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Dieter Kurtenbach
Sports columnist Dieter Kurtenbach analyzes the amazing and roasts the absurd in the world of sports for the Bay Area News Group. He was previously a national sports columnist for Fox Sports and a staff writer at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can also be heard on KNBR (104.5-FM, 680-AM).
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Kurtenbach: The Warriors will regret letting Gary Payton II leave
Payton's impact on winning will only be fully felt once he's in Portland.
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Kurtenbach: The A’s picked up their biggest win of the year. This team might just stay in Oakland
The A's appear more likely than not to build their new ballpark on the shores of the Oakland Estuary.
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Kurtenbach: Kevin Durant’s trade request could be a real problem for the Warriors
The Golden State Warriors have the best trade package for Kevin Durant, but he won't be coming to San Francisco. Where he goes could prove problematic to the Dubs, though.
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Oakland Ballpark: An obscure commission could chase A’s to Vegas
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission will determine if the A's stay or go with a Thursday vote.
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Kurtenbach: The SF Giants are getting exactly what they paid for this season
The Giants are closer in payroll to the A's than the Dodgers.
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Kurtenbach: Why this Warriors title is better than the rest
Yes, that 2015 title packed a punch, but there’s a deeper, richer taste to this victory. This, friends, is one to savor.
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Kevin Durant coming back to the Warriors? It’s not a pipe dream
Kevin Durant's time in Brooklyn could be coming to an end and the Warriors could offer Brooklyn the best deal to reunite Durant and Steph Curry.
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The Warriors are the Bay’s top organization — their NBA Draft showed why
The Warriors' pick of Patrick Baldwin is another example of Golden State's leadership putting their money where their mouth is.
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Warriors GM Bob Myers asked me who his team should draft. I’ll tell you what I told him
The Warriors could trade or draft-and-stash at No. 28. But there's one player that stands out as a win-now option for a Golden State team looking to repeat.
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Kurtenbach: Now, later, or never? The top NBA Draft targets for the wild-card Warriors
Will the Warriors use their first-round pick or trade it away? Here are options for either scenario.