For him to re-sign, he would need to really ball out and have the Warriors come with $40M AAV at least. $150M/5 years starts at a paltry $25M in the first year.
That is my hot take prediction as well. Someone below said Kerr said Podz was starting but perhaps Kerr plays small to start with Horford off the bench.
I don't think there is actually any confirmation that Podz is starting despite what was said below (I do see the Emerman tweet but I think he probably typoed and it didn't look like a sourced statement) so I'm going back to the assumption that it is Curry/Richard/Butler/Green/Horford.
I will be very surprised if Dray starts at center until late season except occasionally due to matchups or injuries. He might play 5 in spots during a game but not as a starter. We'll see Horford or Post or TJD starting at the 5.
Yeah… really hard not to expect Steph/Podz/Jimmy/Dray/Al starting. I understand Kerr may not want to play Al heavy minutes, but I don’t see another way.
SI: The local TV rights are a mess. Regional networks are shutting down. Others are in bankruptcy. Others are, in your words, “teetering.” How big a problem is this, and is there a solution?
AS: It is a significant issue for the league right now. It’s been a large part of our historic business model, and for our teams, a major revenue source has been the distribution of these games in their local markets, largely through cable and satellite. Many of our regional sports networks only just emerged from bankruptcy and others are now defunct.
I’m not overly concerned, because in the same way several of the major streaming services were saying publicly only a couple of years ago that live sports were unlikely to become part of their model, they’re now all embracing it. In the same way that they’re embracing sports for national and global distribution, they will discover the value of local distribution as well. By way of example, a local game on average has twice the engagement of a national game, meaning a fan in Milwaukee or in the Bucks’ market is likely to watch a Bucks game twice as long as a fan outside of their region. As the marketplace responds to what the viewers and consumers want, there’s no doubt that these local games are highly desirable for fans in those markets.
As traditional television continues to decline, and that decline has only accelerated in the last few years, people’s default watching becomes streaming services as opposed to traditional television. They’re going to want to be able to get these games on those streaming platforms, and the streaming platforms are going to want to differentiate themselves in the marketplace by being the one that carries those local games. Lastly, I think as the marketplace just demonstrated the value of NBA games nationally, by virtue of that example I gave about in terms of engagement, there’s absolutely no reason why these games proportionally should have less value locally than they do nationally. If anything, they should be worth more locally.
The obvious solution is for the local team to own their local streaming rights and be able to sell that subscription to whoever wants it, in market or not. I can't see any reason why Knicks fans living on the West Coast shouldn't be able to subscribe to the Knicks feed or for LA or Warriors fans on the east coast to do the same. They don't need the cable companies.
More accurately the smaller market teams would hate it as I assume League Pass revenue is evenly split. That said, there is no reason that they couldn't do a 60/40 split on streaming revenue and League Pass still serves a purpose for people that are just basketball junkies and/or don't have a home team.
So... his optimistic take is that we're in for some chaos over the next few years as the "traditional" local broadcasts go under, and the streamers all fight for our eyeballs, each requiring some sort of subscription to pay for more content than we want? Sounds like the same 23$@#%^#$ing business model that drove up the costs of cable in the first place. Just through the internet instead of a dedicated cable... so yeah, color me unthrilled.
Yeah, it would be nice if the local sports teams could set up their own streaming services for their games and related content. Then we would not have to pay for things we don't want and the profits could benefit the team.
I mean this is essentially nba tv. It’s just not hyperlocal - but there’d be opps and league revenue split regardless so why not just let the league do it?
Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun has agreed to a five-year, $125 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball tells ESPN. @ShamsCharania
Every pending RFA is going to get $20-25 mil AAV, apparently. To be honest, though, so far all the deals have been pretty fair (although I think Camara is going to be under-paid within a year or two)
Sort of. These are all extensions, which don't kick in until next year. This year's cap situation is not relevant. If they were bound by this year's cap, these contracts (largely) couldn't be done without putting teams over the second apron.
