{"id":102270,"date":"2024-10-20T21:33:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T01:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=102270"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:53:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:53:21","slug":"warriors-agree-contract-extension-2021-lottery-pick-moses-moody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/20\/warriors-agree-contract-extension-2021-lottery-pick-moses-moody\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors Agree To Extension With 2021 Lottery Pick Moses Moody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moodymo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moses Moody<\/a> have managed to come to terms on a contract extension before Monday\u2019s deadline, per ESPN insider Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension, CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, tells ESPN. Moody has developed into a key, reliable rotation player for Steve Kerr and the Warriors. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JVJqZsaJEn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JVJqZsaJEn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1848166718658802060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 2021 No. 14 pick is signing a three-year, $39 million extension that\u2019ll keep him under team control through 2027-28. Golden State currently has plenty of backcourt depth. However, Moody\u2019s expected to play a key role in Golden State\u2019s rotation for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023-24, he averaged a career-high 8.1 points in 17.5 minutes per game while shooting 36.0 percent from three. The 3-and-D wing has made at least 36 percent of his three-point attempts every season.<\/p>\n<h2>Warriors Agree To Extension With 2021 Lottery Pick Moses Moody<\/h2>\n<p>At 22 years young, Moody is in prime position to be a central figure in the Warriors\u2019 new era.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the focus is giving two-time MVP selection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a> as strong a supporting cast as possible. With the 36-year-old living legend still playing at an elite level, it\u2019s only fair. Though the league is tilting back to the superteam era, Golden State has a fighting chance against anyone if the chef is cooking.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the way the Warriors ended the preseason, the plan may be to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wiggian01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Wiggins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuminjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draymond Green<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jackstr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trayce Jackson-Davis<\/a> alongside Curry. If so, Moody would be coming off the bench alongside players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hieldbu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buddy Hield<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/meltode01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De\u2019Anthony Melton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/podzibr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandin Podziemski<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderky01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, there are spacing concerns in the frontcourt. It isn\u2019t necessarily alarming when compared to other teams. Nonetheless, it\u2019s worth noting, as it could be the impetus for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr bringing Kuminga off the bench. If so, he could look to start Melton, Podziemski, or even Moody.<\/p>\n<p>As that relates to the Arkansas native\u2019s freshly inked extension, Melton is only under contract through 2024-25. Furthermore, Kuminga is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/18\/warriors-jonathan-kuminga-moses-moody-talking-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">likely to be a restricted free agent<\/a> next offseason. If so, Moody could have a clear pathway towards starting alongside Curry next season and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors and Moses Moody have managed to come to terms on a contract extension before Monday\u2019s deadline, per ESPN insider Shams Charania. Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody has agreed to a three-year, $39 million rookie contract extension, CEO of Klutch Sports, Rich Paul, tells ESPN. 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