The NBA announced that Charlie Bell has been suspended one game for pleading no contest to reckless driving in California.

Bell will miss the first game of the 2011-12 NBA season.

Golden State Warriors forward Lou Amundson has notified the team that he is exercising the player option on his contract for the 2011-12 season, the team announced today.

Amundson, 28, appeared in 46 games for the Warriors last season, averaging 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in a career-high 15.0 minutes per contest. Overall during his five-year NBA career, the 6’9” forward has averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds in 228 regular-season games with Utah, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Golden State.

The Golden State Warriors have waived forward Jeff Adrien, the team announced today.

Adrien, 25, appeared in 23 games over two stints with the Warriors last season, averaging 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per contest. After being waived by Golden State on December 9, 2010, Adrien went to the NBA Development League and appeared in 27 games combined between Erie and Rio Grande Valley, averaging 18.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.03 steals and 1.44 blocks in 32.7 minutes per game. He was subsequently re-signed by the Warriors as a free agent D-League call-up on February 25, 2011.

The Golden State Warriors announced today that the team has exercised the fourth-year contract option on guard Stephen Curry and the third-year contract option on forward Ekpe Udoh, which are both for the 2012-13 NBA season.

Curry, 23, appeared in 74 games last season, averaging 18.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.47 steals in 33.6 minutes per contest, while leading the NBA in free throw percentage (.934) and ranking third in three-point percentage (.442). Overall in two NBA seasons, the 6’3” guard has appeared in 154 games, averaging 18.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.69 steals in 35.0 minutes per contest.

Udoh, 24, appeared in 58 games last season, averaging 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.48 blocks in 17.8 minutes per contest during his rookie campaign. The 6’10” forward started 18 games on the season, averaging 5.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.28 blocks in 25.5 minutes in those assignments.

The Golden State Warriors, led by Co-Executive Chairmen Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, have purchased the Dakota Wizards franchise in the NBA Development League from Bismarck Professional Basketball LLC, it was announced today at a press conference in Bismarck, North Dakota.

The Warriors will become the fourth NBA team to currently own and operate their own NBA D-League affiliate, joining San Antonio, Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Wizards will remain in Bismarck during the 2011-12 D-League season – the franchise’s 17th in North Dakota – and the club will explore options of a potential move to Northern California the following season.

The purchase of the Wizards will result in the ceasing of the Warriors’ D-League affiliation with the Reno Bighorns, which served as the team’s affiliate each of the last two years. Dakota will mark the Warriors’ third D-League affiliation (also Bakersfield Jam from 2006-07 to 2008-09) since the inception of the league prior to the 2006-07 season. The Wizards concluded the 2010-11 season with a 19-31 record and in fourth place in the eight-team Eastern Conference.

“We’re really excited about the opportunity to acquire an NBA D-League team and view it as a proactive decision,” said Lacob. “As we have previously mentioned, one of our goals is to provide our organization with any elements that we think could provide us an advantage. The fact that we will now operate our own D-League team – complete with our coaches and organizational philosophy – will put us in a better position to evaluate and develop potential NBA players, including any of our first or second year players who may spend a stint in the D-League. We think this is a critical step and another plus for our organization. And, we could not have found a more qualified candidate than Jim Weyermann to oversee the team from an operations standpoint.”

The Golden State Warriors are again shooting down Monta Ellis trade rumors.

Warriors owner Joe Lacob told the San Jose Mercury News that the Ellis isn't going anywhere.

“I’ve assured Monta that we are in fact not trying to trade him,” Lacob said. “We really value him and we want him here. I think he’s a tremendous player and a unique asset. And it would take a helluva deal that really made sense for the organization as a whole in order for us to trade Monta Ellis.”

Without major roster changes in Oakland, Warriors' new lead assistant coach Mike Malone will be working with two guards who haven't consistently proved willing or able to stop dribble penetration, a center who hasn't shown up for the past two seasons and little depth.

"Can you play defense with two small guards? It's a very interesting question, and I don't have a definite answer," Malone said. "Can they defend? Are they willing to defend? It could be hard to break those habits, but, if they want to win, they'll be willing."

In an interview with the French website BasketUSA.com, Golden State Warriors director of basketball operations Kirk Lacob said the franchise had passed on the chance to deal center Andris Biedrins to Houston for a package built around Jordan Hill and Hasheem Thabeet.

With a new ownership group, a new head coach in Mark Jackson and long-time NBA personnel guru Jerry West now in the fold, the fate of many of Golden State's longest-tenured players is still unknown.

It might seem like Jeremy Tyler's already been around the block a time or two, but then you realize the kid turned just 20 years old three days ago. Naturally, that's why Warriors executive vice president Larry Riley is preaching patience.

"What I want to see happen with this guy is to put some real muscle on him," Riley said. "And have Mark Jackson and his staff spend time with him. We're not going to rush him; we're going to give him plenty of time to develop and give him an opportunity to become a good NBA player. That's going to require some focus. He's young. There is some immaturity. I'm not going to duck that issue. But he seems to be committed, seems to be ready to go to work and we're anxious to go to work with him."

New coach Mark Jackson, however, views Tyler a little bit differently.

"I don't have time to draft somebody (and wait) for a couple of years," Jackson said. "He's a big kid who is an athlete that can block shots, finish and rebound the basketball. He's going to have every opportunity to do it now. Who's to say we didn't get better today?”

The Warriors have purchased the draft rights to second round pick Jeremy Tyler from the Charlotte Bobcats.

Tyler played professionally during the 10-11 season with the Tokyo Apache.