On March 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors challenged the Hawks away. In this game, the Warriors also made adjustments to the starting lineup.
According to Warriors reporter Anthony Slater, Kerr will put Cumminga into the starting lineup in this game, lining up a starting lineup of Cumminga, Draymond Green, Poole, Wiggins and Thompson.
It is worth mentioning that this will be Cumminga's 10th starter this season, and it is also Looney's first time to play as a substitute, and the reason why Kerr will use such a lineup, in addition to Cuminga's recent good form, may also be related to Wiseman's season reimbursement.
The Warriors have officially announced that Wiseman will miss all the remaining games of the season due to a swollen right knee, which also means that the warriors' pure center is left with only Looney. The remaining Cuminga, Green and Bjelica, although they have also played in the No. 5 position, but only for small squads.
But now, due to Curry's injury, if the starting interior combination of Looney and Green is sent, it will have a very adverse impact on the Warriors' offense, and in the playoffs, the Warriors' small lineup will inevitably increase significantly.
So in this case, It's completely understandable that Cole let Cumming add the starter. Unless the Warriors can find manpower in the free agent market, they really should try to use a different small lineup for the rest of the regular season to prepare for the playoffs.