he does have that dog in him!
If they go with two of them, that should be Giles and JTA. But maybe try some more vets would be good, especially F/C like LA, who have IQ, range, a little bit rim protection and experience.
Giles is Weisman
Wiseman*? No Kerr damaged Wiseman. Giles had terrible luck and kept getting injured. He deserves another chance