Fantasy Basketball Team Preview: 2012-13 Golden State Warriors
by Jason on Oct.11, 2012, under Team analysis

Mr. Curry’s ability to regain his status as a fantasy basketball stud rests on that bothersome ankle of his.
Depth chart:
| PG: | Stephen Curry | Jarrett Jack | Charles Jenkins | |
| SG: | Klay Thompson | Kent Bazemore | ||
| SF: | Brandon Rush | Harrison Barnes | Richard Jefferson | Draymond Green |
| PF: | David Lee | Carl Landry | ||
| C: | Andrew Bogut | Festus Ezeli | Jeremy Tyler | Andris Biedrins |
Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft round (PDR) and per-game stats:
| Name: | Position: | PDR: | FG%: | FT%: | 3PTM: | Pts: | Reb: | Ast: | Stl: | Blk: | TO: |
| Stephen Curry | PG | 2 | 48% | 90% | 2.0 | 19.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Klay Thompson | SG/SF | 5 | 45% | 85% | 2.0 | 17.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| David Lee | C/PF | 6 | 50% | 78% | - | 16.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Andrew Bogut | C | 8 | 50% | 60% | - | 12.3 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Brandon Rush | SG/SF | 10 | 45% | 75% | 1.3 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Harrison Barnes | SF | 11+ | 45% | 75% | 0.5 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Most likely to surprise:
Thompson
Sleeper:
Barnes
Most likely to disappoint:
Lee
Category specialists:
Threes: Curry, Thompson
Steals: Curry
Blocks: Bogut
Storylines:
- health, health, health for Curry and Bogut
- who wins the battle between Rush and Barnes for the starting SF job
Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2011-12:
- Pts: T-11th
- FGM: T-6th
- FGA: T-9th
- FG%: 7th
- FT%: 11th
- 3PTM: 3rd
- Reb: 28th
- Ast: 9th
- TO: 4th
- Stl: T-11th
- Blk: T-5th
- Pace: 10th
- Offensive Efficiency: 11th
- Defensive Efficiency: T-26th
Fantasy-friendliness for 2012-13: B
Bonus:
The Warriors (sans players) take on “Gangnam Style”:
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