Warriors all-time starting lineup: Small forward, Rick Barry, 85.9 Win Shares
Rick Barry is one of the greatest players in franchise history and led the Warriors to a championship in 1975. After the Warriors were led by Wilt Chamberlain and his cast during the early days of the NBA, the team did not have a lot of amazing moments until Barry helped revitalize them.
Barry was able to fill in nice moments for the Warriors during a time when the team generally struggled. After the team fall apart in 1978, the Warriors went through a really tough time where they didn’t make the playoffs for the next nine years.
The franchise really didn’t do much else until Curry was drafted by the team — the 2007, We Believe Warriors were incredible but also a one-off that didn’t feature any real franchise legends.
Barry helped create memories for a lot of Warriors fans. He was celebrated a lot like the early 1970s Knicks are celebrated now by New York fans due to the fact that the team didn’t have a lot of success during that time.