The Golden State Warriors in data: origin, championship rings, historical players, shield

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The most anticipated moment of the season has finally arrived: this Thursday the 2022 NBA finals begin. This year, the finals begin at 9 pm ET with game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics, teams that beat the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat, respectively, in the conference championships.

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The Warriors, compared to the Celtics, do not have a history with so many titles: while those from Boston have accumulated 17 NBA titles (the top winners together with the Los Angeles Lakers), those from Golden State have 5 championships.

However, the history of the franchise marks a much brighter present than that of the Celtics.

Since the arrival of Stephen Curry in the 2009-2010 season, the Warriors have reached five NBA finals, of which they have won three.

Led by coach Steve Kerr (who as a player was a three-time champion with Michael Jordan's Bulls and twice with the Spurs), the Warriors have been the most dominant team in recent years with a string of finals against two teams from LeBron James, the Cavs and the Heat.

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Curry, who is currently playing his 13th season in the NBA (all with Golden State, where he is already a legend), will seek his fourth individual ring and the sixth for his team.

Here are some facts to help you learn more about the Warriors.

Origin of the Golden State Warriors

• The Warriors were founded in 1946, although they were originally based in Philadelphia, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

  It is for this reason that his first name was Philadelphia Warriors.

• The team was one of the original teams in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a league that was also founded in 1946.

• In the BAA, the Philadelphia Warriors won one title, which came in the inaugural 1946-1947 season, according to the NBA.

• The Philadelphia Warriors were part of the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League (NBL), from which the NBA was born in 1949.

• A group of investors from the San Francisco Bay area bought the team in the 1961-1962 season, with which the team was renamed the San Francisco Warriors (under which brand they lost two finals).

• In 1971, the franchise moved from the East Bay to Oakland and changed its name to what it is today: the Golden State Warriors.

• The team is part of the Western Conference of the NBA.

Championships

The first NBA title for the Philadelphia Warriors came in the 1955-1956 season, after beating the Wayne Pistons 4 games against 2.

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Here all the Warriors championships:

• 1955-56 (beat the Wayne Pistons as the Philadelphia Warriors)

• 1974-75 (vs. Washington Bullets; win as Golden State Warriors)

• 2014-15 (vs. Cleveland Cavaliers)

• 2016-17 (vs. Cleveland Cavaliers)

• 2017-18 (vs. Cleveland Cavaliers)

Historical players with the team

Stephen Curry takes a shot during media day before the start of the NBA Finals at the Chase Center on June 1, 2022 in San Francisco, California.

(Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The team's most prominent historical player is the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, and mentions can be made of Rick Barry (1976 MVP) and Nate Thurmond.

Recent success has been led by Curry, alongside his teammates Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, along with a stellar step from Kevin Durant.

• Most games in regular season: Stephen Curry, with 826

• Most postseason games: Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, with 139 each

• Most points in regular season: Stephen Curry, with 20,064

• Most postseason points: Stephen Curry, with 3,383

• Most regular season assists: Stephen Curry, 5,388

• Most postseason assists: Draymond Green, with 855

• Most rebounds in regular season: Nate Thurmond, with 12,771

• Most postseason rebounds: Draymond Green, with 1,260

• Most triples in the regular season: Stephen Curry, with 3,117

• Most triples in postseason: Stephen Curry, with 530

• Most free throws in the regular season: Paul Arizin, with 5,010

• Most postseason free throws: Stephen Curry, with 623

Warriors Shield

• Throughout their history, the Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors have had a total of 11 logos, according to the NBA.

• The first coat of arms (just the word "PHILA") was in effect from 1946 to 1962.

• The last (and still current) was introduced in 2010 as part of the 30th anniversary of the Golden State Warriors.

All shields used by the Warriors from 1946 to now.

(Image: nba.com/warriors)

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