Honestly the best alt jersey I think they've put out in quite a while. Honestly, might be an improvement on the original black "The Town" jersey, which puts it in contention for my favorite overall?
- Really good shade of brown that seems like it'll complement a lot of skin tones? Which is rare. It has a pretty classy sepia-tone look to it. Pretty unique, too, since it feels like everyone uses black but nobody uses brown in their jersey designs.
- Brings back the beautiful oak tree design, which also pays tribute to the place the Dubs played their best ball (but also all those years of suckage that preceded it). Oh yeah, tree and brown are also a natural fit.
- The texture on the gold and all looks great too.
- Simple, effective composition. Not trying to do too much or get weird with ghostly bridge silhouettes or that ungodly blobby "rose" that you could never see while it was tucked in.
I guess they're not bad and I guess I'm an outlier, but I'm not a big fan of all the alternate jerseys. I like the Blue and Gold with the bridge logo. I hate the black ones and these are ... not bad ... but don't really have the team colors.
OK I thought about it for a second and decided to keep rooting for the team anyway ;p
The only alternate jerseys I really liked were the early Dubs dynasty Chinese themed ones (Chinese New Year's? don't know). That red accent color really popped.
I don't usually like the alternative color jerseys too, especially when they are of overused colors like red or blue. Brown is such an underutilized and good-looking color on a jersey though, I think it makes that classic Town version (one of my all-time favorite designs) look really sleek when paired with the gold. I can't hate on it.
ESPN.com season predictions/rankings has the Warriors 8th in the NBA, 6th in the West. I like their Bold Prediction:
"Bold (but realistic) prediction: Golden State earns home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors were one of the NBA's best teams after trading for Butler last season, and they retained every perimeter player while adding Horford. They will finish with a top-four seed for the first time since they won the title in 2021-22. -- Kram"
Does ESPN not understand how the playoffs work? 6th in the west is not home court advantage. 6 plays 3 and 3 (Rockets in their article) have the home court.
Welp, my prediction of Richard starting went bust. Oh well, I'll be sure to make more incorrect predictions in the future.
Personally I would have started Richard though, wonder if there's some ego management in the decision or if he doesn't care about guarding Reaves/Doncic as much as pressuring the Laker defense.
Well I just listened to Kerr's press conference and looked at Emerman's tweet and I don't see any confirmation that Podz is actually starting over Richard. Should have asked for/checked the source if someone didn't provide it, oh well. I still think it clearly makes more sense to start Richard, like a way better decision, so hopefully it happens.
Probably not Horford; Kerr said in the same interview (probably) the Podz starting is drawn from that it's really hard to start someone on a minutes restriction and be able to play them at the ends of games because then they're sitting for long stretches of time which is also not good for old guys.
Meh, Horford is one of those rare pro-OGs who will impact the game whenever he plays...Kerr needs to figure out how to keep them warm with 6 minute rotations guideline...As for PODZ starting at SG, the jury is out, hoping for the best in the days ahead....
In baseball, it depends on the stadium and how the team is put together more than the crowd (not to say a home crowd doesn't help). For instance, the Giants play in a pitcher's park, so when they have strong pitching and defense, including outfielders with range to cover triples alley, they have an advantage at home that might not translate as much in hitters' parks on the road. A team with a lot of left-handed power hitting can benefit even more if their park has a short distance to the RF fence.
Seems kind of intuitive to me —basketball is faster-paced and more momentum-driven than baseball, with fans closer to the action. As a fan, it definitely *feels* like you’re affecting the game more at a basketball game than a baseball game, especially when you’re part of a really raucous crowd.
Rewatch some of those OKC v Golden State highlights from 2016 and it's crazy how loud it gets. Bill Simmons talked about how he came out of those games with headaches because it was so loud.
