2020–21 Golden State Warriors season

The Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 15–50 to finish in last place in the Western Conference having the worst record in the Conference. == Preseason ==

The Warriors entered the season with a chance to come back into championship contention after missing the playoffs for the first time since 2012. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the 2019–20 NBA season to be temporarily suspended, the Warriors had not played a game since March 2020. On November 17, 2020, the NBA announced the 2020–21 season would begin on December 22, 2020. The Warriors started the season with a healthy Stephen Curry, as he previously injured his second metacarpal bone in his left finger against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center on October 30, 2019, causing him to miss 60 of the 65 games available and playing in 5 of those respective games. The Warriors also expect to have a healthy Kevon Looney, who was struggling with neuropathy for most of the season, as he only played 20 games. Klay Thompson was also expected to be healthy this season, but on November 19, 2020, it was announced that he would miss the entire season due to injuring his right Achilles tendon. Thompson hadn't played in an NBA game since Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. After sitting out for two consecutive seasons, he finally made his return on January 9, 2022, against the Cleveland Cavaliers, recording 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 96–82 win. As a result of being the worst team in the league, the Warriors were in the NBA draft lottery and they received the second overall selection. With that selection, the Warriors drafted Memphis center James Wiseman. They also selected point guard Nico Mannion with the 48th pick and shooting guard Justinian Jessup with the 51st pick. ==Draft==

Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Warriors' selection was held stuck as the #1 selection of the draft with their record being the worst of all NBA teams the prior season at 15–50 before the NBA suspended their season on March 12, 2020, and cancelled the rest of Golden State's season by June 5. As a result, they held the best odds to stay at #1 alongside the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2020 draft, though also holding the highest odds to fall as low as the #5 pick with 47.9% odds of dropping there. The Warriors ended the 2020 NBA draft lottery with the #2 selection, dropping down one spot with the Timberwolves moving up to the #1 position. In addition to their first-round pick, the Warriors also gained two second-round picks from previous trades involving the Dallas Mavericks. ==Standings==

Division Conference Notes • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs • y – Clinched division title • x – Clinched playoff spot • * – Division leader ==Roster==

Roster notes • Klay Thompson missed the entire season with a torn right Achilles tendon. ==Game log==

Preseason Regular season The schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020, while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4. The schedule for the second half of the season was released on February 24, 2021. Play-in The Warriors finished the regular season with the 8th-best record in the Western Conference, and qualified for the play-in games instituted in the 2020 NBA playoffs. Needing to win only one of possibly two games they could play, they lost to the Lakers who took the 7th seed with the victory, then lost to the Grizzlies in overtime who captured the 8th seed in the conference. ==Player statistics==

Regular season After all games. ‡ Waived during the season † Traded during the season ≠ Acquired during the season ==Transactions==

Trades Free agency Re-signed Additions Subtractions ==Awards==