SAN FRANCISCO — Neither Steph Curry nor Draymond Inexperienced will play within the Warriors’ Sunday evening preseason matchup towards the Detroit Pistons, paving the best way for extra alternatives down Golden State’s roster.
“We’ve got a deep team, and this will open up a lot of minutes,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr mentioned. “Excited to see them all play.”
The Warriors deliberate a relaxation evening for each Curry and Inexperienced. However Curry’s jammed proper index finger from Friday evening’s Kings recreation made the choice to relaxation him much more apparent. The x-rays on Curry’s finger got here again destructive and there’s little concern concerning the severity of the damage.
With out their two finest gamers, the Warriors are beginning Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton, Moses Moody, Jonathan Kuminga and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
Kerr thought-about beginning Buddy Hield, and mentioned the sharpshooter will probably be on the ground when Curry sits in the course of the common season. However he opted to see how the younger core of Moody, Kuminga, Jackson-Davis and Podziemski all look collectively.
“Melton really connects the game well for others,” Kerr mentioned. “And I want to see all of our young guys. I want to see them take the next step, play well together, playing for each other.”
Golden State gained its first three preseason video games — the opener in Hawaii towards the Clippers after which a pair of wins towards Sacramento. Moody has had a powerful preseason, as has Kuminga and Melton, the brand new guard. However Andrew Wiggins fell in poor health throughout coaching camp and has but to look in an exhibition recreation, slowing the staff’s skill to holistically assess their standing at full-strength.
“We’re nowhere near where we need to be, but it’s okay,” Kerr mentioned. “We’re putting in a lot of good work, and we’ll get there.”
