Season Wrap: The 2024-25 Golden State Warriors

  • By Mike Passador

    Last Updated on June 17, 2025 2:24 pm by Keston Paul | Published: June 17, 2025

    The Warriors shook things up over the summer, letting Klay Thompson head off to Dallas to reimagine their roster core while spreading the available funds around for a committee approach to filling those shoes. Baked into that equation was further improvement from youngsters like Brandin Podziemski and Moses Moody, who were hoping to follow in the footsteps of Jonathan Kuminga after his breakthrough 2023-24 in a larger role. It’s all about giving Steph Curry and Draymond Green another shot at a title before time runs out.

    How’d It Go?

    The team took on a new feel without Thompson, as that decision made it clear that the team will be ruthless in its pursuit of another championship. In a perfect world, all the young guys would step up to fill the void and clarify the path forward, with veteran reinforcements like Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson offering complementary play to extend the roster.

    Although the Warriors reeled off an impressive 10-2 start, there were some cracks. Hield did a lot of heavy lifting with a ridiculous shooting heater that was never going to last. Kuminga got benched after just three games and couldn’t get going in the right direction with Andrew Wiggins back in the fold and producing. Podziemski was pretty up and down and unable to space the floor adequately, leading to some disjointed rotations as Steve Kerr often rode the hot shooting hand next to Curry. The Warriors slipped and slipped and sat at 16-16 through the end of December, tossing away that great start to the season.

    As Kerr mixed and matched, the rotation was in flux. Kuminga, Hield, Melton, Podziemski, Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis were among the players who bounced around and the Warriors could never really settle on a group they liked to complement Curry and Green. There was even a point where Green came off the bench to accommodate Kuminga. It was constantly two steps forward and then one or two steps back. With clear evidence that another move would need to be made to get the team where it was expected to be, and the Warriors took their big swing in acquiring Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline.

    The disgruntled Butler pouted his way out of Miami and initially signaled that he had no interest in joining Golden State, but eventually he just wanted away from the Heat and the Warriors were quick to smooth things over with a big contract extension. A rejuvenated Butler propelled the Warriors to bigger and better places down the stretch. They sat 25-26 on the day of the trade deadline and ended the year at 48-34, winning 14 of their final 31 games by double digits. A lineup of Curry, Green, Butler, Podziemski and Moody seemed to establish itself, answering one long-simmering question for the squad. It wasn’t enough to duck the Play-In in a brutal Western Conference but the Warriors won that and then a first-round series with the young Rockets. A hamstring strain to Steph Curry in Game 1 of the second round wiped out any chances the Warriors had of winning, but they found their new star running mate and Butler had a huge impact on the team turning around.

    Coaching

    Steve Kerr has started to catch increasing amounts of flak as the Warriors have failed to get back into the true title-contention tier, but he’s clearly a good coach with a strong feel for his team and organization. All the roster turnover gave Kerr lots of things to sort through and if there’s one complaint, it’s that he never settled on one mix to ride with. Players — the younger ones, especially — were bounced all over the rotation and few were given the opportunity to lock in on a specific role and focus on meeting those expectations. The one lineup that did lead to some success down the stretch saw its two youngest members flounder in the playoffs, and Jonathan Kuminga playing his way out of the rotation didn’t help.

    It’s a tough needle for Kerr to thread. The Warriors didn’t exactly create a great development environment for the younger players despite ample opportunity to secure jobs, but the team’s top priority is also winning another championship. The team did well to work around injuries and a seismic midseason trade, which led to more shuffling all over the lineup, but ultimately the Warriors found their groove down the stretch and were absolutely humming before Curry’s injury cut their playoffs short. They had the top defensive rating in the league after adding Butler, and the team made it through the adjustment of adding an iso specialist to a movement-based offense.

    There are some misgivings with Kerr, which you’ll get after so many years in any stop, but he held up his end of the bargain this year despite some uneasiness to start out.

