After a disappointing 2019-20 season, a season in which Klay Thompson sat out rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals and Stephen Curry sitting out most of the year with a broken hand, the Warriors ended up 15-50 and with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

All seemed like it was aligning for the Warriors to come back stronger than ever this upcoming season until news surfaced that Klay Thompson suffered an Achilles injury during a workout with friends and personal trainers that would keep him out for the entire 2020-21 NBA season. Now, Thompson will miss his second consecutive season and leaves the Warriors with a massive hole.

After news broke about Thompson’s injury, GM Bob Myers and the Warriors quickly scrambled to come up with a solution to Klay missing the entire season and while it will cost them a lot of money this year, the Warriors went “all-in” and traded for Kelly Oubre Jr. Last season with the Suns, Oubre had the best season of his career, averaging 18.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and shot 45.2% from the floor, including 35.2% from three-point range. 

While he is primarily known for playing small-forward, the Warriors will likely move him to shooting guard and have a bigger lineup with both him and Andrew Wiggins in the game at the same time. With the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, the Warriors hit it big by drafting center James Wiseman, who will also have a big impact on this team’s chances for success this season.

Heading into the 2020-21 NBA season, the Warriors look like they have a legit roster and while losing Klay Thompson definitely hurts them big time, bringing in Kelly Oubre Jr. may just help this team in the long-term and could be the piece to the puzzle they needed to continue their dynasty. With that being said, here are four predictions for the Warriors during the 2020-21 NBA season.