After two seasons of silence, the Warriors have made a strong comeback this season, and under Curry's leadership, the Warriors currently occupy the league's number one position.
Although the Suns behind them have been chasing the Warriors, from the performance of the two teams and future expectations, the Warriors are still a more anticipated team, because the two core rotations of Klay and Wiseman have not yet returned.
In addition, in the case of full health, the number of rotations that the Warriors can use is also greater than that of the Suns, Nets and other strong teams.
However, the Warriors' too deep personnel rotation also makes the coaching staff sometimes have to face some sweet troubles
After all, the overall playing time is limited, and there are always some players who can't get enough playing time and even face the risk of being abandoned.
Especially in the second half of the season, the coaching staff will inevitably create a core rotation for the playoffs, and with the imminent return of Clay and Wiseman, it is inevitable that some players who performed well in the first half will face a difficult situation in which the role will weaken to a certain extent.
In the face of this potential problem, the US media "bluemanhoop" took precautions, shouted the Warriors Cole in advance, and supported three role players, believing that they were fully equipped to enter the playoff rotation.
Third place: Cuminga
The Warriors, who held the lottery sign in the offseason, did not choose to redeem the instant power, but bet on the two lottery shows of Cuminga and Moody to add a guarantee for the team's future.
At the beginning of the draft, it was widely believed that Moody's was expected to perform better in terms of immediate combat strength, and Cuminga was more of an unfulfilled and proud talent that would provide the Warriors with greater surprises in the future.
As a result, Cuminga's performance far exceeded expectations, especially after the team's multiple players were isolated, Kuminga, who was given the opportunity, played a good performance offensively and defensively.
Despite playing only 24 NBA-level games so far, he has averaged only 9.4 minutes per game and ranks 27th in his class with 255 minutes of total playing time.
However, When the opportunity came, Cumminga played a series of impressive performances, especially in the last five games, Cuminga has set a new career scoring record three times.
His impact on the basket on the offensive end and his solid performance on the defensive end have qualified him for a rotational seat.
Second place: Looney
Looney has gone through too many big scenes with the Warriors and doesn't seem to need to prove himself to get a rotation seat.
But the problem is that the Warriors' potential internal competition is too fierce, Looney may not be firmly in the position, and Looney's form this season deserves everyone's praise.
He handed over a career-high 5.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.8 blocks, and in the game against the Timberwolves, he got a double-double of 11 points and 17 rebounds, which was the second time in his career that he had a double-double, the first time he achieved it this season, in addition, 17 rebounds in a single game was also a new career high, which showed his fiery personal state.
First place: Peyton Jr
There is no doubt that the top spot belongs to Peyton Jr., who is the biggest surpriser the Warriors have found this season.
He's energetic on the offensive end, not only hitting three-pointers constantly, but also providing powerful dunks that rush to the basket, and more importantly, his single-point defensive ability is outstanding.
This allowed Payton Jr. to hand over an exaggerated score of 15.5, converting to plus-minus, and he let the Warriors win 158 points in 524 minutes, a statistic that only lags behind Curry, so from any point of view, Peyton Jr. is worth a rotation position.