[Mick]

I'll make the case for Podz.

First, Podziemski REBOUNDS.  He was the second leading rebounder (after Draymond Green) on the team ... from a guard position.  On a team full of non-rebounders due to size (Chris Paul, Steph) or simply lack of interest (looking at you Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga) this kept him on the floor a lot of nights.  A strong rebounding backcourt player is a must have on a small team and the only rebounding guard on the Warriors was Podziemski.  

Secondly, all the things we don't like about Wiggins are found in Podz - He plays with passion, dives for balls, fights for rebounds, runs hard, and attacks with confidence (if not always success).  He's the anti Wiggins. 

What's not to like here on a team that's old and feeling its age?  The Warriors needed a cheaper replacement for Donte DiVencenzo and found it here.

(For a Stanford angle there used to be a player in the 80s known as the "human floorburn" for his propensity to dive hard after loose balls.  Wasn't the greatest player on the team but he played with passion and energy.  For the Warrions Podziemski has been a more skillful version of that player.

Oh all right, let's keep him. I do agree with all of that, save for the team full of non-rebounders comment...the Warriors led the NBA in rebounds per game at 46.7. If you look at RPG based upon 36 minute averages, Podziemski is 7th on the team...meaning there's a lot of good rebounders, he's the great one, for his position at least. But Loon, TJD, Draymond, Saric and Gui all do better than Podz on an RPM basis, and Quinones, Wiggins, Moody, Kuminga, and Payton are right behind him (within two rebounds every 36 minutes).

[Mick]

I'll make the case for Podz.

First, Podziemski REBOUNDS.  He was the second leading rebounder (after Draymond Green) on the team ... from a guard position.  On a team full of non-rebounders due to size (Chris Paul, Steph) or simply lack of interest (looking at you Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga) this kept him on the floor a lot of nights.  A strong rebounding backcourt player is a must have on a small team and the only rebounding guard on the Warriors was Podziemski.  

Secondly, all the things we don't like about Wiggins are found in Podz - He plays with passion, dives for balls, fights for rebounds, runs hard, and attacks with confidence (if not always success).  He's the anti Wiggins. 

What's not to like here on a team that's old and feeling its age?  The Warriors needed a cheaper replacement for Donte DiVencenzo and found it here.

(For a Stanford angle there used to be a player in the 80s known as the "human floorburn" for his propensity to dive hard after loose balls.  Wasn't the greatest player on the team but he played with passion and energy.  For the Warrions Podziemski has been a more skillful version of that player.

Oh all right, let's keep him. I do agree with all of that, save for the team full of non-rebounders comment...the Warriors led the NBA in rebounds per game at 46.7. If you look at RPG based upon 36 minute averages, Podziemski is 7th on the team...meaning there's a lot of good rebounders, he's the great one, for his position at least. But Loon, TJD, Draymond, Saric and Gui all do better than Podz on an RPM basis, and Quinones, Wiggins, Moody, Kuminga, and Payton are right behind him (within two rebounds every 36 minutes).