The Golden State Warriors will begin their season on Wednesday, October 21, when they travel to take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The game begins at 10 PM ET and will air on ESPN.

The Warriors are returning much of the same team that failed to make the playoffs last season, as Steph Curry signed a new extension; Draymond Green opted out but ultimately re-signed, while Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis also re-signed. The team also signed Brandin Podziemski to a new extension and drafted Yaxel Lendeborg with the tenth overall pick in the 2026 draft.

The Lakers will look much different as LeBron James is gone, but Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves return.

Steph Curry is PROBABLE with right ankle soreness. He tweaked his ankle during open team practice over the weekend. The team called it an ankle strain. After practice, head coach Steve Kerr said that Curry was going to be fine.

Charles Bassey is QUESTIONABLE with right patellar tendinopathy. He played in all five preseason games and averaged 5.8 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Brandin Podziemski signed a new five-year, $110 million deal in the offseason, but he is OUT with bilateral low back soreness in the opener. He played in all five preseason games and averaged 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and shot 39.3% from three.

Jimmy Butler remains OUT after undergoing right ACL surgery in January. The Warriors are hopeful he will return at the end of 2026 or early 2027.

Moses Moody also remains OUT after undergoing left patellar tendon surgery in March. There is no timetable for his return.

Kristaps Porzingis is OUT as he is not with the team. He has been battling health and injury issues over the years and it is unknown when he will return.

Walker Kessler, the new big man for the Lakers, is AVAILABLE with a left finger splint. He played in the last two preseason games, his first bit of action since October. He played in just five games last season before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.

Collin Sexton, who did not play in the preseason, is QUESTIONABLE with a right soleus strain.

Adou Thiero is OUT with left knee effusion and swelling. In three preseason games, he averaged 5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks.

First round pick Cameron Carr is also OUT with a right oblique strain. In two preseason games, he averaged 12 points, 2 steals, 1.5 rebounds, and 1 assist.