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The 1986–87 Golden State Warriors were powered by Sleepy Floyd, whose scoring and playmaking drove the offense, while Joe Barry Carroll provided a reliable interior presence through scoring, rebounding, and shot-blocking. Chris Mullin emerged as an efficient secondary scorer, adding versatility on the wing. The Warriors relied on balanced offensive production and strong backcourt creation, but inconsistent rebounding and defensive performance limited their overall success.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate Age College
17 Chris Mullin SF 6’6″ 200 lbs July 30, 1963 23 St. John’s
21 Sleepy Floyd PG 6’3″ 170 lbs March 6, 1960 27 Georgetown
00 Larry Smith PF 6’8″ 215 lbs January 18, 1958 29 Alcorn State
2 Terry Teagle SG 6’5″ 195 lbs April 10, 1960 26 Baylor
33 Joe Barry Carroll C 7’0″ 225 lbs July 24, 1958 28 Purdue
14 Lester Conner PG 6’4″ 180 lbs September 17, 1959 27 Oregon State
22 Larry Smith PF 6’8″ 215 lbs January 18, 1958 29 Alcorn State
30 Chris Washburn C 6’11” 240 lbs May 13, 1966 20 NC State
32 Rod Higgins SF 6’7″ 200 lbs January 31, 1960 27 Fresno State
34 Jerome Whitehead C 6’10” 220 lbs September 30, 1956 30 Marquette
25 Larry Drew PG 6’1″ 170 lbs April 2, 1958 28 Missouri
10 Ben McDonald SF 6’6″ 210 lbs July 20, 1962 24 UC Irvine

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Sleepy Floyd PG 26 82 82 37.4 18.8 3.3 10.3 1.8 0.2 3.4 12.6 .488 2.3 .384 6.5 .860
Joe Barry Carroll C 28 81 81 33.6 21.2 7.3 2.6 1.1 1.5 2.8 18.0 .472 0.0   5.3 .787
Larry Smith PF 29 80 78 29.7 8.8 11.5 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 6.8 .546 0.0 .000 2.5 .574
Chris Mullin SG 23 82 82 29.0 15.1 2.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 1.9 11.3 .514 0.8 .302 4.0 .825
Purvis Short SF 29 34 15 27.9 18.3 4.0 2.5 1.3 0.2 2.0 14.7 .479 0.5 .235 4.7 .856
Rod Higgins SF 27 73 28 20.5 8.6 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.0 5.6 .519 0.2 .176 3.3 .833
Ben McDonald PF 24 63 34 20.4 5.6 2.9 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 5.7 .456 0.1 .125 0.6 .632
Terry Teagle SG 26 82 0 20.1 11.2 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.4 9.9 .458 0.1 .000 2.9 .778
Greg Ballard SF 32 82 7 19.3 7.1 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.9 6.9 .440 0.5 .375 1.1 .747
Jerome Whitehead C 30 73 1 12.8 5.1 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 4.5 .450 0.0 .000 1.5 .699
Chris Washburn C 21 35 2 11.0 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 4.1 .393 0.0 .000 1.5 .353
Perry Moss PG 28 64 0 10.9 3.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.9 3.2 .440 0.2 .071 1.1 .710
Kevin Henderson PG 22 5 0 9.0 1.6 0.6 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.6 .375 0.0   0.4 1.000
Clinton Smith SG 23 41 0 8.3 3.1 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.6 2.9 .427 0.0 .000 0.9 .750
Team Totals     82 82 242.7 112.0 43.2 25.4 8.7 3.9 16.5 90.4 .479 4.4 .319 30.8 .780

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Sleepy Floyd PG 26 10 10 41.4 21.4 3.0 10.2 1.8 0.2 3.5 15.2 .507 2.8 .464 5.1 .922
Joe Barry Carroll C 28 10 10 33.4 18.9 6.5 1.9 1.4 2.5 3.1 16.3 .454 0.1 .000 5.1 .804
Larry Smith PF 29 10 10 32.9 10.3 13.7 1.7 1.2 0.6 1.4 8.1 .531 0.0   2.4 .708
Chris Mullin SG 23 10 10 26.2 11.3 1.5 2.3 0.9 0.2 1.6 9.8 .500 0.4 .750 1.6 .750
Purvis Short SF 29 10 2 25.3 14.6 3.3 2.7 1.2 0.2 2.1 12.3 .463 0.2 .000 3.6 .889
Terry Teagle SG 26 10 0 23.3 14.4 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.4 12.4 .460 0.2 .000 3.8 .789
Greg Ballard SF 32 10 0 17.9 5.9 4.0 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.9 4.8 .542 1.0 .400 0.4 .750
Rod Higgins SF 27 10 8 17.7 4.3 2.1 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 4.6 .391 0.1 1.000 0.9 .667
Jerome Whitehead C 30 10 0 10.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.7 .333 0.0   1.0 .400
Ben McDonald PF 24 5 0 9.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.2 .091 0.4 .000 0.0  
Chris Washburn C 21 5 0 5.8 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 .429 0.0   1.2 .833
Perry Moss PG 28 8 0 5.6 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.8 .571 0.1 1.000 1.1 .889
Team Totals     10 10 240.0 107.1 38.7 25.1 10.2 4.6 15.6 89.4 .472 5.1 .431 25.4 .807