    The Players

    Stephen Curry
    PG, Golden State Warriors
    SeasonTeamGPGSMPG FGMFGAFG% FTMFTAFT% 3PTM3PTA3PT% PTSREBAST STLBLKTO
    24-25 GS 70 70 32.2 8.1 18.0 44.8 4.0 4.3 93.3 4.4 11.2 39.7 24.5 4.4 6.0 1.1 0.4 2.9
    23-24 GS 74 74 32.7 8.8 19.5 45.0 4.0 4.4 92.3 4.8 11.8 40.8 26.4 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.4 2.8
    22-23 GS 56 56 34.7 10.0 20.2 49.3 4.6 5.0 91.5 4.9 11.4 42.7 29.4 6.1 6.3 0.9 0.4 3.2

    ADP: 12.4/22.1 (Yahoo/ESPN) | Total Value: 8/8 (8/9-cat) | Per-Game Value: 9/9 (8/9-cat)

    Curry is an ageless wonder, posting top-10 value yet again and giving managers a great win at the front of fantasy drafts. He kept his absences at a respectable level and counteracted dips in scoring and treys with a jump in steals and assists, all while leading the team through lengthy periods of turmoil when the coaching staff was trying to find the right mix around him. Somehow he was even better down the stretch, posting top-5 value from the All-Star break onward on averages of 26.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.4 steals and 4.6 3-pointers on .476 shooting while sitting out only three games. It was masterful work from Curry, who continues defy the traditional aging curve.

    Curry’s good fortune ran out in the playoffs, sadly, as he suffered a left hamstring strain in Game 1 against the Wolves and was unable to return to the court before his squad was eliminated. It’s a reminder that fantasy GMs dodged some bullets with Curry’s health this season; at his age and with the burden on his shoulders, you’re always at risk of something knocking him out of action. Given the upside, it’s a risk most would take without a doubt.

    Jimmy Butler III
    SF, Golden State Warriors
    SeasonTeamGPGSMPG FGMFGAFG% FTMFTAFT% 3PTM3PTA3PT% PTSREBAST STLBLKTO
    24-25 GS 55 55 31.7 5.5 10.9 50.4 6.0 7.1 84.2 0.6 1.9 30.8 17.5 5.4 5.4 1.4 0.3 1.3
    23-24 MIA 60 60 34.0 6.6 13.2 49.9 6.6 7.7 85.8 1.0 2.4 41.4 20.8 5.3 5.0 1.3 0.3 1.7
    22-23 MIA 64 64 33.4 7.5 13.9 53.9 7.4 8.7 85.0 0.6 1.6 35.0 22.9 5.9 5.3 1.8 0.3 1.6

    ADP: 45.7/49.9 (Yahoo/ESPN) | Total Value: 81/71 (8/9-cat) | Per-Game Value: 57/36 (8/9-cat)

    It was an eventful season for Butler, to say the least. He blew up the year for Miami, phoning it in after the Heat decided not to offer him a hefty contract extension sight unseen in the offseason. Butler showed up but was mostly going at half speed, and eventually racked up a pair of lengthy suspensions for conduct detrimental to the team. It’s not the first time he has forced his way out in ugly fashion but the Warriors, who stepped to the plate, are hoping it’s his last. Butler represented a readily available All-Star talent and he has always made a great first impression, and this is really the first time he’s been paired with an all-time talent who already represents the organization. For a team trying to give Steph Curry every possible chance at another title, the move made sense Early returns were good.

    Butler was a top-35 value after the All-Star break (one week after the trade deadline) and ended up averaging 17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.3 blocks and 0.6 3-pointers per game with the Warriors, shooting .476 from the field and .870 at the line. While his FG% dropped notably from his Heat run, that was influenced by an increase in 3-point attempts and Butler’s huge gains at the line helped mitigate the impact. Moreover, Butler didn’t take as many shots as you’d expect from a player of his caliber. That passivity was not just a matter of him sleepwalking through his final days with the Heat, as Butler was on-and-off as an offensive option in the playoffs. It’s something the Warriors will need to figure out going forward, and an engaged Butler is someone fantasy managers will be interested in to say the least.

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    June 17, 2025, 10:51 am