The team was established in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a founding member of the Basketball Association of America (BAA). In 1962, the franchise relocated to the Bay Area and was renamed the San Francisco Warriors. In 1971, the team changed its geographic moniker to Golden State, California 's state nickname. The team is nicknamed the Dubs as a shortening of "W 's ''.
who did golden state warriors used to be
Philadelphia Warriors