The Golden State Warriors have signed free agent guard Kendrick Davis, forward Rudy Gay, forward Javan Johnson, center Jayce Johnson, guard Rodney McGruder and guard Donovan Williams, it was announced today.
Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Davis, 24, appeared in 146 games (111 starts) over five collegiate seasons at Memphis (2022-23), SMU (2019-22) and TCU (2018-19), owning career averages of 15.7 points, 4.8 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 30.3 minutes per game.
Unselected in the 2023 NBA Draft, the guard led the AAC in scoring during both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons and concluded his career as the conference’s all-time scoring leader (2,059 points).
Gay, 37, played in 56 games last season with the Utah Jazz, averaging 5.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 14.6 minutes per game.
A 17-year NBA veteran, Gay has appeared in 1,120 career games (779 starts), averaging 15.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 30.9 minutes per game with the Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs and Jazz. He was originally selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft.
Javan Johnson, 24, saw action in 127 games (96 starts) over six collegiate seasons at Troy, Iowa State and DePaul, posting averages of 9.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27.3 minutes per game.
Unselected in the 2023 NBA Draft, Johnson joined the Warriors Summer League entries in both Sacramento and Las Vegas, averaging 4.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 13.2 minutes in six games.
Jayce Johnson, 26, spent last season with the Santa Cruz Warriors, appearing in 32 games (27 starts), averaging 9.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.7 minutes per game.
Johnson was selected by Santa Cruz with the 9th pick of Round 2 in the 2022 G League Draft after a four-year collegiate career at both the University of Utah and Marquette.
McGruder, 32, played in 32 games (12 starts) last season with the Detroit Pistons, averaging 5.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 16.4 minutes per game. McGruder has appeared in 317 games (132 starts), averaging 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 19.4
minutes over seven NBA seasons with the Miami Heat, LA Clippers and Pistons. The guard went undrafted after a four-year collegiate career at Kansas State.
Williams, 22, played last season on a Two-Way contract with the Atlanta Hawks, appearing in two games. In 23 games (21 starts) with the Hawks G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, the guard averaged 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal in 28.5 minutes per game.
Prior to the Hawks, he spent two seasons at the University of Texas (2019-20, 2020-21) before transferring to UNLV (2021-22).
Golden State’s roster currently stands at 21. The team will open Training Camp, fueled by Gatorade, on Tuesday, October 3, at Chase Center.
Head Coach Steve Kerr and General Manager Mike Dunleavy spoke to the media on Monday to preview the 2023-24 NBA season.
With official team practices commencing next week, Dunleavy and Kerr spoke about how the team is preparing for the upcoming season and their expectations for the new roster.
A big press conference theme from both Dunleavy and Kerr was the team’s emphasis on connectivity this offseason.
“I’ve seen a great amount of connectivity this off-season, whether they are meeting up in Southern California, Las Vegas, etc.,” Dunleavy said highlighting the players’ willingness to proactively work together during the summer.
In particular, newly acquired guard Chris Paul has been getting acclimated with his new teammates.
In Paul’s introductory press conference, he spoke about working out with Stephen Curry in Vegas and clips have surfaced of him and Draymond Green getting up shots together.
A moment that stuck out to Dunleavy was when Paul took an early flight to make a workout with Curry on the same day.
“Chris Paul took a Southwest flight at 6:00 AM to be up here for a workout one day,” Dunleavy said. “These guys are all in on making it work and us having a great season.”
