Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski revealed the importance of his shared car ride home from Sacramento last week with Golden State teammate Dennis Schröder.

Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with 1:52 left on the way to 21 points, Andrew Wiggins scored 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 116-109.

Enter Gary Payton II, who received the ball from a driving Dennis Schröder and got all the way up, slamming down a thunderous dunk on OKC center Isaiah Hartenstein to extend the Warriors’ lead to nine points with just over a minute to play. The dunk got the entire Golden State bench on its feet, and sent the crowd into hysterics.

In Swartz’s massive trade proposal, the San Antonio Spurs would receive Zach LaVine, the Warriors would receive Ingram, the Pelicans would receive Keldon Johnson and Zach Collins, and the Chicago Bulls would receive Schröder, Anderson, Looney, Payton II, and two 2025 second-round picks.

Dennis Schroder scored 23 points with five 3-pointers, Brandin Podziemski contributed 20 points off the bench with Stephen Curry sitting out to rest his troublesome knees, and the Golden State Warrior

After starting Tuesday's game against the Jazz, Schroder will head back to Golden State's second unit in Stephen Curry's (knees) return Wednesday. Over three games off the bench for the Warriors, the veteran guard has averaged 9.3 points, 5.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 threes in 20.9 minutes.

Carpooling appears the latest source of team-building for the Golden State Warriors. It’s nothing management orchestrated, but it’s happening organically among players, and it seems to be paying dividends.

Stephen Curry was named USA Basketball's 5-on-5 Male Athlete of the Year and Steve Kerr was awarded 5-on-5 Coach of the Year for their contributions to the 2024 Olympic Gold Medal run, USAB announced on Wednesday.

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