Top 10 Scorers in Golden State Warriors' History 

#9 Purvis Short- 11,894 Points

The 1980s in the NBA were all about the Lakers, Celtics and the Sixers as these teams shared eight of the nine titles of the decade (with the Pistons nicking one at the end).

The battles between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are indisputably among the greatest battles in NBA history. Thus, the history of other NBA franchises during that decade has been mostly forgotten.

The Warriors are no exception, especially because they were particularly poor in that decade, never winning more than 50 games while only making the playoffs twice.

However, one player who managed to flourish in this rather horrible era for Warriors basketball was Purvis Short, a high-scoring forward, who became a prolific scorer in the prime of his career.

Short scored more than 20 points per game between 1982 and 1986, the type of performances that propelled him to more than 11,000 points for the Warriors. They weren’t all empty points too, as Short combined with some younger players in the Warriors to help Golden State reach the playoffs in 1987.

Short’s career will remain one of the greatest what-ifs in Warriors' history, as the Warriors’ inability to surround him with great talented personnel prevented Short from flourishing at the highest stages.