The news came from an unexpected source, but the Golden State Warriors are reportedly set to bring in Jerome Robinson in on a training camp contract. ESPN's lead NFL insider Adam Schefter broke the news in a departure from his normal duties covering the gridiron.

Robinson spent last season with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League. In 22 games, Robinson averaged 20.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game for the 2022 champions minor league affiliate.

The 6-foot-4 guard out of Boston College was selected with the 13th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft. Robinson played the first two-and-half years of his career with the LA Clippers. He was traded to the Washington Wizards at the 2020 trade deadline and went on to appear in 38 games in DC over one-and-half seasons.

Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), Ben Golliver of the Washington Post (@BenGolliver) and Seth Partnow of The Athletic (@SethPartnow) go in-depth on the NBA’s Pacific Division.

They discuss how the Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Suns and Kings fared in the off-season, including which teams improved and what moves stood out. The three also predict the season to come, including projected finish, breakout players and rookies they are most excited to see.

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Andrew Wiggins was a recent guest on The VC Show with Vince Carter. Wiggins talked about how gratifying it was to win the 2022 NBA title, but that he's still not satisfied.

Wiggins said his primary goal is helping the Golden State Warriors repeat as champions, but that he also has an individual goal for next season too.

“One thing I’m really gonna strive for this upcoming season is being on the (All-)Defensive Team,” Wiggins said. “That’s a big goal of mine. Hopefully I opened some eyes in the playoffs and I can be on the radar. I ain’t get not one vote this year! I took it personal in the playoffs!”

Wiggins is regularly tasked with guarding the opposing team's best wing. In the 2022 NBA Finals, Wiggins was lauded for his defense work against Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics.

Christmas Day is one of the marquee dates on the NBA calendar. The 2022 Christmas Day slate will reportedly feature eight 2022 playoff teams. The games schedule for the Christmas quintuple-header are:

Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks

Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics

Memphis Grizzlies at Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks

Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets

The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies are preliminarily scheduled to meet on Christmas Day in San Francisco. This is part of the schedule draft the NBA is building for the 2022-23 season.

The Warriors and Grizzlies met in the 2022 Western Conference Semifinals. Golden State defeated Memphis 4-2 to move to the Western Conference Finals.

This is the second reported Christmas Day matchup. The first was the Dallas Mavericks being scheduled to host the Los Angeles Lakers. Warriors-Grizzlies and Mavericks-Lakers are two of what will likely be five matchups on the holiday.

The Warriors are also reportedly going to open the season by hosting the Lakers on Tuesday, October 18.

As is tradition, the reigning champions open the following NBA season at home. This upcoming season will be no different, as the Golden State Warriors will receive their rings on opening night.

The Warriors will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 18. The game will be broadcast by TNT. If the schedule holds to form of past years, Warriors-Lakers will be the second game of opening night, in the later West Coast window.

The Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards will play two 2022 preseason games in Japan. The two teams will play on Friday, September 30 and Sunday, October 2 at the Saitama Super Arena to open the preseason.

This is the first visit to Japan for either team. The two games will mark the 15th and 16th NBA games played in the country.

Due to their success in recent years, and the presence of superstar Stephen Curry, the Warriors are one of the more popular teams globally. The Wizards currently roster the NBA's only Japanese player in Rui Hachimura.

The Golden State Warriors are holding the last guaranteed spot on the roster for Andre Iguodala, Steve Kerr told Anthony Slater of The Athletic.

Iguodala has yet to decide whether to return for next season or retire.

“I leave Andre alone,” Kerr said. “He knows where we stand. If he wants to come back, we’d love to have him ... whenever he makes his decision is fine with us.”

The Warriors currently have 13 players under guaranteed contracts.

According to Slater, Iguodala would take up the 14th spot should he return. The 15th spot on the roster would then either be won in camp or left open to save tax money.