The Warriors have signed 30-year old center Earl Barron. Barron played in 12 games (6 starts) for the Suns & Bucks lasst year and he averaged 15.3 minutes, 3.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He has now played in 110 games (28 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 15.2 minutes, 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. The Warriors needed another center with Kwame Brown getting injured and they were lucky to find Barron still available.

The Warriors have released 23-year old point guard Ishmael Smith. Smith played in 6 games (1 start) for the Warriors this year and he averaged 10.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 49 games (4 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 10.3 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Smith has only shot 37.9% from the floor in his NBA career. The Warriors won’t miss Smith now that they have Nate Robinson, who is off to a good start.

The Warriors have signed 27-year old guard Nate Robinson. Robinson played in 59 games (11 starts) for the Celtics & Thunder last year and he averaged 17.2 minutes, 6.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He has now played in 397 games (72 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 23.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Robinson will likely get P.T. right away due to Stephen Curry’s ankle which is starting to bark again. This was a good pickup for the Warriors.

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 claimed 23-year old point guard Ishmael Smith off waivers from the Rockets. Smith played in 43 games (3 starts) last year for the Rockets & Grizzlies and he averaged 10.3 minutes, 2.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He only shot 37.4% from the floor last year and that will need to improve before he gets consistent minutes for the Warriors. This was a nice pickup for the Warriors as Smith will be thrown into the mix at point guard in 2011-12, as a backup.