Chris Paul

When you run through some of the players who got minutes last season and see who replaced them this season, the Warriors' upgrade is clear.

Draymond Green on conversations with Chris Paul: "It's been great just having that communication, a guy who, he's a lot like me."

This recent stretch, according to Steve Kerr, is "a reminder of how powerful (Green) can be defensively if he gets to roam a little bit."

Now in his fifth season, White is doing a lot right. His statistical averages are at career-high levels almost across the board.

"He calms the game down," Jonathan Kuminga said of Paul, who returned Tuesday in a comfortable 123-112 road win over the Wizards.

Paul played 24 minutes Friday night before exiting in the third quarter.

Steph Curry busted out of his mini-slump for 35 points in one of the Warriors' best wins this season.

At the end of the game, Steve Kerr stuck with a five-man unit he's rarely used. Led by Steph Curry, it outscored the Celtics by 12.

The Celtics came to Golden State with almost the exact same record as they did a year ago. Once again, Steph Curry took them down. What now?

CP3 had some interesting things to say last week after being ejected in Golden State's game against Phoenix.

Paul got into a heated exchange with referee Scott Foster late in the first half and picked up two technical fouls.

Though the starters struggled again, Golden State's guards lifted the team to a 6-2 record.

"Chris (Paul) is like a pilot," one new Warrior noted Monday in New Orleans. "... He makes the game really easy."

"When a vet, a great player, an All-Star shows that kind of sacrifice, it just sets the tone for the whole team,” Steve Kerr said.

Paul previously started 1,365 games, including both the regular season and playoffs.

"I'm excited. Ready to go," said Green, who will make his Warriors' season debut against the Houston Rockets.

Chris Paul is new to the Warriors, proselytized into their culture. And already, he has proven to them he is worthy of their trust.

This was a no-stakes chance for Chris Paul and the Warriors to get crunch-time reps together before the real thing tips off on Tuesday