A long, uninspiring and somehow exhausting Warriors offseason still has six-plus weeks to go. While the countdown to training camp continues, it’s starting to feel more like a sprint instead of a marathon with Thursday’s 2026-27 NBA regular-season schedule release.There are reasons and arguments to highlight a handful of Warriors games. These are the five most interesting, ranked by date.Oct. 23: Warriors vs. GrizzliesNot the first game of the year, but the second.
A lot of hype will be centered around the season opener in Los Angeles, and rightly so. It’s Warriors vs. Lakers. It’s Steph Curry vs. Luka Doni. It’s The Bay vs. LA.
Even with LeBron James gone, Warriors-Lakers still has plenty of fanfare to tune in. My eyes, though, are jumping ahead one game to the Warriors’ home opener against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Dub Nation already will have a taste of this team, and the takes will be flying everywhere, including for rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. He’s why the first home game of the season should be so intriguing. Lendeborg is the one major difference to this roster. Will he be starting from Day 1? How big...