{"id":52258,"date":"2023-08-04T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=52258"},"modified":"2023-08-03T18:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T22:44:10","slug":"golden-state-warriors-lineup-projection-heading-into-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/08\/04\/golden-state-warriors-lineup-projection-heading-into-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors Lineup Projection 2023-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Golden State Warriors offseason started off with a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">bang. <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Flipping <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/22\/warriors-flip-poole-for-chris-paul\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Jordan Poole<\/strong><\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/22\/warriors-flip-poole-for-chris-paul\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Chris Paul<\/strong><\/a> was a move that made General Managers across the league scratch their heads. In his first move as GM, Mike Dunleavy moved on from a 24-year-old fresh off a new deal for the 39-year-old Paul. After that trade, it was radio silence out of San Fransisco for most of free agency. With just one roster spot remaining, what will the final lineup look like?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Warriors Lineup Projection Heading into Next Season<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris Paul has NEVER come off the bench in his entire NBA career (1,363 games) \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>That will likely change this season with the Warriors. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XqPYv1yPiV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XqPYv1yPiV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bballforever_\/status\/1683711357659803650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The assumed notion since the Paul trade has been that he will step into Poole\u2019s role off the bench, with obvious playstyle modifications. Don\u2019t tell Paul this, though. When asked about his new alleged role off the bench, Paul asked the reporter, \u201cYou coaching?\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Some see it as Paul refusing to come off the bench, \u00e0\u00a0la 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Carmelo Anthony<\/strong><\/a>, but that\u2019s most likely not what he meant. He seemed to have more of a \u201cwe\u2019ll cross that bridge when we get to it\u201d attitude. With that being said, here\u2019s what the rotation will conceivably look like:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Starting Lineup<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PG \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Curry<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">SG \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Klay Thompson<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">SF \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wiggian01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Wiggins<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PF \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Draymond Green<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">C \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/looneke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kevon Looney<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This lineup is the obvious answer. In the regular season, this group played just 330 minutes together (for reference, Fox-Huerter-Barnes-Murray-Sabonis was the most played lineup in the league at 900 minutes). In that limited time, they posted an offensive rating of 128.0, a net rating of 21.9 and an effective FG percentage of 65. Many regard it as the best lineup in the league, winning a title in 2022, but being able to get their feet under them due to Wiggins absence from February until Game 1 of the first round. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Curry feels like he\u2019s in the prime of his career, Green is back under contract, Wiggins will be back in full, Thompson led the league in threes made this year (301), and Looney can get you 20 rebounds in the postseason when it matters. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Furthermore, Steve Kerr knows what he\u2019s got with this five. Therefore, I\u2019d expect the Warriors to run it back, at least with the starters. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bench<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steph Curry says \u201cGuys are going to be asked to do things that may not all the way vibe with how they see themselves.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest thing is, look at teams that have won. You realize that there is a certain way about how you show up on a nightly basis. Everybody is important.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Iaq7xwtIfS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Iaq7xwtIfS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1686786947623141384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PG \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chris Paul<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">SG \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paytoga02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gary Payton II<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">SF \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moodymo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Moses Moody<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PF \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuminjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jonathan Kuminga<\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">C \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/saricda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dari<\/strong><strong>o <\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong>\u0160ari\u0107<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For those wondering why Golden State didn\u2019t go hard after most free agents in their budget like<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/craigto01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Torrey Craig<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/watanyu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Yuta Watanabe<\/a><\/strong> or others, look no further. I think it\u2019s time they let Kuminga and Moody work. Kuminga was vocal in his displeasure of being delegated to the bench last year and Moody was trusted with playoff minutes. They didn\u2019t want to bring in any forwards because they have two lottery picks on the roster. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On top of this, these young guys can flourish when paired with Paul. The Point God ran the Lob City empire with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffbl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Blake Griffin<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jordade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DeAndre Jordan<\/strong><\/a>, so imagine him throwing lobs to the freakishly athletic Kuminga and Payton II. Aside from just lobs, Paul is adept at putting guys in great positions to score. \u0160ari\u0107 is a skilled 6-foot-10, while Kuminga\u2019s game is ever-expanding, Payton is a legitimate two-way threat and Moody has proven reliable, making the relationship between Paul and his floormates mutually easy and beneficial. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOne of the things I told Chris was, \u2018We have to be more controlled this year,\u201d Kerr told ESPN, \u201cWe were 2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> worst in the league in turnovers, but we had the fastest pace. That\u2019s not a great combination.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Kerr on how he plans to integrate Chris Paul next season: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jFXy6TYCy3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jFXy6TYCy3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dre (@OnBallSteph) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnBallSteph\/status\/1686870925881294849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Obviously, Kerr is not referring to Curry\u2019s lack of control of the offense, so he\u2019s looking for help off the bench. Paul can most definitely help with that. If he can accept his role, special things could be done. If not, expect similar results to last season. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Extra Warriors&#8217; \u201cLuxuries\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roster spots past the starters and backups are what I refer to as luxuries. Guys that you don\u2019t necessarily depend on night in and night out but can be helpful when called on. For Golden State, that list includes: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quinole01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Lester Quinones<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/26\/golden-state-warriors-draft-overview\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Brandin Podziemski<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">F \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/06\/26\/golden-state-warriors-draft-overview\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Trayce Jackson-Davis<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/josepco01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cory Joseph<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The trend of playing small extends to this group too. The Golden State Warriors were lucky to retain Quinones on a two-way deal after his Summer League performance in which he averaged 21.2 points per game. Furthermore, the similarities between Quinones and Poole are surprisingly overwhelming, he just needs more development. Podziemski and Jackson-Davis are both rookies who showed promise in the summer league. Unfortunately, they didn\u2019t always capitalize on their opportunities like they could\u2019ve. Joseph is a great third point guard to have off the bench. A guy who knows his role and doesn\u2019t try to do too much, similar to Paul.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One More Piece<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Golden State Warriors look to fill one last roster spot but has not made much noise yet. We\u2019ll see as we get closer to training camp which direction they go in. For now, this is likely what the rotation will look like. Evidently, a roster looking to hang another banner this season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors offseason started off with a bang. Flipping Jordan Poole for Chris Paul was a move that made General Managers across the league scratch their heads. In his first move as GM, Mike Dunleavy moved on from a 24-year-old fresh off a new deal for the 39-year-old Paul. After that trade, it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4610,"featured_media":52263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,25],"tags":[182,563],"class_list":["post-52258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-warriors","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-nba-western-conference"],"modified_by":"Mike Schretter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}