The Warriors have acquired 26-year old shooting guard Brandon Rush from the Indiana Pacers for 29-year old power forwad Louis Amundson. Rush played in 67 games (21 starts) for the Pacers last year and he averaged 26.2 minutes, 9.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He has now played in 224 games (104 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 27.0 minutes, 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Rush is a good outside shooter as he has nailed 40.2% of his shots from three point range so far in his NBA career. He will likely be the first guard off the bench for the Warriors this year. Amundson played in 46 games (7 starts) last season in his only year with the Warriors, and he averaged 15.0 minutes, 4.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Warriors have waived 32-year old shooting guard Charlie Bell via the amnesty rule. Bell played in 19 games (0 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 9.0 minutes, 1.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 376 games (137 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 24.9 minutes, 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Bell’s off court conduct lately has likely led to this move by the Warriors. He’s not much of a loss.

28-year old power forward Louis Amundson has opted in for 2011-12 to return to the Warriors and he will make $2.4 million bucks. Amundson played in 46 games (7 starts) for the Warriors last year and he averaged 15.0 minutes, 4.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Amundson has now played in 228 games (7 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 13.4 minutes, 4.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Amundson will give the Warriors decent production off the bench when he’s on the court.

The Warriors have waived 25-year old forward Jeff Adrien. Adrien played in 23 games (0 starts) as a rookie for the Warriors last year and he averaged 8.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Adrien will likely hook on with another team whenever the lockout is lifted but the Warriors shouldn’t miss him too much if at all.

The Warriors picked 22-year old, 6′3″, 220 pound combo guard Charles Jenkins with the 44th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Jenkins played in 33 games for Hofstra last year and he averaged 37.3 minutes, 22.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Jenkins played in 128 games in his four years in college and he averaged 35.9 minutes, 19.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Jenkins gives the Warriors another good offensive player to develop.