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A list of the best Golden State Warriors of all time. As one of the the charter NBA franchises, the Warriors have a history that&#39;s as rich as any team in the league. Some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time">best players in NBA history</a> have played for the Warriors, even when they were in Philadelphia. The team played for 16 seasons in Philadelphia before moving to San Francisco in 1962. The Warriors had the biggest name of those early NBA years on its roster in&nbsp;Wilt Chamberlain. &quot;The Big Dipper&quot; is widely considered one of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-centers-of-all-time">best centers of all time</a>. As a Warrior, Chamberlain scored an NBA record 100 points in a single game, one of the greatest achievements in all of sports.

In 1975, the Warriors won its second championship on the strength of one of the best players of all time in Rick Barry. Widely considered one of the greatest small forwards ever, Barry was a prolific scorer who became even greater in spite of knee injuries. He was named one of the NBA&#39;s 50 greatest players in 1996.

Throughout the team&#39;s history, Golden State has been one of the league&#39;s best offensive teams. With their being led by stars like Chris Mullin, Tim Hardaway, Baron Davis and Stephen Curry, the Warriors are usually one of the most entertaining teams in the entire NBA.

This is a list of the best Golden State Warriors of all time. If you think someone is missing, feel free to add him. Vote or rerank the list based on who you think is the greatest Golden State Warriors player ever.

Big fan of Golden State basketball? Then check out this list of Golden State Warriors centers with photos and seasons played with the team.&nbsp;It includes almost every center from throughout Golden State Warriors history, including current centers and past ones. Featuring some of the&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-centers-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest NBA centers</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Warriors&nbsp;Cs include Nate Thurmond, Wilt Chamberlain, Joe Carroll, and Danny Fortson.In the 2017-18 NBA season, the current Golden State Warriors starting Cs and backup Cs are JaVale McGee, Zaza Pachulia, and Damian Jones.&nbsp; Who are the best centers in Golden State Warriors history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Golden State Warriors&nbsp;center.

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Big fan of Golden State basketball? Then check out this list of Golden State Warriors point guards with photos and seasons played with the team.&nbsp;It includes almost every point guard from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-golden-state-warriors-of-all-time/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Golden State Warriors history</a>, including current point guards and past ones. Featuring some of the&nbsp;greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-point-guards-currently-in-the-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">NBA point guards</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Warriors&nbsp;PGs include Tim Hardaway, Baron Davis, Sleepy Floyd, and Ron Williams.In the 2017-18 NBA season, the current Golden State Warriors starting PGs and backup PGs are Stephen Curry, Shaun Livingston, and Quinn Cook.&nbsp;Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-point-guards-in-nba-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best point guards</a> in Golden State Warriors history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Golden State Warriors&nbsp;point guard.

Big fan of Golden State basketball? Then check out this list of Golden State Warriors shooting guards with photos and seasons played with the team.&nbsp;It includes almost every shooting guard from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-golden-state-warriors-of-all-time/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Golden State Warriors history</a>, including current shooting guards and past ones. Featuring some of the&nbsp;greatest NBA shooting guards of all time,&nbsp;the best Warriors&nbsp;SGs include Jeff Mullins, Latrell Sprewell, Chris Mullin, and Jason Richardson.In the 2017-18 NBA season, the current Golden State Warriors starting SGs and backup SGs are Klay Thompson, Patrick McCaw, and Nick Young.&nbsp; Who are the best shooting guards in Golden State Warriors history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Golden State Warriors&nbsp;shooting guard.

Big fan of Golden State basketball? Then check out this list of Golden State Warriors power forwards with photos and seasons played with the team.&nbsp;It includes almost every power forward from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-golden-state-warriors-of-all-time/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Golden State Warriors history</a>, including current power forwards and past ones. Featuring some of the&nbsp;greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nba-power-forwards/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">NBA power forwards</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Warriors&nbsp;PFs include Antawn Jamison, David Lee, Nate Thurmond, and Troy Murphy.

Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-power-forwards-in-nba-history?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best power forwards</a> in Golden State Warriors history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Golden State Warriors&nbsp;power forward.

