Before the start of the season, the outside world was still not optimistic about the Warriors, believing that the Warriors, who had been reduced to fish belly for two consecutive years, still could not return to the ranks of competitors.
Among them, the US media "FiveThirtyEight" predicted that the Warriors would miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year, and as a result, after most of the season, the Warriors achieved an impressive record of 37 wins and 13 losses, ranking second in the league.
The reason why the Warriors can complete such an excellent performance, in addition to the stable play of the core splash brothers, the performance of the rest of the role players is also crucial, and the emergence of some Of the Strange Soldiers is the key.
To this end, the US media "bluemanhoop" also selected the Warriors' top 5 surprises this season! Among them, The Splash was selected, Wiggins was on the list, and the 19-year-old rising star won the championship.
Surprise Five: Wiggins' shot
This season Wiggins has finally begun to shed the negative labels of "ineffective" and "uninvolved", become a trustworthy player, and successfully made an All-Star.
Among them, the improvement of Wiggins's projection is visible to the naked eye, so far this season, Wiggins's overall shooting rate of 48.3% and 41.2% of three-point shooting rate are career highs.
At the same time, Wiggins' plus-minus of +5.5 is the highest since the 2017-18 season, and he plays an important defensive role every night, delivering top-notch defensive performances.
Surprise Four: Gary Peyton II rises
As the son of star Gary Payton, Peyton Jr. beat Bradley to get the last spot on the Warriors' roster in the final moments before the start of the season.
Although this choice was questioned at the time, Payton II proved with his actions that he was one of the Warriors' biggest surprises this season.
He averaged just 16.6 minutes per game, delivered 1.3 steals, and with 38 percent three-point shooting, as well as top-notch flanking defense, combined with Pit Bullies-like passion and energy, he is fully qualified for the list.
Surprise three: Chase dreams to be yourself
After two seasons of being as depressed as the team, Dream has made himself back this season, once again becoming one of the league's top defenders.
He averaged eight points per game slightly better than last season, while delivering 7.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1 block, shooting 53.3 percent overall, about 10 percentage points higher than last season.
This has allowed him to re-establish the core of the Warriors' defensive end, helping the Warriors establish the league's first defensive system and defensive efficiency.
Surprise two: Looney's durability
Looney's endurance has been a problem during his 7-year career, and he's always hit somewhere in the season with injuries.
But this season he has been excellent, playing in all 50 games of the Warriors, averaging 20.8 minutes per game and 7.2 rebounds, both of which are career highs.
Although his stats don't seem that important, the defense, movement, blocking, passing and covering he provides are critical and fit Kohl's system very well.
Surprise one: Cuminga's immediate combat power exceeded expectations
At the beginning of the draft, the Warriors were more interested in Cuminga's talent and had more expectations for Moody's immediate combat strength.
As a result, Moody's was a mess in terms of immediate combat power, but Kuminga combined immediate combat strength and talent, becoming an important rotation player for the Warriors.
In january, Cumminga averaged 17 minutes per game, averaging 10 points per game with 48 percent shooting and 39 percent from three-point range, making it the Warriors' biggest surprise so far.