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Something is happening (in a good way) for this Warriors team now.  I had to do a double take when I saw Wiseman, Moody, and Kuminga all on the floor together at the same time against Memphis. They actually held their own.

Wiseman is definitely not polished, but it is clear he is starting to be playable in spurts. Before going to Santa Cruz, he was unplayable. Obviously you want more, faster from the #2 pick three years ago, but I'd rather be James Wiseman than Trey Lance right now, who's career paths are eerily similar.

Kuminga is a player for sure. The thing I like most about him is he is totally fine playing team basketball and being a cog in the machine. He knows he's not expected to be a primary scorer, and he loves playing defense. He passes well, runs the floor well, can get his own shot a little bit, and he's starting to gain confidence that he is an NBA rotation player now.

Moody is solid and does what is asked of him, without the ability to make plays based on sheer athletic talent like Kuminga. He'll likely never be a starter, but a solid rotation player the coaches trust.  Maybe a better version of Damion Lee?

The win against Utah, without Curry, Thompson, and Wiggins showed a lot, especially the fact they held Utah to 13 4th quarter points. Can they get the confidence to perform on the road this year?  That's what the season is all about now. The Curry injury might turn out to be good for the team, much like it was good for them to play without Thompson and Green last year, because the younger guys are not able to be carried by the vets and are being forced to figure things out. Might be seeing Steve Kerr's greatest coaching job ever this year if the team starts moving up the standings.

So the Warriors compiled a 7-6 record in January and stand at 26-24 on the season.  Not exactly inspiring, but with the parity we're seeing in the Western Conference, that record is good for 5th place right now.  A lot of guys have missed games, but the team seems healthy for now.  Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, D. Green, Poole, Looney, DeVincenzo, and Kuminga seem pretty well entrenched in the rotation.  After those 8 players, however, this team has some question marks, and I'm not sure that an 8-man rotation with this many old and often-injured players will be viable.

Wiseman has played 0 minutes for the Warriors since the post above, including a few healthy DNPs over the last week.
Moody had repeatedly logged single digit minutes on a depleted roster, spent time in the G-League, and logged a healthy DNP upon his return.
Baldwin is just a rookie and hasn't shown close to enough yet to be part of the rotation for a contender.
Igoudala has played only 3 games all year and is injured yet again.
J. Green has played 3 games this month.  Like Wiseman, some DNPs were due to injury, but he had 2 healthy DNPs in the last 4 games.

That leaves the question of what to do with the 2-way players.
They can't play in more than 50 regular season games and can't play in the playoffs.
Lamb and Jerome have been useful at times, but the team would have to make a rotation spot available to promote them to the regular rotation.
What's Lacob's next move?  Anything coming up at the trade deadline?

[TrumpCard]

Something is happening (in a good way) for this Warriors team now.  I had to do a double take when I saw Wiseman, Moody, and Kuminga all on the floor together at the same time against Memphis. They actually held their own.

Wiseman is definitely not polished, but it is clear he is starting to be playable in spurts. Before going to Santa Cruz, he was unplayable. Obviously you want more, faster from the #2 pick three years ago, but I'd rather be James Wiseman than Trey Lance right now, who's career paths are eerily similar.

Kuminga is a player for sure. The thing I like most about him is he is totally fine playing team basketball and being a cog in the machine. He knows he's not expected to be a primary scorer, and he loves playing defense. He passes well, runs the floor well, can get his own shot a little bit, and he's starting to gain confidence that he is an NBA rotation player now.

Moody is solid and does what is asked of him, without the ability to make plays based on sheer athletic talent like Kuminga. He'll likely never be a starter, but a solid rotation player the coaches trust.  Maybe a better version of Damion Lee?

The win against Utah, without Curry, Thompson, and Wiggins showed a lot, especially the fact they held Utah to 13 4th quarter points. Can they get the confidence to perform on the road this year?  That's what the season is all about now. The Curry injury might turn out to be good for the team, much like it was good for them to play without Thompson and Green last year, because the younger guys are not able to be carried by the vets and are being forced to figure things out. Might be seeing Steve Kerr's greatest coaching job ever this year if the team starts moving up the standings.

So the Warriors compiled a 7-6 record in January and stand at 26-24 on the season.  Not exactly inspiring, but with the parity we're seeing in the Western Conference, that record is good for 5th place right now.  A lot of guys have missed games, but the team seems healthy for now.  Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, D. Green, Poole, Looney, DeVincenzo, and Kuminga seem pretty well entrenched in the rotation.  After those 8 players, however, this team has some question marks, and I'm not sure that an 8-man rotation with this many old and often-injured players will be viable.

Wiseman has played 0 minutes for the Warriors since the post above, including a few healthy DNPs over the last week.
Moody had repeatedly logged single digit minutes on a depleted roster, spent time in the G-League, and logged a healthy DNP upon his return.
Baldwin is just a rookie and hasn't shown close to enough yet to be part of the rotation for a contender.
Igoudala has played only 3 games all year and is injured yet again.
J. Green has played 3 games this month.  Like Wiseman, some DNPs were due to injury, but he had 2 healthy DNPs in the last 4 games.

That leaves the question of what to do with the 2-way players.
They can't play in more than 50 regular season games and can't play in the playoffs.
Lamb and Jerome have been useful at times, but the team would have to make a rotation spot available to promote them to the regular rotation.
What's Lacob's next move?  Anything coming up at the trade deadline?