It's an interesting phenomenon, because batting second is one of the largest rule-influenced effects of being at home in sports, but home teams still only win around 50-54% - even in extra inning games where you'd think that would be a massive advantage with a runner already on 2nd.
I would guess it mainly comes down to how extremely random hitting a baseball into play can be, coupled with the natural limitations of only getting to play your best hitters 3-4 at bats a game. Or not being able to save your best pitchers exclusively for home games, while an NBA team can play their best players basically the entire game be it home or away
In addition to that, I think that the the travel schedule is just more brutal in the NBA. One team may have been on the road for a few games, coming in to play a team that just got to sleep in their own beds the previous night. In baseball, the teams play a series and so the home "rest advantage" is less.
It’s generally assumed 2-2-1-1-1 is the slightly more favorable option for the team with home field advantage, as it precludes any possibility of the other team winning the series in five games while having played more home games. I think that’s why the NBA switched from 2-3-2 to 2-2-1-1-1, even though those last three games can be a logistical PITA if the teams are on opposite sides of the country.
True, although I once went to Jays-Mariners game in Seattle, and there were tons of Blue Jay fans there. Place was sold out on a random week night, too, as I recall. Presumably folks from British Columbia…
Noah Eagle was great on the Olympics. Seems like the new TV arrangement is a mess, but the national broadcasts were often pretty rubbish to begin with, so hopefully this will at least be an improvement.
Yeah we missed Gui… When Perks and I get together for the preview, I want us to cover “the new people” but we always end up talking about way more than that. We haven’t planned to talk about everybody on the roster, but maybe we should next year and just split it into 2 parts
I think pretty much the only mention was that he's headed into restricted free agency next summer?
Which, credit to him for sticking around and securing the full value of what was basically a fully non-guaranteed deal at signing. His ceiling might not be all that high, but it's evident that he's worked his tail off to get to where he is from where he started out in the league. Muito respeito, jogador!
Yeah I did hear that part. I guess his role will be pretty much the same as last year, bringing the energy now and then, which he does well, plus garbage time.
Hey, you never know! Remember when Klay-gate happened in BKN because Gui went off and basically helped them win the game?
Like JK and Moody, he was also pretty young when drafted, and he's just starting to enter the doorway to athletic prime years. Look at photos from 2022 Summer League to media day earlier this month:
If he plays like a winner, he'll earn his minutes and perhaps even a rotation role. They are going to need the depth this year, he'll definitely have opportunity IMO
I think his physical tools are somewhat limited, but I have no doubt he'll maximize them, just because he plays very smart, and he is reasonably quick. His ceiling is probably a rotation big, but that's where I expect him to end up, too.
Injury report and it's a knee problem for Toohey.
https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-10-20_06PM.pdf
Phooey
Ptooey
What a bunch of hooey.
It's game day!!!
We made it!
LFGW!!!
Dyson Daniels - 4/100m.
Not sure how Kuminga gets that next summer barring huge changes.
JK gets what 23 million for 2 years?
And then his freedom... which was maybe worth something more than $$ to him...?
I predict he balls out this year and the dubs will tear up the contract and sign him to the Braun or maybe 5/150
For him to re-sign, he would need to really ball out and have the Warriors come with $40M AAV at least. $150M/5 years starts at a paltry $25M in the first year.
Thankfully that's going to be some other team's problem by then.
And Braun gets 5yr 125. Is Braun better than Dyson?
I’d say so right now, but Dyson is bigger and a couple years younger, so likely has more untapped upside.
Per Steve Kerr both Jimmy and Kuminga are probable for tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pchBKEGOWfY
Warriors open practice, a lot of fluff but at 7:22 we get an interesting glimpse into Kerr's thoughts on Will Richard
In his latest show, Athletic Alchemy postulated that Richard would be in the opening night starting 5.
That is my hot take prediction as well. Someone below said Kerr said Podz was starting but perhaps Kerr plays small to start with Horford off the bench.
