The Warriors face the Mavericks Friday night for the second time since Andrew Bogut switched jerseys this offseason. And for the second time, the Warriors will reportedly not face their former big man.
After Dallas defeated Luke Walton's Lakers 101-89 on Thursday night, Bogut will sit out the second half of the back-to-back Friday night against Golden State, according to Eddie Sefko of DallasNews.com.
Bogut, 32, played close to 22 minutes against LA the night prior, scoring two points and grabbing seven rebounds.
Bogut did not play on Nov. 9 when the Warriors beat the Mavericks 116-95 at Oracle Arena -- also on the second half of a Dallas back-to-back.
The 12-year veteran is averaging a career-low 3.4 points per game this year to go along with 9.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.9 blocks and 24 minutes for the Macericks.
Bogut recognized this week that teams are taking advantage of the Mavericks lineup when he and 19-year NBA veteran Dirk Nowitzki are on the court together.
"(Bogut) offered to come off the bench, if that's a better situation for us," head coach Rick Carlisle said. "You don't often get a player of his stature offering to come off the bench for the betterment of the team. But because of his suggestion and this situation, we have that as an option."
"If they want to get a mismatch with Dirk at the five and if I have to come off the bench ... last game we started traditionally and had to change the lineup within a minute. There's no reason to go to those lengths just to appease me to start," Bogut explained.
Bogut will only get one more chance to face the Warriors this season -- as a starter or off the bench -- when the two teams match up on March 21 in Dallas.
"I'm here. I'm back."
Those were the words uttered by Steph Curry in the midst of a history performance in Game 4 of the 2016 Western Conference Semifinals against the Blazers. It's one of the most iconic moments of Curry's career.
On the TNT broadcast, it was assumed that Curry was just looking at the fans in Portland when he said that. But two and a half years later, we now know that Curry was looking at someone specific.
Curry was looking at family friend Cameron Brink, according to The San Francisco's Chronicle's Connor Letourneau.
Who is Cameron Brink, you ask? She is a junior at Southridge High School in Beaverton, Oregon, is currently ESPNW's No. 2-ranked female high school basketball players in the country and she is committed to play at Stanford starting in 2020.
What's her connection to Curry? Their families go WAY back and Curry is a an older-brother figure, according to Letourneau.
So why was Curry looking at Brink in that moment? According to the story, Curry was over at the Brink's house in suburban Portland watching the NBA playoffs and fell asleep on their couch. The next day, Curry returned to the lineup after missing four games with a sprained right ankle.
Curry came off the bench and scored just 11 points in the first half. He added 12 more in the second half and had a ho-hum 23 points as the game went to overtime. That's when Curry took over, scoring an NBA-record 17 points in overtime to lift the Warriors a 132-125 win and a 3-1 series lead.
Curry's "I'm back" moment came when he hit a 3-pointer with 1:51 remaining in the overtime period. The shot gave the Warriors a 123-118 lead.
Curry and the Warriors are back in Portland on Saturday night to take on the Blazers. According to Letourneau, the Brinks will be at the game and they will wear split Steph Curry-Seth Curry jerseys.
Programming note: Watch Warriors-Blazers on Saturday night at 7 p.m. PT streaming live on the MyTeams app.
News broke Friday morning that Pat McCaw would sign an offer sheet with Cleveland.
At 4:31 p.m. PT on Friday afternoon, the Cavs' official Twitter account announced that McCaw had signed a multiyear deal.
Shortly after 5, Steve Kerr was asked about the McCaw situation during an appearance with Damon Bruce on 95.7 The Game.
"I really can't say anything because I spoke with Bob (Myers) about it a few hours ago, and he said he had yet to receive an offer sheet," Kerr said. "So until he actually has one, it's not appropriate for us to answer any questions.
"So we'll wait and we'll see what happens."
The Warriors have 48 hours to decide to match the offer or let McCaw walk. Without knowing the exact minute, it appears the deadline is Sunday at around 4 p.m. PT.
According to multiple national reports, McCaw's deal with the Cavs is worth $3 million for the remainder of the season, but it does not become fully guaranteed until Jan. 7.
A source told NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole that Golden State is unlikely to match the deal. It would cost the Warriors the $3 million in salary plus over $11 million in luxury tax penalties.
So, don't expect to see McCaw suit up for the Warriors again ...
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
