With the regular season only a couple of months away, the Warriors have released their 2018-19 preseason schedule.
There are no shortage of intriguing storylines surrounding the NBA heading into next season, and many of them involve the Warriors as they prepare for their quest of a three-peat.
Golden State will begin that quest in the preseason with a five-game schedule that consists of two matchups at Oracle Arena and another one in the Bay Area.
Here is their complete preseason schedule (all times Pacific):
Saturday, September 29: Golden State vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – Oracle Arena in Oakland, California at 5:30 p.m.
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Friday, October 5: Golden State vs. Sacramento Kings – KeyArena in Seattle, Washington at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, October 8: Golden State vs. Phoenix Suns – Oracle Arena in Oakland, California at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 10: Golden State vs. Los Angeles Lakers – T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 12: Golden State vs. Los Angeles Lakers – SAP Center in San Jose, California at 7:30 p.m.
The schedule release also came with an announcement of three bobblehead nights.
The first 10,000 fans will receive a Draymond Green bobblehead at Oracle Arena on September 29th, a Steph Curry championship parade bobblehead on October 8th, and a bobblehead of Kevin Durant dressed as a San Jose Sharks goalie when Golden State plays at the Sharks’ SAP Center on October 12th.
The alternative venues for this year’s preseason games are pretty exciting, although not quite as outlandish as their trip to China last year.
Golden State will bring basketball back to Seattle when they take on the Sacramento Kings. And their first time seeing LeBron in a Lakers uniform will be at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Warriors will face Los Angeles again a couple days later in the SAP Center, which is primarily used for hockey.
All of Golden State’s preseason opponents are members of the Western Conference, and they could see a couple of these teams in next year’s playoffs.
Overall, this is an exciting preseason schedule that should help ramp up excitement for what will be a fun year in Golden State.