Hanifan's Offseason Outlook: Evaluating the Golden State Warriors' 2025 offseason

For our second annual offseason outlook series, Hot Hot Hoops senior writer Matt Hanifan will provide his take on the offseasons of all 30 teams for the next 30 days! We have already completed the Eastern Conference, so we will proceed in alphabetical order with the West before capping it all off with the Miami Heat. Today, we will be evaluating the Golden State Warriors’ offseason.

Past Previews:

Sept. 1: Atlanta Hawks
Sept. 2: Boston Ce l tics
Sept. 3: Brooklyn Nets
Sept. 4: Charlotte Hornets
Sept. 5: Chicago Bulls
Sept. 6: Cleveland Cavaliers
Sept. 7: Detroit Pistons
Sept. 8: Indiana Pacers
Sept. 9: Milwaukee Bucks
Sept. 10: New York Knicks
Sept. 11: Orlando Magic
Sept. 12: Philadelphia 76ers
Sept. 13: Toronto Raptors
Sept. 14: Washington Wizards
Sept. 15: Dallas Mavericks
Sept. 16: Denver Nuggets

Evaluating the Golden State Warriors’ 2025 offseason:

Additions: N/A

Subtractions: Kevon Looney, Gary Payton II (free agent), Jonathan Kuminga (free agent), Kevin Knox II (free agent), Pat Spencer (free agent)

Re-signed: N/A

Draft: N/A

Hanifan’s outlook: The Warriors’ offseason feels largely incomplete.

I thought they were in trouble entering the summer with nearly 90 percent of their cap allocated to Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green. They haven’t done anything to address their depth — largely because they’re awaiting the outcome of Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency.

Golden State’s worst-kept secret is that it plans on signing Al Horford — as well as De’Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II — when the Kuminga situation is resolved. It only has nine players on standard contracts with *checks notes* two weeks before training camp. Not great, Bob!

I can’t say I love its roster — even with Horford — although I do like what Melton and Payton add when both are healthy. The Warriors were incredibly sturdy when Green, Butler and Curry all available. But none of them are getting any younger. And given the current state of its roster, it’s hard for me to accurately assess their team.