• James Wiseman on the depth and none of the starters ready to go more than 30 minutes: “It’s Strength in Numbers like we’ve talked about. That’s our motto here at Golden State.” (me)
• On Klay’s advice: “Just to be patient, take it one day at a time…don’t get too high, don’t get too low…made me more relaxed…focusing on one thing at a time….build that foundation first.” (me)
• On his first Opening Night: “I was thrown into the fire…it was Brooklyn on the road (in December)…insane.” (me)
• On if he’ll surpass that Opening Night in Brooklyn when he scored 20: “We’ll see. We’ll see.” (me)
• On a lot of talk about the blueprint for the Warriors: “just falling in love with the process.” (me)
• On having a full season ahead of him: “just excited to go through the regular stages of an NBA player.” (me)
• On any jitters: “I was nervous…in Japan…a little bit of a warmup (for Opening Night).” (me)
NOTE: From Golden State Warriors practice, day before Opening Night vs LA Lakers. We will go live on Tue 10/18 at 6:00PM for the livechat of LAL-GSW and commentary during the game, which tips off at 7:00PM, but there’s a ring ceremony at 6:30PM.
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