Last Wednesday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors gave them just their third loss of the season.
It isn’t a coincidence that in that same game, they decided to go with a much different-looking rotation.
Rookie Will Richard got the start for the Dubs, but it was one other player that Peter O’Keefe of Blue Man Hoop believes will be the reason the Warriors are forced to make a big trade this season.
“Moses Moody's hot shooting to start the season not only pushed Jonathan Kuminga out of Steve Kerr's starting lineup on Wednesday night, but he might also be forcing his fellow 2021 lottery pick off the team completely if this maintains until the mid-season deadline,” O’Keefe said Thursday.
“Just two weeks after Steve Kerr confirmed he'd be a starter going forward, Kuminga was removed from the starting lineup against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night after a string of underwhelming individual and team performances.”
O'Keefe believes Moody's scorching start is bad news for Jonathan Kuminga.
Moses Moody has opened this season as an excellent three-point shooter with a staggering 44% from deep.
Not only that, but he has become much more comfortable and confident in creating his own shot, and also requires attention on the offensive side of the ball, which has helped open up the rest of the Warriors' offense.
For instance, in Wednesday’s game against the Spurs, Curry scored 46 points, and while Moody had 19, it was clear the Spurs' defense had no choice but to respect Moody offensively.
To pour more salt on the wound, Jonathan Kuminga got bumped to the bench and only played 12 minutes, recording zero points in Wednesday night’s victory.
Between his recent struggles and the offseason drama, Moody’s breakout this season may be the final straw that could lead to Kuminga being traded from the team.
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