Big fan of Golden State basketball? Then check out this list of Golden State Warriors small forwards with photos and seasons played with the team.&nbsp;It includes almost every small forward from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-golden-state-warriors-of-all-time/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Golden State Warriors history</a>, including current small forwards and past ones. Featuring some of the&nbsp;greatest <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nba-small-forwards/ranker-nba?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">NBA small forwards</a> of all time,&nbsp;the best Warriors&nbsp;SFs include Rick Barry, Chris Mullin, Purvis Short, and Jamaal Wilkes.In the 2017-18 NBA season, the current Golden State Warriors starting SFs and backup SFs are Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodola, Omri Casspi, and Kevon Looney.&nbsp; Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-10-small-forwards?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best small forwards</a> in Golden State Warriors history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of Golden State Warriors&nbsp;small forward.

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In their time as an NBA franchise, the Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time have gone through many different head coaches, all with different personalities and coaching styles. With that said, who is the best Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time coach of all time? We want to hear your thoughts, which is why we created this poll of the top Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time head coaches. Edward Gottlieb was the first head coach of the Warriors. In their first season Gottlieb's Warriors won the Basketball Association of America Finals. The first time the Warriors would win a championship in the NBA was under George Senesky. Senesky's Warriors would win it all in 1956. If you love basketball and the Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time, then help us decide who the best Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time coach is by voting up your top picks. You don't have to vote for the winningest Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time coach, but it's hard to argue against solid numbers.

These Golden State Warriors players have all had their numbers retired. After making a big impact while playing for the team, players such as Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry had their jerseys retired. But not every player in the NBA gets their number retired, it is an honor bestowed upon the best players of a franchise. Which of these athletes are the greatest Golden State Warriors players? This list is only for Golden State Warriors players with retired numbers. Coaches and managers have had their numbers retired as well but we&#39;re here to determine the best Golden State Warriors players that have had their number retired for all time.

Although these are undoubtedly great players, not all of them have been voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame despite having their numbers retired. The Golden State Warriors players that have been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame are noted below. Vote up the Golden State Warriors players with retired numbers that you think made the biggest contribution to the team.

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Steve Kerr

Stephen Douglas Kerr (born September 27, 1965) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is an eight-time NBA champion, having won five titles as a player (three with the Chicago Bulls and two with the San Antonio Spurs) as well as three with the Warriors as a head coach. Kerr has the highest career three-point percentage (45.4%) in NBA history for any player with at least 250 three-pointers made. He also held the NBA record for highest three-point percentage in a season at 52.4% until the record was broken by Kyle Korver in 2010.
On June 2, 2007, the Phoenix Suns named Kerr the team's president of basketball operations and general manager. Kerr helped managing partner Robert Sarver buy the Suns in 2004 and became one of Sarver's trusted basketball advisors. Kerr announced his retirement from the Suns in June 2010. Afterwards, Kerr returned as a color commentator for NBA on TNT until 2014, when he pursued a career in coaching.
On May 14, 2014, the Golden State Warriors named Kerr the team's head coach. On April 4, 2015, with a win over the Dallas Mavericks, Kerr broke the NBA record for the most regular-season wins for a rookie coach. The Warriors went on to win the 2015 NBA Finals, making Kerr the first rookie coach to win a championship since Pat Riley in the 1982 NBA Finals. On April 13, 2016, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season, breaking a record previously held by Kerr's 1995–96 Chicago Bulls. The Warriors returned to the Finals for four straight years, losing in 2016, winning again in 2017 and 2018, and losing in 2019.

Don Nelson

Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940), sometimes known as Nellie, is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and head coach. He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics and had his number 19 retired by the franchise.
An innovator, Nelson is credited with, among other things, pioneering the concept of the point forward, a tactic which is frequently employed by teams at every level today. His unique brand of basketball is often referred to as Nellie Ball. He was named one of the Top 10 coaches in NBA history. On April 7, 2010, he passed Lenny Wilkens for first place on the all-time NBA wins list with his 1,333rd win. His all-time record coaching record was 1,335–1,063 (.557). Nelson was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Mark Jackson

Mark Arrol Jackson (born April 1, 1965) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach. A point guard from St. John's University, he played for the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets in the NBA in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004.
After retiring from playing basketball, Jackson became a broadcast commentator for ESPN and ABC alongside his former coach Jeff Van Gundy and play-by-play man Mike Breen. He also worked as an analyst for The YES Network's New Jersey Nets games. In 2011 the Golden State Warriors hired Jackson as head coach. He coached the team for three seasons, but was fired in 2014 despite leading the Warriors to consecutive playoff appearances for the first time in over 20 years.
On May 17, 2014, Jackson reached a multiyear agreement to return to ESPN as a game analyst.