I don't think there is actually any confirmation that Podz is starting despite what was said below (I do see the Emerman tweet but I think he probably typoed and it didn't look like a sourced statement) so I'm going back to the assumption that it is Curry/Richard/Butler/Green/Horford.
Steph, Richard, Jimmy, JK and Dray
I will be very surprised if Dray starts at center until late season except occasionally due to matchups or injuries. He might play 5 in spots during a game but not as a starter. We'll see Horford or Post or TJD starting at the 5.
Yeah… really hard not to expect Steph/Podz/Jimmy/Dray/Al starting. I understand Kerr may not want to play Al heavy minutes, but I don’t see another way.
75% is Buddy yelling, but it’s still fun
OT: they're actually showing ALCS game 7 on Fox over the air
Baseball is so old timey!
Game 7s are special no matter the sport.
SI: The local TV rights are a mess. Regional networks are shutting down. Others are in bankruptcy. Others are, in your words, “teetering.” How big a problem is this, and is there a solution?
AS: It is a significant issue for the league right now. It’s been a large part of our historic business model, and for our teams, a major revenue source has been the distribution of these games in their local markets, largely through cable and satellite. Many of our regional sports networks only just emerged from bankruptcy and others are now defunct.
I’m not overly concerned, because in the same way several of the major streaming services were saying publicly only a couple of years ago that live sports were unlikely to become part of their model, they’re now all embracing it. In the same way that they’re embracing sports for national and global distribution, they will discover the value of local distribution as well. By way of example, a local game on average has twice the engagement of a national game, meaning a fan in Milwaukee or in the Bucks’ market is likely to watch a Bucks game twice as long as a fan outside of their region. As the marketplace responds to what the viewers and consumers want, there’s no doubt that these local games are highly desirable for fans in those markets.
As traditional television continues to decline, and that decline has only accelerated in the last few years, people’s default watching becomes streaming services as opposed to traditional television. They’re going to want to be able to get these games on those streaming platforms, and the streaming platforms are going to want to differentiate themselves in the marketplace by being the one that carries those local games. Lastly, I think as the marketplace just demonstrated the value of NBA games nationally, by virtue of that example I gave about in terms of engagement, there’s absolutely no reason why these games proportionally should have less value locally than they do nationally. If anything, they should be worth more locally.
https://www.si.com/nba/adam-silver-on-clippers-scandal-nba-expansion-future-of-watching-games
The obvious solution is for the local team to own their local streaming rights and be able to sell that subscription to whoever wants it, in market or not. I can't see any reason why Knicks fans living on the West Coast shouldn't be able to subscribe to the Knicks feed or for LA or Warriors fans on the east coast to do the same. They don't need the cable companies.
NBA would fight this hard bc it would cut into League Pass revenue.
NBA is the actually teams... Board of Governors is the owners of league I think.
League office would/could take a cut, but if the team owners saw an advantage they presumably could manage to pull it off.
More accurately the smaller market teams would hate it as I assume League Pass revenue is evenly split. That said, there is no reason that they couldn't do a 60/40 split on streaming revenue and League Pass still serves a purpose for people that are just basketball junkies and/or don't have a home team.
Very astute observation.
So... his optimistic take is that we're in for some chaos over the next few years as the "traditional" local broadcasts go under, and the streamers all fight for our eyeballs, each requiring some sort of subscription to pay for more content than we want? Sounds like the same 23$@#%^#$ing business model that drove up the costs of cable in the first place. Just through the internet instead of a dedicated cable... so yeah, color me unthrilled.
Yeah, it would be nice if the local sports teams could set up their own streaming services for their games and related content. Then we would not have to pay for things we don't want and the profits could benefit the team.
I mean this is essentially nba tv. It’s just not hyperlocal - but there’d be opps and league revenue split regardless so why not just let the league do it?
I think NBA TV blacks out local games now.
BINGO.
