In the NBA regular season that ended today, the Warriors defeated the 76ers 119-107 at home, ending a two-game losing streak. At the end of this game, the Warriors have a 20-24 record and are still in 12th place in the West, just better than the spurs, the Trail Blazers and the injured Grizzlies.
This season, the Warriors have lost a lot of games with a big lead and lost a lot of games with a margin of less than 3 points. After winning the championship in 2002, the Warriors have not been in good form since last season, finishing 6th in the West last season, narrowly beating the Kings to perform the Black 6 miracle, and this season they can't even squeeze into the play-offs.
However, the poor record does not mean that the Warriors have not gained.
Due to the instability of personnel and the unsatisfactory record, the Warriors gave more opportunities to newcomers and gained poor versions of Wiggins and Thompson.
The Warriors' biggest gain this season is naturally Kuminga, who is the 7th pick in 2021, not a low pick, but has not been able to realize his talent, on the one hand, the offensive skills are rough, and on the other hand, the Warriors do not give a chance.
In the past two seasons, Kuminga has averaged 17 minutes and 20 minutes per game, and his performance can only be regarded as mediocre, and the team's positioning of him is not very clear.
Kuminga's playing time has increased to 24 minutes this season, averaging 14 per game8 points 45 rebounds 16 assists 07 steals 04 blocks, 53% shooting, 32% three-point shooting, 71% free throw shooting.
For comparison, Wiggins' stats for the season are 125 points 42 rebounds 16 assists 04 steals 05 blocks, 44% shooting, 31% three-point shooting.
This season, Kuminga has been better than Wiggins, and in the last seven games, Kuminga has played 32 minutes and averaged 25 per game2 points 67 rebounds 17 assists, and shot above 50% in all 7 games, and even had an excellent performance of 11-of-11 shooting.
For comparison, Wiggins' 2022 figure is 172 points 45 rebounds and 22 assists.
If Kuminga can stabilize that output, there is no doubt that the Warriors have found the best option to replace Wiggins, who has made another rookie after Jordan Poole.
And then there was Pochimsky. Pochimski's performance has been inconsistent, and as the 19th pick in 2023, Pochimski has been given a good opportunity to perform in the current Warriors, averaging 26 minutes per game this season, and can get 95 points 56 rebounds 33 assists. He shot 46 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range.
He is PK Klay Thompson, and for comparison, Thompson's season stats are 176 points 34 rebounds and 24 assists, 42% shooting, 38% three-point shooting.
It's also very similar to the play and data.
But Pochimski was inconsistent, scoring 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and 5-of-11 shooting on 2-of-11 shooting. So far this season, he has only scored 20 points in three games, and one has 19 points.
It's no wonder that the Warriors didn't give him more opportunities, and if he wants to get consistent playing time and shooting opportunities like Kuminga, he must have a consistent performance first.
In addition, Moody's and Davis are actually bright spots from time to time.
Overall, the biggest shortcoming of the Warriors this season is instability, except for Curry, who is not so consistent.
But when the Warriors find the game and Paul returns, the Warriors will actually not be bad.
Starting Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Kuminga, Looney.
Subs Paul, Pochimski, Saric, Drummond Green, Davis.
In terms of squad depth, it's still okay.
Of course, the possibility of the Warriors trading in the near future is not ruled out, Kuminga may not be traded, Pochimski and Davis are not worth much, and Payton Jr. is likely to be put on the shelf.