The
2002–03 NBA season
The 2002–03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs beating the New Jersey Nets 4–2 in the 2003 NBA Finals. This would be Michael Jordan's last season in the NBA ...
was the Warriors' 57th season in the
National Basketball Association
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, and 41st in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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. In the
2002 NBA draft, the Warriors had the third overall pick and selected
Mike Dunleavy Jr. out of
Duke University. In November, the team signed free agent
Earl Boykins. Under new head coach
Eric Musselman
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, the Warriors got off to a slow start losing six of their first seven games. However, they began to show signs of life by winning six straight games between February and March. For the first time in nearly a decade, the Warriors reached the .500 mark late in the season with a 30–30 record as of March 4. However, they would win just eight of their final 22 games to finish sixth in the Pacific Division with a 38–44 record.
Second-year guard
Gilbert Arenas
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was named Most Improved Player of the Year, averaging 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and also won the MVP award in the
Rookie-Sophomore Game during the All-Star Weekend. In addition,
Antawn Jamison averaged 22.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while second-year star
Jason Richardson
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averaged 15.6 points per game, and won the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend in
Atlanta
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for the second year in a row, second-year forward
Troy Murphy
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provided the team with 11.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and Boykins contributed 8.8 points and 3.3 assists per game off the bench. On the defensive side,
Erick Dampier
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averaged 8.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and
Adonal Foyle
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contributed 6.0 rebounds and led the team with 2.5 blocks per game.
Following the season, Arenas signed as a free agent with the
Washington Wizards
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, while Jamison and
Danny Fortson were both traded to the
Dallas Mavericks,
Bob Sura
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Earl ...
was dealt to the
Detroit Pistons
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, Boykins signed as a free agent with the
Denver Nuggets, and
Chris Mills retired.
For the season, the team added side panels to their uniforms, which remained in use until 2010.
Draft
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
:z - clinched division title
:y - clinched division title
:x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player statistics
Season
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
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