Nov 13, 2025
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After the Thunder handed the Warriors their sixth straight road loss on Tuesday, Draymond Green was asked to describe the difference between where they were last season and where they are now after the Jimmy Butler trade.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After the Golden State Warriors lost their sixth straight, their forward Draymond Green was asked about the biggest difference between how they played last season after the Jimmy Butler trade and now.
"I think everybody can push themselves back and do it in an impossible way," he said."Right now, it doesn't feel like it."
The Warriors went 23-8 to finish the regular season after the Butler trade in February.This season, they opened with a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers and improved to a 5-1 start.
But a dense, top-heavy stretch of the schedule has worn down the veterans and exposed mistakes, most recently in a 25-point loss to the Nuggets in Denver and a 126-102 loss Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, prompting Green's comments.
"I think everybody in this league has a personal agenda," Green said."But you have to work that personal agenda into the team. If it doesn't work, you have to get rid of your agenda or ultimately the agenda is the reason they get rid of you."
When approached Green after his postgame news conference for more clarity, he said "everyone" has to shoulder a share of accountability for the recent slump.
"That's what a road trip is all about," Bhubha said.Everyone should be honest with themselves.Everyone should be honest with everyone else."
When the term "agenda" enters the mix, the focus is on talking about the wishes of third-time running back Brandin Podziemsky and fifth-year running back Johnathan Kumin.
Podzemski made several comments before the season about his long-term career ambitions, including a press conference response to a question about whether he wanted to be as good as Steph Curry.Podzemski said he "wanted to be better than them," a statement that caught some eyeballs and was regularly referenced by many in the organization.Podzemski's numbers (12.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists) were relatively consistent from a season ago.
Kuminga's contract controversy has hovered over the franchise all summer.During that time, Kuminga made clear his ambitions for a more consistent and utility role.In 12 games, he played the most total minutes on the team: 348.
After a 1-1 start, everything was buzzing for Cuminga, prompting Warriors coach Steve Kerr to name him an established starter because of his defensive performance, rebounding and improved passing.But Cuminga, like one piece of the roster, has stumbled through the first 11 days of November.
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"Myself, I can't get a turnover," Butler said."There can be no turnover of JK.
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But the Warriors often come back to Curry's condition.His minor slide and recent illness started this slide.He made just 16 of 42 shots in the Milwaukee Bucks' losses to the Indiana Pacers.After that trip, he contracted an illness that forced him to miss three games.
Carrie returned to the lightning, but admitted that his noise and appearance were deceptive.Curie management set up an unstoppable 4-minute 20-minute defense against the defense and made five errors, including the first goal of his 17-year career.
"I personally fit into that [agenda]," Curry said."Trying to handle myself. But the bigger issue when you're losing is you start looking around and what's the problem. Committing to winning is just running, rebounding, taking care of the basketball. It's not about shots going in or not."
The schedule did not ease the warriors.They were sent to San Antonio for the second half of the return leg against the odds on Wednesday.
Kerr said Green was "beaten up" and may not play.Curry's status is also in doubt, though he said he was pushing to be out there.It is the second game of a six-game stretch.
