NBA free agency began on Friday evening, and teams around the league have reportedly made many moves.
On Sunday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, reported that the Golden State Warriors will sign 2014 NBA Champion Cory Joseph.
Via Wojnarowski: “Free agent guard Cory Joseph has agreed on a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, @KlutchSports CEO Rich Paul and agent Brandon Cavanaugh tell ESPN. Joseph averaged seven points and 3.5 assists for the Pistons a season ago.”
Joseph is 34 years old but can still play a serviceable role as a backup point guard.
This past year, he averaged 6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest while shooting 42.7% from the field and 38.9% from the three-point range in 62 regular season games for the Detroit Pistons.
In addition to Detroit, he has also spent time with the Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs (he was the 29th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft).
His career averages are 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest while shooting 44.2% from the field and 35.0% from the three-point range in 790 regular season games (he has also played in 82 NBA Playoff games).
With the Spurs, Joseph helped them win the 2014 NBA Championship over LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
As for the Warriors, they have been to the NBA Finals six times (and won four titles) in the previous nine seasons.
However, they are coming off a year where they lost in the second round of the NBA Playoffs to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.