GSW finished 37-45 (0.451) with 0 playoff game(s). Its governed core had 12 players and a rotation-weighted age of 29.5. The team had 4 critical/structural basketball problem(s), 0 future pick-control row(s), and 41.7% future core salary schedule coverage. This describes the planning position; it does not recommend a direction.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Signed from Golden State to a two-way slot. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
| Player | Injury | Body part | Out | Returned | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Curry | left injury management | — | Dec 14, 2025 → Dec 22, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | right knee patellar tendon tendinopathy | knee | Dec 11, 2025 → Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | — |
| Seth Curry | right toe soreness | toe | Dec 5, 2025 → Dec 14, 2025 |
| Player | Role | Strongest functions | Minutes | On/Off | Stab. RAPM | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 2,378 | — | — | metrics unavailable | |
| — | — | 1,909 | — | — |
On/Off and stabilized RAPM are separate impact lanes on a per-100 scale — never combined into one grade. A dash means evidence is unavailable, not zero.
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Functional Strength · led by Pat Spencer, then Draymond Green
GSW 2025-26 Creation: production percentile 95.8; largest contributor Brandin Podziemski (19.7% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Functional Strength · led by De'Anthony Melton, then Gary Payton II
GSW 2025-26 Defensive event creation: production percentile 75.0; largest contributor De'Anthony Melton (13.2% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
GSW ranked 30 of 30 in self-created shot share (36.1%), 15 of 30 in self-created eFG, and 19 of 30 in assisted eFG. Primary creator: Brandin Podziemski. Team-level creator attribution: 100.0%. Creation profile: assisted structure heavy; dependency: distributed creation; shotmaking: mixed shotmaking. A small source-rounding overage was capped at 100%.
GSW 2025-26 carried $203,825,230 of selected player charges (131.8% of the cap), placing it in first to second apron on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was passing at 22.6% of the cap; highest measured need was interior_finish. Exact exception and transaction legality is withheld without team cap-hold and exception-use ledgers.
Jimmy Butler III has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Draymond Green has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
De'Anthony Melton has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Brandin Podziemski has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
No accepted future asset-control rows are governed for this team yet. Asset-control coverage is known to be partial league-wide — this is missing evidence, not an empty cupboard.
No governed authority-regime rows are knowable for this team at this as-of moment.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Reported by ESPN; not treated as completed.
Later resolved by James signing with Philadelphia.
Official selecting-team result. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Official selecting-team result. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
| Dec 14, 2025 |
| — |
| Al Horford | right nerve | — | Dec 4, 2025 → Dec 22, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Jonathan Kuminga | right ankle soreness | ankle | Dec 3, 2025 → Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | — |
| Jimmy Butler III | left knee injury management | knee | Dec 2, 2025 → Dec 7, 2025 | Dec 7, 2025 | — |
| Jimmy Butler III | left contusion | — | Dec 1, 2025 → Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | — |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | right knee patellar tendon tendinopathy | knee | Nov 29, 2025 → Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | — |
| Gary Payton II | left ankle sprain | ankle | Nov 28, 2025 → Nov 29, 2025 | Nov 29, 2025 | — |
| Stephen Curry | left quadriceps contusion | quadriceps | Nov 19, 2025 → Dec 7, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Jonathan Kuminga | bilateral knee patellar tendon tendinopathy | knee | Nov 12, 2025 → Nov 29, 2025 | Nov 29, 2025 | — |
| Quinten Post | left ankle sprain | ankle | Nov 12, 2025 → Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 | — |
| Quinten Post | left achilles soreness | achilles | Nov 12, 2025 → Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | — |
| Draymond Green | right rib contusion | rib | Nov 5, 2025 → Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | — |
| Brandin Podziemski | left wrist soreness | wrist | Nov 5, 2025 → Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | — |
| Moses Moody | right back strain | back | Oct 30, 2025 → Nov 7, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | — |
| Al Horford | left toe injury management | foot | Oct 24, 2025 → Nov 9, 2025 | Nov 9, 2025 | — |
| Jimmy Butler III | right back strain | back | Oct 21, 2025 → Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | — |
| Jonathan Kuminga | right ankle inflammation | ankle | Oct 20, 2025 → Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | — |
| Jimmy Butler III | left ankle sprain | ankle | Oct 20, 2025 → Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | — |
| De'Anthony Melton | left knee ACL · surgery | knee | Oct 20, 2025 → Dec 6, 2025 | not recorded | — |
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Functional Shortage · led by Jimmy Butler III, then Gui Santos
GSW 2025-26 Interior finishing: production percentile 8.3; largest contributor Jimmy Butler III (13.8% of above-replacement production); critical_shortage_low_quality_depth.
Functional Strength · led by Jimmy Butler III, then Draymond Green
GSW 2025-26 Passing connectivity: production percentile 100.0; largest contributor Brandin Podziemski (17.6% of above-replacement production); no_immediate_function_need.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by Brandin Podziemski, then De'Anthony Melton
GSW 2025-26 Point-of-attack defense proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Functional Shortage · led by Al Horford, then Brandin Podziemski
GSW 2025-26 Rebounding: production percentile 16.7; largest contributor Al Horford (26.4% of above-replacement production); critical_shortage_low_quality_depth.
Functional Shortage · led by Jimmy Butler III, then Jimmy Butler III
GSW 2025-26 Rim pressure: production percentile 20.8; largest contributor Brandin Podziemski (21.8% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Functional Shortage · led by Quinten Post, then Quinten Post
GSW 2025-26 Rim protection: production percentile 16.7; largest contributor Draymond Green (25.8% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Withheld No Above Replacement Production · led by Brandin Podziemski, then De'Anthony Melton
GSW 2025-26 Screening: conclusion withheld (withheld_no_above_replacement_production).
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Stephen Curry, then Stephen Curry
GSW 2025-26 Shooting and spacing: production percentile 54.2; largest contributor Brandin Podziemski (21.4% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by Brandin Podziemski, then De'Anthony Melton
GSW 2025-26 Switch coverage proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Coverage: partial future core salary schedule. Scheduled core salary is a partial schedule, not a full cap projection.
Al Horford has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Moses Moody has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Will Richard has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
De'Anthony Melton has a reported player option for the 2027 season at a reported $3,451,779. Player controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.
Will Richard has a reported team option for the 2029 season at a reported $2,735,698. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.