When ex-Warriors will return to Chase Center in 2023-24 NBA season – NBC Sports

The Warriors will return the NBA’s best starting five in 2023-24, barring a surprise move of not bringing Chris Paul off the bench, though they will be replacing a handful of players following their second-round exit in the playoffs. 

Jordan Poole clearly leads that list. Whether it’s pundits trying to predict the future of what will happen the first time Poole plays the Warriors, or even ‘NBA 2K24’ teasing us all with Draymond Green guarding his former teammate in the video game’s trailer, everybody is looking forward to the return of the dynamic young guard. Poole isn’t the only one coming back.

With a little over a week left in August, the Warriors will welcome six players from last season’s team back to Chase Center next season, and that number could increase. JaMychal Green played 57 regular-season games for the Warriors last season, averaging 14.0 minutes and 6.4 points per game, but the nine-year veteran currently is a free agent. Anthony Lamb had a much bigger role than expected last season as a two-way player who was converted at the end of last season, playing 62 games and averaging 19.3 minutes and 6.7 points. 

He too remains on the open market as Golden State still has two open roster spots. 

Here is when the six players from last season’s Warriors team who are on NBA rosters at this time will play in front of Dub Nation again next season. 

Ty Jerome

Nov. 11 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Jerome was the Warriors’ other two-way player last season, and like Lamb, he also made larger contributions than the outside could have foreseen. He played 45 games (the second-most of his career) and averaged 18.1 minutes per game (also the second-most of his career). Jerome is a stronger shooter who had 48.8/38.9/92.7 shooting splits and was relied upon for being smart with the ball. 

The 26-year-old point guard averaged 3.0 assists and 0.7 turnovers on a team who played like turning the ball over is the goal of the game. His 4.5 assist-to-turnover ratio made him a favorite of coach Steve Kerr and is why the Warriors were interested in bringing him back. But the Cavs’ two-year, $5 million contract of guaranteed money was an offer the Warriors couldn’t match, and one Jerome would have been wrong to turn down. 

Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. essentially replaced Jerome with veteran Cory Joseph this offseason to be the Warriors’ third point guard. Joseph is going into his 13th season, and his 4.6 assist to turnover ratio ranked fourth in the NBA last season.

The Warriors also play Jerome and the Cavs in Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Nov. 5, three games before Jerome and Co. come to San Francisco. 

Jordan Poole, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Ryan Rollins

Dec. 22 vs. Washington Wizards

There’s no two ways about it: This is the one. This isn’t the season opener, Christmas or any other holiday. But it is the Warriors game people have circled on their calendars the loudest and…