Moody quietly one of Warriors’ more interesting camp storylines

Moody quietly one of Warriors’ more interesting camp storylines originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Lost in the shuffle of Klay Thompson’s donut of a scoreless 0-of-10 shooting performance in what would be his final game with the Warriors, a fitting 24-point blowout loss against the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament to end a disappointing season for all, was a 21-year-old showing he’s ready to step into impossible shoes to fill.

Yet Moses Moody, now 22, appears the victim of the numbers game again going into his ever-important fourth season for the team that used the final pick of the lottery on him in the 2021 NBA Draft.

Andrew Wiggins wasn’t the Warriors’ second-leading scorer behind Steph Curry’s 22 points in the Warriors’ shellacking to the team up north who no longer are Golden State’s little brother. Neither were future Hall of Famers Chris Paul and Draymond Green, or First Team All-Rookie selection Brandin Podziemski.

It was Moody and Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors’ two first-round picks three years ago, who finished second in points behind only Curry, scoring 16 points apiece. But Kuminga did so in 28 minutes off the bench on 6-of-15 shooting and was a minus-22. Moody on the other hand was a team-high plus-3, scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting – including 2 of 4 from 3-point range – in 15 minutes in reserve.

Two days later when Steve Kerr met the media, the Warriors’ coach was asked about where Moody stands after coaching him for three years and his answer was a microcosm of what has held a player always praised for his maturity back when it comes to opportunities.

“I think there’s a crowded field of people in Moses’s realm, where he is on our roster,” Kerr said. “There’s a lot of other guys. He’s a really good player and he’s a young player who still has a lot of room for growth.”

Then, despite Thompson deciding to don a Dallas Mavericks jersey in free agency, general manager Mike Dunleavy’s wheeling and dealing only created more obstacles for Moody to overcome.

Dunleavy went out and added three quality veterans to Kerr’s rotation in De’Anthony…

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Author : NBC Sports BayArea

Publish date : 2024-09-25 16:01:29

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