According to the latest news, Wiggins, who missed four games, will return to the starting lineup in the game against the Bucks, and Wiggins revealed that his matter has not been completely resolved, but he feels that it is a good time to return to the team now, Wiggins' return is important for the Warriors, Wiggins is an important part of their starting lineup that has performed well in recent times, and he will improve the strength of the Warriors at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, so that they have the strength to compete with various teams, but Wiggins has missed several games recently, Moody, who was the replacement, was outstanding, averaging more than 25 minutes per game.
Moody's recent performance has been outstanding, averaging more than 25 minutes per game, scoring more than 10 points per game, having four rebounds, and shooting good three-point percentage in the games he has been out of the regular rotation before these games, and his aggressiveness on the defensive end has helped the Warriors win three games on the road, and now that Wiggins is back, the Warriors' rotation will change dramatically, Kerr said that the Warriors will use the regular eleven rotation.
The Warriors' current regular starters are Curry, Podzemski, Wiggins, Kuminga and Green, regular benches, Paul, Thompson, Looney, Sharic, Payton Jr., Davis, Moody are excluded, especially after Paul's return, he doesn't even have time, and even before Paul's return, his place was grabbed by Quinones, but the excellent performance in the recent period will make Kerr make some other options.
The Warriors have a good rotation now, and they have also achieved a good record, the Warriors will stick to their current rotation, and now they need to look at the second team led by Paul, if the second team can perform like at the beginning of the season, plus the Warriors can now defend and attack the starting lineup, the Warriors still have a great chance this season, and at present they have further narrowed the gap with the previous team, and their remaining 21 games, they have a chance to enter the playoffs directly, There is no need to play in the play-offs, which is what the Warriors are currently looking for, and they are in recent form and they definitely have a chance!
During this period of Wiggins' absence, Moody started in place of Wiggins, and performed well, of course, Wiggins can definitely do more, Wiggins returns, Moody will definitely be replaced, then, we have to consider what Moody should do next, what to do?
At the moment, Kerr says that Moody will go into the rotation, but how to use him, which is a question to consider, who does he get time from, or who will he directly replace? At the moment, his rotation is definitely ahead of Quinones, and then get some time from Podemsky, who has been a bit sluggish lately, and then Payton Jr., then the Warriors may increase to a 12-man rotation, which is relatively easy to think of, but Payton Jr. and Podzemski are also important for the Warriors, and their rotation will definitely be ahead of Moody, unless the two have been sluggish for multiple games in a row.
There is another way, Sharic's performance has not been good recently, and the Warriors may use more small lineups, so replacing Sharich with Moody is also an option, this choice may not be liked by fans, because fans hate Kerr for using a small lineup, but this choice seems to be the only option from a realistic point of view, as long as Sharic can't hit three points, his role on the court is limited, it is better to let Moody play, Paul, Thompson, Moody, Wiggins, Davis This lineup, instead of Sharic, who is not in good shape, It's a good choice, but with Paul back, the Warriors want to activate a four-man bench duo of Thompson, Sharic and Davis.
Moody needs to cherish every opportunity, and Kerr's outstanding performances in recent times will allow Kerr to give him playing time, and Kerr said of what to do with Moody after Wiggins' return: "He won it on his own. He has been very professional since he stepped into this building 2 and a half years ago. He is a professional player. I'm happy to keep giving him some playing time. ”
But once Moody doesn't defend and attack well on the bench, he is likely to be replaced, and the Warriors go back to 10 rotations, after all, the current Warriors need to chase the playoffs, and Moody's has a lot of competitors, if Moody has been performing well recently, the Warriors are willing to give him time, so as to reduce the time of others, so, Moody needs to seize this opportunity, after all, after this season, he will face an early contract extension, and his current performance is likely to only get a base salary contract, if he seizes the recent opportunity, helping the Warriors get into the playoffs, getting a steady rotation time in the playoffs, and he could get a good contract, such as an average annual salary of between $6 million and $8 million.