Highlights
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The Warriors will open the 2024-25 NBA season on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on Oct. 23.
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Despite facing a bottom-of-the-table team like the Blazers, the Warriors remain a popular team with 36 nationally televised games.
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Stephen Curry and the Warriors are ushering in a new era this upcoming season with Klay Thompson.
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has released the 2024-25 season scheduleThe new campaign will begin on October 22, but it will not feature
and the
Golden State Warriorswho have played on opening night for four consecutive years.
Instead, the opening two games of the night will feature the defending NBA champion.
Boston Celticshost the
The New York Knicksat TD Garden, followed by
Minnesota Timberwolvesvisit the
The Los Angeles Lakersat Crypto.com Arena.
With warriors not included in the List of opening night artistsWho will they face to open their season?
Warriors’ opponents to open 2024-25 NBA season: Portland Trail Blazers
Not really the marquee match for Golden State
and the Warriors will open the season on the road and face the
Portland Trail BlazersOctober 23. It’s not exactly the marquee game NBA fans are used to seeing Curry and company in to open their campaign.
While they are no longer considered title contenders, Golden State still has one of the NBA’s most electric superstars in Curry, who lit up the Olympics last summer. Portland, meanwhile, is one of the NBA’s worst teams and is currently in a rebuilding phase.
As mentioned earlier, the Warriors have been on the opening night schedule since the 2020-21 season and have missed just once (2020-21) in the last nine years. After opening their campaign against Portland, they travel to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz two days later.
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Golden State Warriors First Five Games – 2024-25 Season |
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Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) |
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Wednesday October 23 |
@ Portland Trail Blazers |
10:00 p.m. |
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Fri 25th October |
@Utah Jazz |
9:30 p.m. |
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Sunday October 27 |
The Los Angeles Clippers |
8:30 p.m. |
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Tuesday October 29 |
The New Orleans Pelicans |
10:00 p.m. |
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Wednesday October 30 |
The New Orleans Pelicans |
10:00 p.m. |
The Warriors won’t play at Chase Center until Oct. 27, when they play their home opener against Kawhi Leonard, James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers.
While they haven’t been as much in the spotlight in Week 1 of the NBA, the Warriors remain one of the NBA’s top attractions. They are second in the league with the most nationally televised games this season, with 36, behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ 38.
Likewise, they are in the first half of the NBA’s Christmas Day game, where they will face LeBron James and the Lakers.
Warriors outlook for 2024-25 season
A New Era in Golden State
In a way, this upcoming 2024-25 season marks a new era for the Warriors franchise. Sure, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are still in the fold. But the 2024 offseason saw the franchise legend
end his 13-year tenure in the Bay Area and move on to the
The Dallas Mavericksmarking the end of the Big Three era in Golden State.
With Curry still one of the best players in the league, the Warriors are still looking to compete for the title. Management has found ways to improve the roster around their franchise superstar. But so far, they have failed to bring in another big name to partner with the two-time NBA MVP.
Golden State tried to make a run has
via a trade just before free agency. But the Clippers were reportedly unwilling to trade George to their Western Conference rival. As a result, George ended up becoming a free agent, making him unattainable for the Warriors, and ended up signing with the
The Philadelphia 76ers.
The Warriors also attempted to sign Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen. However, Golden State reportedly wasn’t willing to pay Utah’s high price for the All-Star. It was also reported that In fact, Jazz had no intention to part ways with the 27-year-old.
Markkanen ended up signing a massive contract five-year extension with the Jazz and is not eligible to be traded through the 2024-25 season.
The Warriors have made solid moves to offset their losses this summer, however, particularly in the case of Thompson. They signed sharpshooter Buddy Hield, 3-and-D wing De’Anthony Melton and veteran forward Kyle Anderson as free agents.
Additionally, the Warriors are counting on their young talents such as Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski to make their respective strides this season.
It will be interesting to see how Golden State’s 2024-25 season plays out. Their season opener against Portland should provide a glimpse of what this team looks like.
