Steve Kerr reveals Warriors dilemma that could continue into 2024-25 season

The current Golden State Warriors are preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season with some young talent ready to replace Klay Thompson. It will be a committee job considering what the future Hall of Famer meant to the organization, but Steve Kerr’s team needs to move on. Steph Curry needs a fully focused supporting cast to make another championship run. The Warriors are concerned about Jonathan Kuminga, but some other recent draft picks have shown promise.

Developing third-year wing Moses Moody is poised to play a crucial role in how Kerr manages the Warriors’ rotations. Moody, who has shown flashes of brilliance, is expected to be a factor based on Kerr’s recent comments to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater.

“(Moody) has been great,” Kerr replied. “He’s improved so much in so many ways.”

“We’ve always loved his character, his work ethic,” Kerr shared. “That’s the confidence I think he’s played with. He’s going to play a big role for us. But so are a lot of other guys. We’re sitting in the coach’s room every day going, ‘How are we going to play with all these guys? “because everyone deserves to play.”

As for how Kerr will solve this math problem caused by having a deeper-than-normal bench full of young talent?

“I’ve asked everyone to play their hardest,” Kerr admitted. “Make it difficult for us.”

The starting lineup for the Warriors has almost been decided

Golden State is undefeated through preseason play and Moody played a big role in the most recent win. The Warriors got 21 points, five 3-pointers and five rebounds from the 22-year-old looking to make a lasting impression.

However, Moody may not have a spot on the court every night. Kerr would not compromise to much of anything beyond Cury and Draymond Green when pressed for answers.

“Again, we have 12, 13 guys who are all very good players,” Kerr commented. “This is probably the deepest team I’ve seen here in terms of the number of rotation guys. Moses is a rotation player. Like I said, we have 12. We have a lot of tough decisions to make next week.”

“What I’ve learned in this league, you really don’t worry until you have to,” Kerr added. “We still have 12 days until the opening or something. We’ll keep working.”