Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski undergoes surgical procedure on capturing wrist

SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors’ beginning capturing guard underwent surgical procedure on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Golden State introduced on Wednesday that Brandin Podziemski, 22, had an operation on his left wrist executed, and is anticipated to be prepared for the beginning of coaching camp. 

The Warriors specified it was a debridement surgical procedure.

“It involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all hyperkeratotic (thickened skin or callus), infected, and nonviable (necrotic or dead) tissue, foreign debris, and residual material from dressings,” is how UCSF’s Division of Surgical procedure describes the process on its web site. 

Podziemski averaged 11.7 factors, 5.1 rebounds and three.4 assists per recreation in 64 video games final season, 33 of these being begins. 

The surgical procedure might clarify why the Santa Clara product struggled within the postseason, capturing simply 36.4% from the sphere in 12 video games, a steep decline from the 44.5% fee his shot within the common season. 

Earlier than scoring an environment friendly 28 factors within the season-ending Recreation 5 towards the Timberwolves, Podziemski had made simply 9 of 40 photographs in Video games 1 by 4. 

Podziemski just isn’t the one Warrior to bear surgical procedure this offseason. Fellow guard Moses Moody had his proper thumb operated on lower than per week prior.

The Warriors went 48-34 final season, defeating the Rockets in seven video games earlier than falling to the Timberwolves within the second spherical.