The NBA regular season is over, and for the Warriors, their rookie scouting season has come to an end. The most surprising thing about the Warriors this season is that the two rookies they drafted this year have played very well this year, and both have been in the rotation, and even two have been in the starting lineup for a long time.
The regular season player stats are now out, and Podzemski is currently the team's sixth-leading scorer. He averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, close to contributing 9+6+4 data. Podemski has arguably been heavily used by Kerr this season, and Moody was a rookie who came to the team earlier than Podzemski, but this year Moody didn't get consistent playing time in the regular season. Instead, Podzemski is averaging 26.6 minutes per game this season. is a consistent bench player for playing time.
You can see some of the characteristics of Podzemski, such as his motivation on the pitch. We've often seen Podzemski scramble for some frontcourt rebounds, and it worked well. He's a very good rebounding defender in his own right. In addition, he is very daring to create offensive fouls on the court, which is rare for a rookie rookie, because it takes courage to create offensive fouls when the opponent accelerates to the basket with all his might. Many players who have played in the league for many years do not dare to easily create offensive fouls because they can easily get injured.
Of course, now Podemski has also received some criticism from fans, many of whom believe that he may have some tempers, such as arguing with his teammates on the field. In fact, from another perspective, we can also see the competitive characteristics of young people from him. Maybe it's the competitive spirit that drove him to do this. It may be that as he gets older, his mind will slowly mature.
For the Warriors, getting Podzemski in their draft was definitely a treasure. Pojemski has also shot 38.5% from three-point range this season, and it can be said that Podemski is a relatively versatile guard. Maybe he won't have a very high ceiling and won't be an All-Star level, but he can definitely show up in the league as a team-qualified starting point guard. The Warriors are unlikely to continue to be a strong team after Curry's retirement, and they will have to accept that they are underdogs. So Podzemski may replace Curry as the starting point guard at that time, because now that Kerr has extremely much trust in him, there may not be a second better option at that time.