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Sleepy Floyd PG 26 82 82 3064 1541 268 848 146 18 280 1030 503 190 73 537 462
Joe Barry Carroll C 28 81 81 2724 1720 589 214 92 123 226 1461 690 0 0 432 340
Chris Mullin SG 23 82 82 2377 1242 181 261 98 36 154 928 477 63 19 326 269
Larry Smith PF 29 80 78 2374 707 917 95 71 56 135 544 297 1 0 197 113
Terry Teagle SG 26 82 0 1650 922 175 105 68 13 117 808 370 10 0 234 182
Greg Ballard SF 32 82 7 1579 579 340 108 50 15 70 564 248 40 15 91 68
Rod Higgins SF 27 73 28 1497 631 237 96 40 21 76 412 214 17 3 240 200
Ben McDonald PF 24 63 34 1284 353 183 84 27 8 43 360 164 8 1 38 24
Purvis Short SF 29 34 15 950 621 137 86 45 7 68 501 240 17 4 160 137
Jerome Whitehead C 30 73 1 937 373 262 24 16 12 50 327 147 1 0 113 79
Perry Moss PG 28 64 0 698 232 95 90 42 3 57 207 91 14 1 69 49
Chris Washburn C 21 35 2 385 132 101 16 6 8 39 145 57 1 0 51 18
Clinton Smith SG 23 41 0 341 127 56 45 13 1 26 117 50 2 0 36 27
Kevin Henderson PG 22 5 0 45 8 3 11 1 0 4 8 3 0 0 2 2
Team Totals     82 82 19905 9188 3544 2083 715 321 1345 7412 3551 364 116 2526 1970

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FG 3PA 3P FTA FT
Sleepy Floyd PG 26 10 10 414 214 30 102 18 2 35 152 77 28 13 51 47
Joe Barry Carroll C 28 10 10 334 189 65 19 14 25 31 163 74 1 0 51 41
Larry Smith PF 29 10 10 329 103 137 17 12 6 14 81 43 0 0 24 17
Chris Mullin SG 23 10 10 262 113 15 23 9 2 16 98 49 4 3 16 12
Purvis Short SF 29 10 2 253 146 33 27 12 2 21 123 57 2 0 36 32
Terry Teagle SG 26 10 0 233 144 20 13 8 1 14 124 57 2 0 38 30
Greg Ballard SF 32 10 0 179 59 40 19 8 0 9 48 26 10 4 4 3
Rod Higgins SF 27 10 8 177 43 21 12 11 6 2 46 18 1 1 9 6
Jerome Whitehead C 30 10 0 100 22 14 3 2 2 1 27 9 0 0 10 4
Ben McDonald PF 24 5 0 45 2 6 9 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 0
Perry Moss PG 28 8 0 45 25 5 5 6 0 3 14 8 1 1 9 8
Chris Washburn C 21 5 0 29 11 1 2 0 0 4 7 3 0 0 6 5
Team Totals     10 10 2400 1071 387 251 102 46 150 894 422 51 22 254 205

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes
Joe Barry Carroll Anchor 33.6 High 21.2 7.3 2.6 2.6 19.05 Dominant inside scorer and rebounder; consistent defensive presence.
Sleepy Floyd Floor General 37.4 High 18.8 3.3 10.3 2.0 17.2 Elite facilitator; scoring and playmaking balanced; steals indicate active defense.
Chris Mullin Scoring Wing 29.0 Medium-High 15.1 2.2 3.2 1.6 10.55 Efficient scorer; 3-point range a key weapon; steady all-around contributor.
Purvis Short Scoring Wing 27.9 Medium 18.3 4.0 2.5 1.5 13.15 Strong scoring output in limited games; high efficiency indicates impact potential.
Larry Smith Defensive Big 29.7 Medium-Low 8.8 11.5 1.2 1.6 11.55 Rebounding machine; defensive anchor; limited playmaking but high floor impact.
Rod Higgins Role Scorer 20.5 Low-Medium 8.6 3.2 1.3 0.8 6.95 Spot-up scoring and complementary defense; growth in efficiency noted.
Terry Teagle Bench Scorer 20.1 Low 11.2 2.1 1.3 1.0 7.8 Provides instant offense off bench; decent defensive activity for minutes.
Greg Ballard Veteran Glue 19.3 Low 7.1 4.1 1.3 0.8 6.15 Role player with steady rebounding; limited scoring, adds spacing and defense.
Ben McDonald Energy PF 20.4 Low 5.6 2.9 1.3 0.5 5.15 Bench forward; modest scoring and defense; potential for rotational growth.
Jerome Whitehead Backup C 12.8 Low 5.1 3.6 0.3 0.4 4.7 Provides depth; efficient rebounds per minute; limited offensive role.
Chris Washburn Development C 11.0 Low 3.8 2.9 0.5 0.4 3.8 Rookie struggles; low efficiency; some defensive flashes.
Perry Moss Spot PG 10.9 Low 3.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 3.6 Backup facilitator; contributes in limited minutes; potential for bench spark.
Clinton Smith Reserve SG 8.3 Low 3.1 1.4 1.1 0.3 2.95 Minimal impact; short minutes; role purely rotational.
Kevin Henderson Reserve PG 9.0 Low 1.6 0.6 2.2 0.2 2.3 Tiny sample; minimal floor impact; mostly spot minutes.