Have you been thrilled listening to Adam Silver saying basically anything ever?
lol
"With the 30th pick . . ."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ywitutCDvU
too soon? :(
Edit: Also banning Sterling FOR LIFE
Edit 2: and of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQgCv28peP4 + 3 more!
"We like his ability to step outside and make the 3pt shot" was not on my 'Bob Myers after drafting Kevon Looney' Bingo Card!
No
Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun has agreed to a five-year, $125 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball tells ESPN. @ShamsCharania
Is Podz gonna get something like this?
Every pending RFA is going to get $20-25 mil AAV, apparently. To be honest, though, so far all the deals have been pretty fair (although I think Camara is going to be under-paid within a year or two)
lol...money is flowing...
Sort of. These are all extensions, which don't kick in until next year. This year's cap situation is not relevant. If they were bound by this year's cap, these contracts (largely) couldn't be done without putting teams over the second apron.
YEP...Spot-on...
The new brown The Town jerseys… not bad. https://bsky.app/profile/warriorsofficial.bsky.social/post/3m3ndki7ac22r
Here’s a little video https://youtube.com/shorts/JD3-f-0ILJY?si=LiAISK9nABAZ-kbQ
Honestly the best alt jersey I think they've put out in quite a while. Honestly, might be an improvement on the original black "The Town" jersey, which puts it in contention for my favorite overall?
- Really good shade of brown that seems like it'll complement a lot of skin tones? Which is rare. It has a pretty classy sepia-tone look to it. Pretty unique, too, since it feels like everyone uses black but nobody uses brown in their jersey designs.
- Brings back the beautiful oak tree design, which also pays tribute to the place the Dubs played their best ball (but also all those years of suckage that preceded it). Oh yeah, tree and brown are also a natural fit.
- The texture on the gold and all looks great too.
- Simple, effective composition. Not trying to do too much or get weird with ghostly bridge silhouettes or that ungodly blobby "rose" that you could never see while it was tucked in.
I think there's a hype video somewhere.
Those look... pretty good?
I guess they're not bad and I guess I'm an outlier, but I'm not a big fan of all the alternate jerseys. I like the Blue and Gold with the bridge logo. I hate the black ones and these are ... not bad ... but don't really have the team colors.
OK I thought about it for a second and decided to keep rooting for the team anyway ;p
How about that soft, warm, brown with blue, or, gold trim...
The only alternate jerseys I really liked were the early Dubs dynasty Chinese themed ones (Chinese New Year's? don't know). That red accent color really popped.
https://basketballjerseyarchive.com/golden-state-warriors-2017-18-city-jersey/76249/
Those were FIRE. The highlight of Steph hitting that half court shot against the Clippers in that uni is chefs kiss
Wait, so you're not excited for the NZ All Blacks' neon pink alternate jerseys?
Oh god!!! (I'm actually sort of an All Blacks fan having played a little rugby in high school)
Shout out to the NZ cricketers "Beige Brigade" uniforms from the 80's!
I don't usually like the alternative color jerseys too, especially when they are of overused colors like red or blue. Brown is such an underutilized and good-looking color on a jersey though, I think it makes that classic Town version (one of my all-time favorite designs) look really sleek when paired with the gold. I can't hate on it.
I agree, tho I do like some (not all) the black uni versions. I think I'll get used to these even though the colors are just kinda bizarre/unexpected.
Like, yeah oak trees are brown-ish I guess? That's my takeaway from the hype vid at least:
https://www.nba.com/warriors/videos/introducing-the-2025-26-city-edition-jersey?collectionId=1016956
Yes, not team colors ... but they fit Oakland 'The Town'
Now if only they had a throwback game in Oakland (at Roaracle, naturally) to show them off
😍
lol
Like!
Those look pretty fire!
