After an 0-3 start to the 2026-27 NBA season, the Warriors finally are clicking and have won seven straight games entering their matchup with the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night at Chase Center.A huge part of Golden State’s early success has been its bench depth, with players both brought in and brought back by Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy this summer helping to lead the second-unit charge. After what some considered a lackluster offseason, expectations around the Warriors this season are starting to change — but Dunleavy isn’t surprised.
“Look, people were looking for a more splashy move or moves or whatever it was, but we focused in on what we thought could help the group that we currently have,” Dunleavy told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Bonta Hill, Chris Mullin and Festus Ezeli on “Warriors Pregame Live” before Monday’s game. “And part of the tricky thing was knowing Moses [Moody] and Jimmy [Butler] weren’t going to be available to start the season.
“So how do we hold down the fort without those guys, and bringing guys back like Al...