Golden State Warriors sign Cory Joseph to one-year contract
The Warriors were in need of a backup point guard option with Steph Curry and Chris Paul expected to miss at least a handful of games next season for load management. The Warriors signed Cory Joseph to a one-year veteran minimum contract as the third point guard option off the bench, sources confirmed to this news organization.
Joseph, 31, will fill the third string point guard job previously held by two-way player Ty Jerome, who signed a two-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors had extended Jerome a qualifying offer, but decided not to match Cleveland’s offer. At 6-foot-5, Joseph is a taller point guard who plays a more traditional point guard role as a distributor and strong point-of-attack defender. As second apron luxury tax violators, the Warriors can only hand out veteran minimum contracts to free agents such as Joseph, who will earn approximately $3 million as a 12-year NBA veteran.
Joseph has played for five NBA teams, including the San Antonio Spurs for four seasons and, more recently, the Detroit Pistons from 2020-21 to last season. Joseph averaged 19.8 minutes per game in 62 games played last year with the Pistons, averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 assists per game. Notably, Joseph has a 3.88 assist-to-turnover ratio that ranks eighth best among point guards who played at least 50 games last season. Paul ranked third with a 4.60 ratio beyond Tyus Jones and Marcus Morris.
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