Golden State Warriors: Reviewing the bigs in 2018/19 and their free agency projections

Jonas Jerebko

The Warriors’ brought on Jerebko during the 2018 offseason to sure up their bench and bring more shooting into the rotation.

Jerebko had his moments, knocking down a few clutch threes and most notably making a buzzer beater tip-in against his former team the Utah Jazz.

Jerebko largely was a spot-up catch and shoot player, used to provide a spark off the bench, eat up minutes for the bigs, and grab boards.

The 41% three-point shooter that the Warriors were hoping they signed never quite lived up to the expectations, shooting a respectable 36.7% from beyond the arc during the regular season. He showed spurts of confidence in his shot throughout the year, interrupted by stretches of being reluctant to shoot.

I think everyone would have liked to see him get off more than the 2.6 three point attempts per game that he averaged last year.

In the playoffs when the rotation typically gets shorter, Kerr used Jerebko sparingly. Jerebko’s defense was pretty easy to exploit if he got switched onto a guard and he wasn’t making up for it on the offensive end, hitting only 26% of his threes.

With the Warriors’ roster dried up of good shooters due to the big question marks hanging over Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, the Warriors should strongly consider bringing Jerebko back for next season.

None of the other bigs the Warriors will potentially have on the roster can shoot the three, so Jerebko would be a valuable asset.

Prediction:

Jerebko re-signs with the Dubs for a veteran minimum contract. He never makes it over that 40% three point percentage mark that he has hit 3 times in his career, but he provides some consistent shooting off the bench that keeps fans satisfied and Kerr needing him in the rotation.