On January 6, 2023, Beijing time, the Warriors broke out in serious infighting today, and the team's young twin stars Moody and Kuminga successively expressed their dissatisfaction with head coach Kerr. Among them, Moody has been hidden by Kerr for many consecutive games, and Kuminga was inexplicably substituted in the case of outstanding performance, and could not get the opportunity to play at the critical moment. The two were frustrated by this and felt that they had fallen victim to the team. And Kuminga launched a public appeal to management, making it clear that he wants the Warriors to send him away before the trade deadline this season, otherwise the team must make changes.
Kerr also gave an interview before today's game with the Pistons after learning of Moody's and Kuminga's public remarks, and although he didn't seem to take them seriously on the surface, and responded to the question with the remark that "in every season of his 15-year career, he complained about the lack of playing time", but in fact Kerr made a change. In today's game against the Pistons, Kerr gave Kuminga enough playing time, reaching 35 minutes and 38 seconds, and got the first time on the team. And when today's game was very close, Kuminga also got the opportunity to play at a critical moment. In addition, Moody was reactivated by Kerr in today's game and got a chance to play with 5:35, which was also a good start.
After successfully calming down the two young players, the team also won the game at home today, and the Warriors defeated the Pistons, who are bottom of the league, 113-109. In this game, Kuminga handed over 11 points and 6 rebounds, while Moody missed both shots and only got 1 rebound. Although the data of the two are average, it is obvious that they have achieved the goal of forcing the palace. Kuminga gets the minutes he wants, and Moody is back in the rotation, which is also good news for the Warriors. Kerr also had to choose a compromise in the current environment of internal and external troubles for the Warriors.
After today's win over the Pistons, the Warriors' record also improved to 17-18, rising to 10th in the West and returning to the playoff ranks. Although the current Warriors are full of problems, their overall roster strength is not so difficult to even enter the playoffs, as long as they can solve the conflict between the generals and the indefinite suspension of Dream Green, they still have the possibility of hitting the playoffs. It's just that if you want to win the championship with the current lineup, it seems a little unrealistic!
According to the latest news, the Warriors management is also extremely dissatisfied with the current performance of the team, and they will also make aggressive trades before the trade deadline this season in order to achieve roster upgrades and reinforcements, and they are currently actively mulling a big trade. In the current lineup of the Warriors, except for Curry's position, the rest of the players are likely to be traded, and the trade object is most likely to be Siakam, the core of the Raptors. Judging from the current situation, the Warriors are bound to make a difference in this year's trade market, and they are not willing to be left alone.