SAN FRANCISCO — Former Santa Clara star Brandin Podziemski views himself as cross between Donte DiVincenzo and Jalen Brunson. Their toughness and competitiveness, he says, mirrors his own desire to prove people wrong. “Guys like to underestimate us and our abilities until it’s proven,” Podziemski said. Podziemski had an opportunity to impress the Warriors Wednesday when he joined five other prospects, including San Jose State guard and Mountain West Player of the Year Omari Moore, at a pre-draft workout at Chase Center. If Podziemski is being honest, the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Y ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — If you want to know what made Bob Myers such a great shepherd for the Golden State Warriors organization over the last decade-plus, note where he first choked up in his farewell press conference Tuesday. It wasn’t talking about the titles, the players, or his peers in the front office. No, it was when he was talking about Warriors fans. Professional sports are filled with mercenaries — you go where you’re drafted, traded, or where the money is. But never forget that Myers turned down big money as a superagent and followed his dream to the Warriors, his childhood team. Retu ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO –- Joe Lacob didn’t want to believe it. Even after Bob Myers spent more than 30 minutes explaining his reasoning for why he would be stepping away from the Warriors at the end of next month, Lacob seemed hesitant to let him go. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you I understand it because I don’t,” Lacob said Tuesday afternoon. “It’s not in me to do that. I’m so competitive and I know he is, too. It’s a really hard thing for me to understand why but it’s really not for me to understand why. I just want him to be happy.” But after weeks of reflection, Myers decided that it was b ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Blown-up photos of Bob Myers holding the 2022 championship trophy were projected over the wall-to-wall podium room screen. Front office folk from majority owner Joe Lacob and his two sons, Kirk and Kent, to COO Brandon Schneider to assistant coaches and video coordinators filed in to watch Myers speak. Myers teared up as he recalled his childhood dream fulfilled of working for the team he grew up idolizing, and broke out in a smile as Lacob recalled the 20 phone calls he’d make to his GM every day. Myers’ official announcement that he’d step down from his GM duties with the War ..read more

The Golden State Warriors can’t replace Bob Myers. Sure, someone else will succeed him as the Warriors’ president of basketball operations — the head honcho in the front office. And perhaps that person can match Myers’ team-building aptitude. But no matter how smart, qualified, and affable that person (or persons) might be, they won’t come close to matching the soft skills Myers brought to his job. It was those soft skills that helped build a dynasty. It’s those same skills that are behind Myers’ exit on Tuesday. Myers is tired. Can you blame him? He has spent the last decade-plus building the ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO – Bob Myers’ time with the Warriors is coming to an end. Myers, the architect of the Warriors’ four championship teams and a two-time NBA Executive of the Year, will be stepping down from his role as the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, marking the end of an era for Golden State that might never be replicated. “It’s just time,” Myers told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Myers, whose contract is set to expire toward the end of next month, is scheduled to meet with reporters at 1 p.m. NBA sources confirmed Myers’ choice to walk away Tuesday morning, a decis ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Singletary’s passionate speech came to an impactful pause while he described Patrick Willis, a former star 49ers linebacker Singletary helped groom. Willis was taking a rightful spot amid Thursday night’s Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement, and Singletary’s thoughts drifted toward the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. “I thought for sure he’d be in the (Pro Football) Hall of Fame this year. There’s no reason why … I won’t even go there,” Singletary said with a sigh to the audience of nearly 1,000 at a downtown San Francisco hotel. Asked during the ceremony ..read more

Jonathan Kuminga was once viewed as the top high school talent in the nation. Between his size, strength and undeniable athleticism, he was projected to be a future perennial All-Star. Kuminga’s talent and upside were two of the biggest draws for the Warriors when they drafted him seventh overall in 2021. But with two NBA seasons under his belt, Kuminga has yet to solidify his spot in the Warriors’ rotation. Kuminga admitted several times throughout the course of the season that he was frustrated with his wavering playing time. Shortly after the Warriors’ season came to an end, The Athletic re ..read more

Ayesha Curry opened up in a new interview this week about the perils of celebrity, describing a particularly bad experience she had in 2019 when she appeared on Jada Pinkett Smith’s “Red Table Talk” Facebook show and revealed her insecurities about seeing her superstar husband Steph Curry get so much female attention. In an interview with Insider published this week, Curry complained that her comments on “Red Table Talk” were “edited in a way that made me sound crazy.” “It’s not what I said, and the context was weird,” the cookbook author, lifestyle entrepreneur and mother of three told Inside ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors center Kevon Looney hasn’t made a 3-point shot in three years. He has tried only twice. Even a mid-range jumper from the big man is seen as a surprise. But that doesn’t mean Looney can’t shoot. As the Warriors look to retool following a disappointing postseason, is it possible that Looney could take on an expanded role in the Warriors’ offense next season? “There’s still a lot I can do with the ball, shooting, a lot of things,” Looney said recently. “It depends what’s called for.” Larry Harris, the longtime Warriors’ assistant GM and former GM of the Milwaukee Bucks, r ..read more