NBA Tuesday has arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area to check out the Golden State Warriors: a team that has dominated the last decade of professional basketball in North America. The Warriors, dating back to their origin in Philadelphia, are a proud franchise that probably is one of the Top 5 in league history. You’re going to recognize most names on this list, of course, both past and present—including the resident Big 3.

No. 10: Klay Thompson, SG/SF—53.0 WS (2011-2019, 2021-present)

Quite overrated based on volume alone, Thompson nevertheless has earned his spot on this list through 755 career games in the regular season for the organization—to the tune of 19.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, and 2.3 apg. He is a 5-time All Star, and he’s been a member of all four title teams in the last decade, too, of course. His postseason numbers? 19.2 ppg, 4.0 apg, and 2.2 apg in 158 playoff games, all starts. The injuries have hurt.

No. 9: Draymond Green, SF/PF—58.3 WS (2012-present)

The “bad boy” of the current era, Green is a 4-time All-Star selection thanks to these stats: 8.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 5.6 apg, 1.3 spg, and 1.0 bpg. The numbers have come from 774 regular-season games with the team, and in the postseasons aplenty (157 games), he has been even better: 11.6 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 6.2 apg, 1.5 spg, and 1.4 bpg. That’s one reason why he has 4 rings, and it’s also the primary reason the franchise tolerates his antics.

No. 8: Jeff Mullins, SG—62.2 WS (1966-1976)

This is the guy no one’s ever heard of, right? But he won a ring in 1975, and he was also a 3-time All Star for the San Francisco Warriors (1969-1971). In 10 seasons with the team, over 716 regular-season games, he posted 17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 4.1 apg while playing in the background behind a few guys higher up on this list. Come playoff time, Mullins played in 77 postseason games (13.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.4 apg) for the team, too.

No. 7: Nate Thurmond, PF/C—68.6 WS (1963-1974)

Our 1972 DPOY pick, he also was a 7-time All Star for the Warriors during the early NorCal years. In 757 regular-season games, Thurmond posted 17.4 ppg, 16.9 rpg, 2.9 bpg, and 2.7 apg. He was a pretty dominant force on the court, and in the postseason? He was still pretty strong across 54 playoff games, too: 15.4 ppg, 16.6 rpg, and 3.1 apg. The Chairman of the Boards, however, missed out on the 1975 title run, which was sad.

No. 6: Chris Mullin, SG/SF—79.6 WS (1985-1997, 2000-2001)

The “M” in Run TMC, he was a fixture in Oakland for more than a decade: 20.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.9 apg, and 1.7 spg cemented his stature over 807 regular-season games. Mullin was a 5-time All Star (1989-1993) and topped the NBA in eFG (.605) during his final season with the Warriors—at age 33. The postseason wasn’t kind, though; in only 33 playoff games with the team, he posted 20.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 1.3 spg.

No. 5: Rick Barry, SF—85.9 WS (1965-1967, 1972-1978)

It’s hard to remember he toiled away in the ABA for 4 seasons between his stints with the Warriors, even sitting out a full year of pro ball over a legal dispute. But in just 642 regular-season games with the franchise, Barry put up 25.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 5.1 apg, and 2.3 spg. Four times, he led the NBA in FT percentage, making the All-Star team all 8 seasons he was with the team. Barry also led the NBA in scoring once (1967).

No. 4: Neil Johnston, C—92.0 WS (1951-1959)

We chose him for back-to-back league MVPs in 1955 and 1956, as he’s probably one of the more underrated NBA players of that decade. In just 8 seasons in the league—all with the Warriors—he was a 6-time All Star, posting 19.4 ppg, 11.3 rpg, and 2.5 apg. Johnston was a 3-time scoring champ, and he topped the league in FG percentage 3 times as well as leading the NBA in rebounding once as he helped his team win the 1956 title.

No. 3: Paul Arizin, SF—108.8 WS (1950-1952, 1954-1962)

He lost 2 seasons in his prime to military service in Korea; otherwise, maybe he’d have a higher WS total. Arizin was our pick for Finals MVP in 1956, too, and an All Star in all 10 seasons he played in the NBA—every one of them with this franchise. His numbers? 22.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, and 2.3 apg in the regular season (713 games) and 24.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, and 2.6 apg in the playoffs (49 games). Twice he topped the NBA in scoring.

No. 2: Wilt Chamberlain, C—112.4 WS (1959-1965)

Yes, he did all this damage in just 5-plus seasons with the Warriors. That’s some context, isn’t it? It’s pointless to mention anything here outside those seasons: 6-time All Star, 6 scoring titles, 4 rebounding crowns, etc. Wilt never won a title with the franchise, but his numbers were insane: 41.5 ppg, 25.1 rpg, and 3.0 apg in the regular season (429 games)—and 34.6 ppg, 25.6 rpg, and 2.8 apg in the postseason (36 games).

No. 1: Stephen Curry, PG—131.4 WS (2009-present)

Our league MVP pick in 2016, he also was our Finals MVP pick 2 times: 2015 and 2022. He is a 9-time All Star and a 2-time scoring champ. In addition, Curry has topped the league 4 times in FT percentage and in steals once. Overall? 24.7 ppg, 6.4 apg, 4.7 rpg, and 1.6 spg in the regular season (919 games, all but 6 starting) and 27.0 ppg, 6.2 apg, 5.3 rpg, and 1.5 spg in the postseason (147 games). Only injuries slow him.