50 of Steph Curry's WILDEST Makes to Get You Hyped for NBA Season | Golden State Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHy83l2U7sw
ESPN.com season predictions/rankings has the Warriors 8th in the NBA, 6th in the West. I like their Bold Prediction:
"Bold (but realistic) prediction: Golden State earns home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors were one of the NBA's best teams after trading for Butler last season, and they retained every perimeter player while adding Horford. They will finish with a top-four seed for the first time since they won the title in 2021-22. -- Kram"
Link: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46617842/2025-26-nba-season-preview-rankings-predictions-odds-more
I think there is a lot of pointing to that stretch with Butler. While it was great, it was also the softest spot of our schedule last year.
If we play anything at all like that over a whole season, I would be quite surprised (pleasantly, of course).
Does ESPN not understand how the playoffs work? 6th in the west is not home court advantage. 6 plays 3 and 3 (Rockets in their article) have the home court.
The rankings and the bold prediction are different. Rankings are BPI based and the bold prediction is just one writer.
So shotgun approach. With enough different predictions they'll get some right :D
According to Danny Emerman, Kerr said Podz is starting, so it’s going to be him SC, DG and JB, with the 5th being Horford or Kuminga.
Welp, my prediction of Richard starting went bust. Oh well, I'll be sure to make more incorrect predictions in the future.
Personally I would have started Richard though, wonder if there's some ego management in the decision or if he doesn't care about guarding Reaves/Doncic as much as pressuring the Laker defense.
Podz had a good showing against LAL in preseason, I recall. Maybe he's looking for more of that?
Well I just listened to Kerr's press conference and looked at Emerman's tweet and I don't see any confirmation that Podz is actually starting over Richard. Should have asked for/checked the source if someone didn't provide it, oh well. I still think it clearly makes more sense to start Richard, like a way better decision, so hopefully it happens.
We shall see! (well, those of us who are able to actually... watch the game on TV? It's definitely a bar night anyway)
Probably not Horford; Kerr said in the same interview (probably) the Podz starting is drawn from that it's really hard to start someone on a minutes restriction and be able to play them at the ends of games because then they're sitting for long stretches of time which is also not good for old guys.
Meh, Horford is one of those rare pro-OGs who will impact the game whenever he plays...Kerr needs to figure out how to keep them warm with 6 minute rotations guideline...As for PODZ starting at SG, the jury is out, hoping for the best in the days ahead....
Wow. MLB goes 2-3-2 in the conference championships. What a huge home field advantage for Toronto.
Can I just say from Canada: LET'S GO JAYS!
Hard for me to root against the Mariners to finally make their 1st World Series...
Poor Eugenio Suarez had his 2 HR w/one a grand slam game overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani....
We'll see tonight, but either would be better than the Dodgers!
Go not Dodgers!
For reasons that elude me, baseball has a smaller home field advantage than most other sports, much smaller than for basketball.
In baseball, it depends on the stadium and how the team is put together more than the crowd (not to say a home crowd doesn't help). For instance, the Giants play in a pitcher's park, so when they have strong pitching and defense, including outfielders with range to cover triples alley, they have an advantage at home that might not translate as much in hitters' parks on the road. A team with a lot of left-handed power hitting can benefit even more if their park has a short distance to the RF fence.
Seems kind of intuitive to me —basketball is faster-paced and more momentum-driven than baseball, with fans closer to the action. As a fan, it definitely *feels* like you’re affecting the game more at a basketball game than a baseball game, especially when you’re part of a really raucous crowd.
Rewatch some of those OKC v Golden State highlights from 2016 and it's crazy how loud it gets. Bill Simmons talked about how he came out of those games with headaches because it was so loud.
It's an interesting phenomenon, because batting second is one of the largest rule-influenced effects of being at home in sports, but home teams still only win around 50-54% - even in extra inning games where you'd think that would be a massive advantage with a runner already on 2nd.
