After two consecutive seasons of being reduced to a fish belly, the Warriors have bottomed out this season and become the league's championship-winning team.
Not only has the core escaped injuries, Curry, Klay and dream chaser have returned, and the Warriors have accumulated enough jigsaw puzzle players in the past two seasons.
From Poole, Cumminga and Moody, to Iguodala, Otto Porte Jr. and Bjelica, the Warriors' new and old players have performed well.
Unfortunately, shortly after the return of the dream, Curry suffered from injuries, and the unfortunate luck is that Curry's injury has no structural damage and is expected to return before the playoffs.
Although the Warriors have a good lineup and have accumulated enough record advantages, judging from Curry's performance after curry's absence, the Warriors want to pass the closing stage perfectly, or some players still have to stand up and solve the problem.
After all, the Warriors are currently 1.5 wins behind the Grizzlies, 2 wins ahead of the Jazz, and 4 wins ahead of the fifth-place Lone Ranger, and with a dozen games left, anything can happen.
To this end, the US media "bluemanhoop" also called out the three Warriors players, bluntly saying that they need to seize the opportunity to stand up and help the Warriors tide over the difficulties, of which the Warriors' "relationship households" are on the list.
Third place: Damien Lee
As the Warriors' "relation", Damien Lee's role and performance have slipped twice this season, as the 3D wing of last season, since February, Damien Lee's feel has suddenly disappeared, and the three-point shooting rate is only 31.3%.
Coupled with his lack of defensive ability, Damien Lee's playing time is gradually being eroded, especially considering the Warriors' excellent lineup depth this season, Damien Lee is gradually marginalized.
If he can't seize this opportunity, then the Warriors have no reason to give him a chance, after all, his age is not small, not a new star like Moody, Wiseman and Cuminga, plus the team can move a lot of players, if the team wants to adjust the lineup, Damien Lee will most likely become the first choice.
Second place: Poole
This season, Poole ushered in a big explosion, both personal data and overall efficiency ushered in a significant improvement, and once successfully played the role of Clay's stand-in.
With Curry in trouble with injuries, Poole needs to play Curry's stand-in during this time, more with Klay, and so far, the two have played 286 minutes at the same time, with a good plus-minus of +11.4.
Considering that he has a good personal ability to hold the ball, I believe he can form a good relationship with Clay, which will also determine to some extent what kind of contract Poole can sign in the offseason.
1st place: Wiggins
Wiggins has grown further in the Warriors this season and successfully reached the All-Star, the first All-Star trip of his career.
As a result, after the All-Star end, Wiggins's performance declined rapidly, averaging only 14.1 points per game, and his three-point shooting rate fell to 31.9%, so even if Curry did not miss the game, Wiggins himself needed to improve his personal performance.
After Curry's absence, Wiggins is less dependent, can only improve his personal performance to help the team solve the problem, he also has the corresponding ability, but Wiggins's willingness has not been strong, referring to Curry's performance after his absence, Wiggins is obviously not ready to take responsibility.