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With the offseason addition of Chris Paul in Golden State, there's a glut in the Warriors' lineup that's raised questions ahead of the new season.
How will Paul fit in, and will the future Hall of Famer be satisfied in an anticipated role coming off the bench?
Head coach Steve Kerr addressed the topic Monday while speaking with reporters ahead of the start of training camp. He's not sure exactly how Paul will fit in. But he plans to find out during training camp and is confident that his addition bodes success. He also didn't rule out a starting role for Paul.
"We basically have six starters the way I look at it," Kerr said. "Only five can go each night."
Those six "starters" consist of Paul, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. The latter five won a championship in 2022, while Curry, Thompson and Green have anchored a lineup that's won four NBA titles. Looney's been a member of three of them.
In other words, it's a group with a proven track record with the point guard position firmly entrenched by another future Hall of Famer in Curry. Hence the speculation that Paul will come off the bench for the first time in his 18-season NBA career.
Kerr said that he would work through different lineup combinations in training camp to figure out what works. He also vowed that all six players would "play a lot of minutes for us."
"If this is gonna work, then everybody has to embrace it regardless of who's starting and who's not," Kerr continued. "It only works if the whole team buys in.
"I know these guys well — I know five of them really well, and I'm getting to know Chris. One thing that I know about all of them is that they want to win more than anything."
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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