I would guess it mainly comes down to how extremely random hitting a baseball into play can be, coupled with the natural limitations of only getting to play your best hitters 3-4 at bats a game. Or not being able to save your best pitchers exclusively for home games, while an NBA team can play their best players basically the entire game be it home or away
In addition to that, I think that the the travel schedule is just more brutal in the NBA. One team may have been on the road for a few games, coming in to play a team that just got to sleep in their own beds the previous night. In baseball, the teams play a series and so the home "rest advantage" is less.
It’s generally assumed 2-2-1-1-1 is the slightly more favorable option for the team with home field advantage, as it precludes any possibility of the other team winning the series in five games while having played more home games. I think that’s why the NBA switched from 2-3-2 to 2-2-1-1-1, even though those last three games can be a logistical PITA if the teams are on opposite sides of the country.
ALCS is Seattle vs Toronto. Definitely can't get any further apart than that.
True, although I once went to Jays-Mariners game in Seattle, and there were tons of Blue Jay fans there. Place was sold out on a random week night, too, as I recall. Presumably folks from British Columbia…
That's a good point. Toronto fans are definitely showing our in Seattle this series.
Oct. 21 – NBA Tip-Off: Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m. ET
Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle
Analyst: Grant Hill
Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi
Studio Host: Ahmed Fareed
Studio Analyst: Tracy McGrady
https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/press-releases/nbc-sports-announces-broadcaster-assignments-for-first-two-weeks-of-nba-coverage-on-nbc-and-peacock
Noah Eagle was great on the Olympics. Seems like the new TV arrangement is a mess, but the national broadcasts were often pretty rubbish to begin with, so hopefully this will at least be an improvement.
I like him more than I like his brother
You mean his father? Ian? 😂
You are correct lol. I wasn't aware of the specifics of their relationship, just that I prefer Noah. Sort of a reverse Joe Buck/Jack Buck situation
It's understandable - to your credit (and his), Ian still looks quite young for his age!
But I just looked up a relatively recent photo of them together and I dunno if I would mistake them for brothers heh
In the E1P, did I miss a discussion of Gui? I don't recall it. Seems like y'all covered everybody else. Well... not much about Rowe but he's a 2-way.
Yeah we missed Gui… When Perks and I get together for the preview, I want us to cover “the new people” but we always end up talking about way more than that. We haven’t planned to talk about everybody on the roster, but maybe we should next year and just split it into 2 parts
I think pretty much the only mention was that he's headed into restricted free agency next summer?
Which, credit to him for sticking around and securing the full value of what was basically a fully non-guaranteed deal at signing. His ceiling might not be all that high, but it's evident that he's worked his tail off to get to where he is from where he started out in the league. Muito respeito, jogador!
Yeah I did hear that part. I guess his role will be pretty much the same as last year, bringing the energy now and then, which he does well, plus garbage time.
Hey, you never know! Remember when Klay-gate happened in BKN because Gui went off and basically helped them win the game?
Like JK and Moody, he was also pretty young when drafted, and he's just starting to enter the doorway to athletic prime years. Look at photos from 2022 Summer League to media day earlier this month:
2022: https://x.com/CurryBrazil/status/1543557356038004736
2025: https://cdn.nba.com/teams/uploads/sites/1610612744/2025/09/GettyImages-2237909840.jpg
If he plays like a winner, he'll earn his minutes and perhaps even a rotation role. They are going to need the depth this year, he'll definitely have opportunity IMO
Still very high on Gui.
I think his physical tools are somewhat limited, but I have no doubt he'll maximize them, just because he plays very smart, and he is reasonably quick. His ceiling is probably a rotation big, but that's where I expect him to end up, too.
Steve Kerr, Warriors, discuss ramp-up to season opener vs Los Angeles Lakers | NBC Sports BA: https://youtu.be/KwfQ26vIv80?si=NG2xfkjthH4OpbAm
Dang video gives me a ''video is unavailable in your country'', but I gleaned a few bits and pieces from the thread discussions...