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Udonis Haslem: Hey, David West, what they don’t understand is that when we first came into the league, the power forward position was the most petrifying position in the league. You had Chris Weber one night, you had Tim Duncan one night, you had a young Elton Brand, you had Kevin Garnett, you had Dirk Nowitzki, you would get your *ss tore up at the power forward position.

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Draymond Green: I always talk about the importance of vets in the locker room. I am a product of great vets. I had Jarrett Jack, Jermaine O'Neal, David Lee, Carl Landry, David West. I had Andrew Bogut. I had great vets. Now, that's one of the things that's missing from the league.

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ClutchPoints: Former NBA Player David West taking a shot at Isaiah Hartenstein and the new NBA money 😅 (Via realdwest30 / IG) pic.twitter.com/0StI1m6hDx

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But the Warriors view this as a fortunate problem. Jackson-Davis, drafted with the No. 57 pick last June, has forced his way into the larger conversation, reminding Kerr and the Warriors’ staff of the benefit of pairing Green with an imposing defensive center, as he once had with a younger Kevon Looney, Andrew Bogut and David West. “It allows me to take more chances,” Green said. “Not necessarily chances gambling for a steal, but to clog the paint up, make extra rotations. If I’m the five, I’m the last line of defense. The things that I do off of instinct, reading the game on the fly, it’s hard to do that at the five because you’re anchoring everybody. So if I just run over here to cover up something but I’m the five, that’s leaving the rim unprotected. But if I know the rim is protected with Trayce, I’ll just go do it.”

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Al Horford moved up from No. 190 to No. 186 in the scoring all-time list after passing Dave DeBusschere, Jerry Lucas, Manu Ginobili, David West

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Monte Poole: Warriors PG Chris Paul identifies his favorite teammate in his 18 years in the NBA: David West.

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David West: When has a soccer player or baseball player been asked this question after signing a 300 million dollar deal? This question is foolish.

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Kerr likened the additions of Saric and Joseph to Otto Porter Jr. and Nemanja Bjelica for the 2022 championship season, and even to Zaza Pachulia and David West in previous years. “We needed guys like Saric and Cory Joseph who have been through the NBA rigors and understand what it means to be a leader from the middle of the roster and how important that is,” Kerr said, later adding, “Mike really recognized that was an area we needed help, so he went out without many resources and fortified our roster and put us in position moving forward.”

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Dalton Johnson: The players that Bob Myers specifically has mentioned and thanked: Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Kevon Looney and Kevin Durant Also: Jordan Poole, Andrew Wiggins, Shaun Livingston, David West, Zaza Pachulia, Andrew Bogut and Leandro Barbosa

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With the help of NBA Stats, I recently charted each assist to tabulate which teammates Paul had assisted most. Before his return from injury, I met up with the future Hall of Famer before a home game and asked if he could name the top 10. Here’s how our conversation outside the Phoenix locker room unfolded: Chris Paul: I got to name the top 10? Haller: Yes, and if you could, share a little about your connection with each guy. Paul: Let me try to name them first, and you can tell me if I get them right. No. 1 has probably got to be Blake Griffin. Haller: That’s correct. Paul: No. 2 is David West. No. 3 … JJ Redick. Or no? Haller: There’s a huge drop-off from West to Redick, but, yes, Redick is third.

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David West: Now J.R. come on bro. You know this should not be public. If kept internally it's easier to work through the shit and get back on track.

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David West: Fire whoever leaked that video. Got a whole bunch of mofos who can't be trusted. Everybody wrong. As soon as Dray start walking somebody supposed to get in front of him..looks like the video guys and support staff got more heart than some of then chumps on the sideline

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"I think Bob does a great job of knowing our team and knowing who will fit in, who won't. Sometimes a guy can be really talented but he still can come in, he just doesn’t fit in of what we do. I think they do a great job of finding guys that fit. "Adding a guy like Otto Porter Jr., [Nemanja Bjelica] ... years past, adding an [Anderson Varejao], a Jonas Jerebko -- guys like that that might not be household names. [David West] comes in, they fit our culture, embrace what we do."

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Kevin Love No. 176 in points now Moved ahead of Manu Ginobili and David West with 14,047 points. He’s now 6 away from Dave DeBusschere and Jerry Lucas

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