Al Attles

Alvin Austin Attles Jr. (born November 7, 1936) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach best known for his longtime association with the Golden State Warriors.

Edward Gottlieb

Edward Gottlieb (born Isadore Gottlieb, September 15, 1898 – December 7, 1979), known as "Mr. Basketball" and "The Mogul", was the first coach and manager of the Philadelphia Warriors in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the former owner and coach of the team from 1951 to 1962. A native of Kiev, Ukraine, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor on April 20, 1972. The NBA Rookie of the Year "Eddie Gottlieb Trophy" is named after Gottlieb.

George Karl

George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and former player. He is one of 9 coaches in NBA history to have won 1,000 NBA games, though he never won a championship.

Alex Hannum

Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was a professional basketball player and coach. Hannum coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and one American Basketball Association (ABA) team to championships. In 1998 Hannum was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach.

Keith Smart

Jonathan Keith Smart (born September 21, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is perhaps best remembered for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1987 NCAA championship game. The shot gave the Indiana Hoosiers a 74–73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen. He had transferred to Indiana from Garden City Community College in Kansas where he was a two-year standout and Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year.After two seasons at Indiana, Smart was signed by the San Antonio Spurs, with whom he played two games in the 1988–89 season. In 12 minutes, Smart scored two points and had two assists and one rebound.  Smart later played in the Philippines, with the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA, in the 1989 Reinforced Conference, where he played through an injury and was eventually replaced by Ennis Whatley after only five games. After the PBA, he played in the World Basketball League: first with the Worcester Counts in 1989. He then played for the Youngstown Pride and was traded to the Halifax Windjammers in March 1991. Smart later played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Rapid City Thrillers (1995–96) and Fort Wayne Fury (1996–97).  He also played two seasons in France, and one in Venezuela.In 2002, Smart finished the season as interim coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His record was 9–31 with the club. In 2003, he became an assistant with the Golden State Warriors.
In 2010, Smart took over for Golden State Warriors head coach Don Nelson before the start of the 2010-11 training camp.The Warriors fired Smart on April 27, 2011 following a 36 win season, a 10-game improvement from the previous season. He joined the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach in November 2011. On January 5, 2012, the Kings named Smart head coach after firing Paul Westphal. He recorded a 48–93 record over parts of two seasons with the team. On May 31, 2013, the Kings fired Smart with one year remaining on his contract.
On September 17, 2014, the Miami Heat announced they had hired Smart as an assistant coach.

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P. J. Carlesimo

Peter John Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949) is an American basketball coach, who coached in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and college basketball for nearly 40 years. He is also a television broadcaster, having worked with ESPN, The NBA on TNT, Westwood One, Fox Sports Southwest, Pac-12 Network, The NBA on NBC and CSN New England.
Carlesimo served as head coach of four different NBA teams, and was named Seton Hall University's "Coach of the Century." He was an assistant coach for the United States men's Olympic basketball team ("The Dream Team") that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was also an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs team that won three championships between 2003 and 2007.

Brian Winters

Brian Joseph Winters (born March 1, 1952) is an American former basketball player and coach.

Mike Montgomery

Michael John Montgomery (born February 27, 1947) is a retired American basketball coach. He is best known for his 18-year tenure at Stanford (1986–2004), where he led the program to 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 1998. Montgomery previously served as head coach at the Montana (1978–1986). Following his time at Stanford, he coached the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons (2004–2006) before ending his career at the University of California (2008–2014). He announced his retirement from coaching following the 2013–14 season.Over his 32-year collegiate coaching career, Montgomery made 16 NCAA Tournaments, captured 6 conference championships, and amassed nearly 700 victories. He also led Stanford to the NIT championship in 1991.

