The Golden State Warriors finally signed a pair of players after a slow offseason to this point, inking guard Brandon Williams and Georges Niang to minimum contracts on Tuesday.
They're solid pickups for a team in need of point guard and forward depth, but it does mean there will be no secondary Curry reunion and that brothers Stephen and Seth will be split up after one year on the roster together.
It was cool that the Warriors at least had the Curry brothers team up for one season. They were both injured for good chunks of the season so they didn’t get to play together until the end of the year, but it was still a nice moment to see them out there together.
Seth Curry only played in 10 games but was pretty solid when he was healthy. The veteran sharpshooter made 48% of his three-point attempts and averaged seven points a game, proving a legitimate threat and bench option for the team when out on the floor.
Warriors re-signing Seth Curry would have been sentimentality over practicality
Playing in 10 games is a red flag especially for a player who is 36-years-old. The Warriors need younger legs on a very old roster, meaning Curry would have just been adding to the team’s biggest weakness even if his shot is still as smooth as ever.
There was a case to be made that the Warriors should have signed Seth after Klay Thompson went to the Miami Heat in an effort to keep Stephen happy, but maybe it’s for the best that the two sides part after just one year.
Williams is definitely an upgrade over the younger Curry brother as a guard option. He's 26-years-old and played in 66 games last year for the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 13 points per game while shooting 47% from the field but only an alarming 23% from three-point range.
Maybe the three-point numbers are a bit misleading, but it's definitely concerning that he made so few threes when he's only 6'1". His presence on the roster also likely means less playing time for LJ Cryer, a young guard who is superb beyond the arc.
We will have to see how the Williams signing pans out. At least the Warriors now have a younger guard they can lean upon to give Curry a bit of a rest at times, but it’s a little sad that we won’t get to see the Curry brothers in action again even if signing Williams is probably the better basketball decision.
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