'No final decision' on potential Warriors name change to 'San Francisco'

The Golden State Warriors could still have a new name when they move across the bay bridge in 2019.

Having finally cleared every hurdle in their plan to construct a new arena in downtown San Francisco, there's speculation that the team may also change its name from "Golden State" to "San Francisco."

Warriors president and COO Rick Welts, however, cautioned that odds are against any change.

"The team’s success has caused us to really rethink whether or not that’s something we should or want to do," Welts told CSN's Monte Pool on the Warriors Insider Podcast.

"I guess it’s fair to say there’s been no final decision made. But if you were a betting man, I think you would probably want to wager that the name might remain the same."

The Warriors originated in Philadelphia before moving to San Francisco in the early '60s. They were known for a decade as the "San Francisco Warriors" before settling into the Oakland Coliseum in 1971. That relocation coincided with a name change to the "Golden State Warriors" as the team made an effort to attract fans from all over California.