George Senesky

George Lawrence Senesky (April 4, 1922 – June 25, 2001) was an American professional basketball player and coach.  A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, he played for eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Philadelphia Warriors.  He later coached the franchise, from 1955 through to 1958, winning the NBA title in 1956.

Ed Gregory

Eddie J. Gregory (born October 28, 1931) is an American former basketball scout, coach, and executive. In the 1960s he was the head men's basketball coach at Fresno State University; he also coached at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He served as interim head coach of the Golden State Warriors for the final 18 games of the 1987–88 season, after George Karl departed. Gregory currently serves as "Basketball GM and Scouting" instructor for the online sports career training school, Sports Management Worldwide in Portland, Oregon.

Frank McGuire

Frank Joseph McGuire (November 8, 1913 – October 11, 1994) was an American basketball coach. At the collegiate level, he was head coach for three major programs: St. John's, North Carolina, and South Carolina, winning over a hundred games at each.

Johnny Bach

John William Bach (July 10, 1924 – January 18, 2016) was an American professional basketball player and coach.  A forward/guard, Bach played college basketball at Fordham University and Brown University.  He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1948 Basketball Association of America (BAA) Draft, and played 34 games for the Celtics.

Neil Johnston

Donald Neil Johnston (February 4, 1929 – September 28, 1978) was an American basketball player at the center position who played eight years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), from 1951 to 1959. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1990.

Bob Feerick

Robert Joseph Feerick (January 2, 1920 – June 8, 1976) was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Bill Sharman

William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach.  He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time.  As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now ubiquitous morning shootaround.
He was the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player, coach, and executive. He was a 10-time NBA champion (having won four titles as a player with the Celtics, one as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and five as a Lakers executive), and a 12-time World Champion in basketball overall counting his ABL and ABA titles. Sharman is also a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, having been being inducted in 1976 as a player, and in 2004 as a coach. Only John Wooden, Lenny Wilkens and Tommy Heinsohn share this double honor.

Al Cervi

Alfred Nicholas Cervi (February 12, 1917 – November 9, 2009) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball League (NBL) and National Basketball Association (NBA). One of the strongest backcourt players of the 1940s and 1950s, he was always assigned to defend against the opposing team's best scoring threat. He earned the nickname "Digger" because of his hard-nosed style of defense.

Dave Cowens

David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", he played the center position and occasionally played power forward. Cowens spent most of his playing career with the Boston Celtics. He was the 1971 NBA Rookie of the Year and the 1973 NBA Most Valuable Player. Cowens won NBA championships as a member of the Celtics in 1974 and 1976. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
Cowens has held numerous NBA head coaching positions. Most recently, Cowens served as an assistant coach and then as a special assistant to Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.

Robert Jerry Lanier, Jr. (born September 10, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
In his 14 NBA seasons, Lanier averaged 20.1 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals while shooting 51.4 percent from the field. He played in eight NBA All-Star Games, and was named Most Valuable Player of the 1974 game. He has had his #16 jersey retired by both the Pistons and the Bucks and his #31 jersey retired by St. Bonaventure University. Lanier is an NBA ambassador.

Eric Musselman

Eric Patrick Musselman (born November 19, 1964) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas.  He is the former head coach of the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Between head coaching stints at Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He moved to the college coaching ranks in 2012 as an assistant at Arizona State. From 2014-19, he was the head coach for  Nevada.The son of former NBA head coach Bill Musselman, Eric Musselman was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic (under Chuck Daly and Doc Rivers), and Atlanta Hawks (under Lon Kruger).

Rick Adelman

Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. He coached 23 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He served as head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves.

George Lee

George C. Lee (born November 23, 1936) is a retired American basketball player and coach.  A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) forward/guard from the University of Michigan, Lee was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1959 NBA draft.  He had a seven-year career in the NBA, playing two seasons with the Pistons and five with the San Francisco Warriors.
He retired from playing in 1968, and coached the Warriors for the next two seasons, before being replaced by Al Attles in 1970.

In their time as an NBA franchise, the Golden State Warriors Coaches of All Time have gone through many different head coaches, all with different ...