Warriors cut Briante Weber
The Golden State Warriors have decided to let Briante Weber go. After two 10-day contracts, the Dubs will not be signing the point guard for the rest of the season. It was a tough decision, but he apparently did not show them enough.
Weber appeared in only six games for Golden State. He averaged 7.3 minutes per game, mostly at the end of games that were already decided. In his short time, he averaged 1.3 points .8 assists, and .5 rebounds per game. He shot 27 percent from the field and missed both of his three-point attempts during his stint.
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Offensively, Weber didn’t do much. However, that isn’t his game. His job was to bring toughness on the other side of the ball.
In limited run, he showed that. He would really dig down and get into his man. His hands were quick and active, looking to pick off passes or strip the ball away.
Ultimately, he didn’t impress Steve Kerr and the staff enough in the small sample size. They let him go after the listless Warriors defeated the Brooklyn Nets. Golden State’s head coach expressed how difficult it was to let the guard go: “He’s a great, great kid and he can play in this league and he did a nice job for us. But we’re going to go in another direction.”
Stephen Curry was seen consoling Weber after he was informed of the decision. He told him that he appreciated his effort and that he would get another shot in the league. It looks like that’s going to happen sooner than later.
The Bay Area News Group’s Anthony Slater reported that the Charlotte Hornets are interested in Weber’s service. While he didn’t pan out in Golden State, he has the tools to be an NBA player somewhere. He clearly made an impact on the team so it’ll be good for him to get another shot.
The Warriors are interested in a point guard that could score. Which makes their reported agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers’ Jose Calderon somewhat puzzling. He’s averaging just 3.3 points while having the worst three-point shooting season of his career in a decade.
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According to the Mercury News’ Tim Kawakami, the Warriors’ locker room had a very weird atmosphere. Surely, the Weber news played a large role in that. Everyone seemed affected.
Whoever is in that last spot at the end of the bench isn’t going to get a lot of run, but the Warriors’ clearly felt that Calderon’s offense is more important than Weber’s defense.