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![By moving to No. 11, the Sharks should pull two game-changers in the 2024 NHL Draft. By moving to No. 11, the Sharks should pull two game-changers in the 2024 NHL Draft.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BNG-L-SHARKS-0126-9.jpg?w=116)
Kurtenbach: Sharks GM Mike Grier is acing this critical offseason
By moving to No. 11, the Sharks should pull two game-changers in the 2024 NHL...
![Is Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy clever enough to land Paul George? Is Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy clever enough to land Paul George?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BNG-L-WAROPEN-1020-1.jpg?w=132)
Kurtenbach: Does Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy have the creativity the moment demands?
Is Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy clever enough to land Paul George?
![There's a lot going on, folks. There's a lot going on, folks.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BNG-L-WARRIORS-1220-46.jpg?w=117)
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Kurtenbach: Answering your biggest Warriors questions ahead of the NBA Draft, free agency
There's a lot going on, folks.
![Klay Thompson picked a bad year to hit the open market. Klay Thompson picked a bad year to hit the open market.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0418-137.jpg?w=132)
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Kurtenbach: Why I’m not worried about the Warriors losing Klay Thompson (and other Dubs thoughts)
Klay Thompson picked a bad year to hit the open market.
![Brandon Aiyuk wants a new contract from the 49ers. Klay Thompson is testing free agency after 13 seasons with the Warriors. Both are acting like teenagers. Brandon Aiyuk wants a new contract from the 49ers. Klay Thompson is testing free agency after 13 seasons with the Warriors. Both are acting like teenagers.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0417-38.jpg?w=128)
Kurtenbach: Klay Thompson, Brandon Aiyuk’s social media antics put a price on embarrassment
Brandon Aiyuk wants a new contract from the 49ers. Klay Thompson is testing free agency...
![Sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach breaks down the best moves the Warriors could make this summer and figures out why the 49ers stopped carrying about the salary cap. Sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach breaks down the best moves the Warriors could make this summer and figures out why the 49ers stopped carrying about the salary cap.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BNG-L-WARRIORS-0417-38.jpg?w=128)
Kurtenbach Mailbag: The Warriors’ best-case-scenario off-season — Dejounte Murray and a bunch of draft picks
Sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach breaks down the best moves the Warriors could make this summer...
![The Sharks' roster is all about promise and youth. Why wouldn't they apply the same principles to coaching? The Sharks' roster is all about promise and youth. Why wouldn't they apply the same principles to coaching?](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-L-SHARKS-0614-02.jpg?w=132)
Kurtenbach: New Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky is a bold hire. That’s what San Jose needs
The Sharks' roster is all about promise and youth. Why wouldn't they apply the same...
![Jerry West was instrumental in bringing the Warriors an edgy mentality, not to mention Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant. Jerry West was instrumental in bringing the Warriors an edgy mentality, not to mention Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Obit_Jerry_West_33356.jpg?w=128)
Kurtenbach: Recruiting Jerry West is the best move the Warriors ever made
Jerry West was instrumental in bringing the Warriors an edgy mentality, not to mention Klay...
![A year after trading Jordan Poole, the Dubs have a chance to replace his instant offense with a late pick. A year after trading Jordan Poole, the Dubs have a chance to replace his instant offense with a late pick.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BNG-L-DUNLEAVY-0620-11.jpg?w=132)
Kurtenbach: Here’s who the Warriors should draft with pick No. 52
A year after trading Jordan Poole, the Dubs have a chance to replace his instant...
![The Giants' second-half has a chance to be much better than the first. The Giants' second-half has a chance to be much better than the first.](https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BNG-2155906634_194978326.jpg?w=127)
Kurtenbach: The SF Giants’ new goal — tread water until the All-Star break
The Giants' second-half has a chance to be much better than the first.