The Golden State Warriors have lost 26-year old point guard Acie Law for the rest of the year due to right wrist surgery which he underwent yesterday. Law played in 40 games (0 starts) for the Warriors this year and he averaged 15.8 minutes, 5.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Despite Law playing the best basketball of his career this year it’s still questionable that he will return to the Warriors next year.

The Golden State Warriors have likely lost 24-year old starting center Andris Biedrins for the rest of the season due to a high ankle sprain. Biedrins has played in 59 games (55 starts) for the Warriors so far this year and he averaged 23.7 minutes, 5.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. 23-year old rookie Ekpe Udoh will likely take over as the Warriors’ starting center the rest of the year. He has played in 45 games (5 starts) for the Warriors so far this year and he is averaging 14.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game. 28-year old Louis Amundson will likely take over as the backup center the rest of the way for the Warriors. Amundson has played in 34 games (7 starts) for the Warriors so far this year and he is averaging 13.9 minutes, 3.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Udoh & Amundson will likely play well enough that the Warriors won’t miss Biedrins too much as he has been a huge disappointment this season.

The Warriors have signed 27-year old small forward Al Thornton. Thornton played in 49 games (23 starts) for the Wizards earlier this year and he averaged 21.8 minutes, 8.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. He has now played in 274 games (167 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 29.1 minutes, 12.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Thornton should be able to help the Warriors off the bench the rest of this season, so I like this signing for them.

The Golden State Warriors have acquired 30-year old power forward Troy Murphy and a 2nd round pick in 2012 from the New Jersey Nets for 33-year old center Dan Gadzuric and 23-year old forward Brandan Wright. Murphy played his first six seasons with the Warriors. Murphy played in 18 games (4 starts) for the Nets this season and he averaged 16.0 minutes, 3.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He was having big time shooting issues in New Jersey this year as he only hit 34.2% from the floor, 17.4% from three point range and 52.9% from the free throw line so far this year. I think a change of scenery is going to help Murphy big time. He has now played in 639 games (480 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 29.0 minutes, 11.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Rumors abound that the Warriors are going to buy him out and make him a free agent, but I think they should keep him for a little while and see if he has anything left in the gas tank before cutting him loose. Dan Gadzuric played in 28 games (4 starts) for the Warriors this season and he averaged 10.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. The Warriors won’t miss him one bit. Brandan Wright played in 21 games (1 start) for the Warriors this year and he averaged 9.3 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. In his three years with the Warriors, Wright played in 98 games (30 starts) in which he averaged 12.8 minutes, 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. The Warriors might have given up on Wright a little bit too soon.

UPDATE: (2/27/2011) - The Warriors have bought out Troy Murphy. Count me as one person who thought they should have kept him to give them rebounding off the bench.

The Warriors have waived 26-year old SG/SF Rodney Carney. Carney played in 25 games (1 start) for the Warriors this year and he averaged 13.2 minutes, 5.0 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He shot 45.9% (17 of 37) from three point range this year for the Warriors. Carney is going to get snapped up by another team right away as the Warriors should have either kept him or dealt him for something as he is a decent bench player.