Shop at the official NBA store for men's Golden State Warriors jerseys, clothing and gear. Browse our large selection of Warriors men's shirts, jackets, basketball shorts, and much more. Buy Golden State Warriors custom apparel and gear for men. The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in the in. The Warriors compete in the (NBA) as a member of the league's. The Warriors play their home games at the in Oakland. The Warriors have reached ten, winning six in,,,,, and. Golden State's six NBA championships are tied for third-most in NBA history with the, and behind only the (17) and (16). The team was established in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors based in, a founding member of the (BAA). In 1962, the franchise relocated to the Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors. In 1971, the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State, California's state nickname. The team is nicknamed the Dubs as a shortening of 'W's'. And have both been named the NBA's while playing for the Warriors, for a total of three MVP awards. 18 have played for the Warriors, while four have coached the team. Golden State holds the NBA records for with 73–9 and most wins in a season (regular season and postseason combined) with 88 in, as well as best postseason with 16–1 (.941 winning percentage) in. Was the league's first scoring champion. The Warriors were founded in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors, a charter member of the. They were owned by, who also owned the of the. Tyrrell hired, a longtime basketball promoter in the Philadelphia area, as coach and general manager. The owners named the team after the, an old basketball team who played in the in 1925. Led by early scoring sensation, the team won the championship in the league's inaugural by defeating the, four games to one. The NBA, which was created by a, officially recognizes that as its own first championship. Gottlieb bought the team in 1951. The Warriors won its next championship in Philadelphia in the, defeating the four games to one. The Warrior stars of this era were future Hall of Famers, and. 1959–1965: The Wilt Chamberlain era. Wilt Chamberlain averaged 41.5 points per game and 25.1 rebounds per game during his five and a half seasons with the Warriors. In 1959, the team signed draft pick. Known as 'Wilt the Stilt', he led the team in scoring six times, quickly began shattering NBA scoring records and changed the NBA style of play forever. On March 2, 1962, in a Warrior 'home' game played on a in, Chamberlain against the, a single-game record the NBA ranks among its finest moments. In 1962, purchased the majority shares of the team and relocated the franchise to the San Francisco Bay Area, renaming them the San Francisco Warriors. The Warriors played most of their home games at the in (the facility lies just south of the San Francisco city limits) from 1962 to 1964 and the from 1964 to 1966, though occasionally playing home games in nearby cities such as Oakland and. Prior to the, the Warriors drafted big man to go along with Chamberlain. The Warriors won the Western Division crown that season, but lost the to the, four games to one. In the 1964–65 season, the Warriors traded Chamberlain to the for,, and $150,000 and won only 17 games. 1965–1978: Thurmond and Barry. (shown in 1976) was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1975. Angered by management's failure to pay him certain incentive bonuses he felt were due him, Barry sat out the and signed with the of the rival for the following year, but after four seasons in the ABA rejoined the Warriors in 1972. During Barry's absence, the Warriors were no longer title contenders, and the mantle of leadership fell to Thurmond, and.
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