The 1986–87 NBA season was the Warriors' 41st season in the NBA and 24th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]
In the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Semi-finals.
See main article: article and 1986 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | C | North Carolina State | |||
| 3 | 51 | PF | Bradley | |||
| 3 | 59 | PF | Syracuse | |||
| 4 | 75 | Missouri | ||||
| 5 | 97 | SF | Cleveland State | |||
| 6 | 121 | Alabama | ||||
| 7 | 143 | Santa Clara |
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Boston | 3–3 | – | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 0–6 | – | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–5 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | |
| Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | – | 4–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Indiana | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| New Jersey | 0–5 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | – | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| New York | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | – | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | – | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | |
| Seattle | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | – | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | – | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 23| @ Utah| L 85–99| Joe Barry Carroll (18)| Joe Barry Carroll (9)| Sleepy Floyd (8)| Salt Palace
11,376| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 25| @ Utah| L 100–103| Joe Barry Carroll (22)| Larry Smith (12)| Sleepy Floyd (9)| Salt Palace
12,095| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 29| Utah| W 110–95| Terry Teagle (30)| Larry Smith (17)| Sleepy Floyd (8)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 1| Utah| W 98–94| Purvis Short (32)| Larry Smith (8)| Sleepy Floyd (11)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 3| @ Utah| W 118–113| Joe Barry Carroll (24)| Larry Smith (14)| Sleepy Floyd (14)| Salt Palace
11,071| 3–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 5| @ L.A. Lakers| L 116–125| Joe Barry Carroll (22)| Larry Smith (7)| Larry Smith (11)| The Forum
17,505| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 7| @ L.A. Lakers| L 101–116| Joe Barry Carroll (22)| Larry Smith (13)| Sleepy Floyd (12)| The Forum
17,505| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| May 9| L.A. Lakers| L 108–133| Joe Barry Carroll (23)| Larry Smith (15)| Sleepy Floyd (12)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 0–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| May 10| L.A. Lakers| W 129–121| Sleepy Floyd (51)| Larry Smith (16)| Sleepy Floyd (10)| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 12| @ L.A. Lakers| L 108–116| Purvis Short (20)| Larry Smith (23)| Sleepy Floyd (11)| The Forum
17,505| 1–4|-
| Additions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Date signed | Former team | |
| John Schweitz | September 5 | Cincinnati Slammers (CBA) | |
| Phil Ford | September 23 | Houston Rockets | |
| Ben McDonald | September 24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Barry Stevens | September 30 | none | |
| Rod Higgins | October 2 | Chicago Bulls | |
| Kenny Patterson | N/A | ||
| Bryan Warrick | Indiana Pacers | ||
| Perry Moss | November 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Kevin Henderson (10-day) | February 9 | none | |
| Kevin Henderson | June 14 | Golden State Warriors | |
| Subtractions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Date signed | New Team | |
| Brad Wright | September 17 | Wyoming Wildcatters (CBA) | |
| Mike Williams | October 10 | CB Murcia (Spain) | |
| John Schweitz | October 20 | Detroit Pistons | |
| Gary Plummer | October 22 | Charleston Gunners (CBA) | |
| Pete Verhoeven | October 28 | Indiana Pacers | |
| Geoff Huston | November 11 | Los Angeles Clippers | |