Will the Warriors be better?

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With the end of the Kumingga farce, the Warriors' lineup is basically determined in the early stages of next season.

But we all know that the Warriors will inevitably trade Kumingga in the future - they are said to be paying close attention to Adebayo at the moment.

From the current lineup, the Warriors' early-season rotation sequence may be:

Curry/Melton/Peton Jr./ Curry

Podjemsky/Hild/Moody/Will Richard

Butler/Kuminga/Santos/Alex Tuch

Dream Chasing/TJD

Horford/Post

Among them, Will Richard and Alex Tuch are both second round picks this year, and they will probably level up in the Development League more often.

Bojie will switch between 1 and 2 positions, and Kumingga will swing between 3 and 4 positions.

Dream Chasing and Horford are also inside players who can be 4 or 5 - in terms of inside gameplay and space constraints, it is much better than last season.

At least TJD will be much more comfortable, and the peripheral firepower of Horford and Post can make up for his lack of range.

Kor also got a set of top starting teams from the ball merchants as he wished, which can play through and cut more happily.

But it's still the old question, age.

39-year-old Horford, 37-year-old Curry, 36-year-old Butler, 35-year-old Meng Zhu... He has to keep some plays in the regular season. The Warriors' current goal is to accompany Curry through the last two years of their career.

Curry, Butler, and Dream Chasing contracts are still 2 years away. Horford signed 1+1, and the rest of the new players are all 1-year contracts.

Without wasting Curry's final peak as much as possible, maintain the high flexibility of the lineup, strive to achieve results, and prepare for the future.

However, there are too many strong teams in the Western Conference now, and it is really difficult for the Warriors to break through the siege.

Curry still played 70 games last season, but his average score was only 24.5 - the lowest since the 2019-2020 season was reimbursed.

He is still the top three-pointer in the league, but the gap with others is gradually narrowing.

Only in the previous season, he averaged 4.4 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 39.7%;

Edwards averaged 4.1 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 39.5%.

Pistons' Beasley averaged 3.9 goals per game, with a shooting percentage of 41.6%...

, and, there are 23 players in the league, with at least 3 three-pointers per game; there are also 38 players, with a three-point shooting percentage of more than 40% in the season.

And in the 2014-2015 season, Curry won his first championship in his career.

Only two players in the league can make 3 three-pointers per game - Curry 3.6 and Clay 3.1; only 14 players have a three-point shooting percentage of 40%. From

to efficiency, the three-point level of the entire league is greatly improved.

Curry led the three-point wave, but the next wave will always surge, and the predecessors will eventually grow old. The prosperous era established by the Warriors relying on three-pointers and passes has gradually come to an end. After Curry, who will be the next player to take the lead?

They have had more than once the chance to get the cornerstone type player, but they are not sure.

The second pick in 2020 was chosen Wiseman and missed Halliburton;

The No. 7 pick in 2021 was chosen Kumingga, 14, Moody's, and missed Wagner and Shin Kyung.

After several years of draft, the most successful one was Podjemsky, who ranked 19th in the first round in 2023 - and his upper limit was probably at most a super puzzle.

Of course, Kumingga is still a starting-level forward player.

But he really couldn't integrate into the transmission and cutting system, and after four years of running with the Warriors, he could not form a tacit understanding.

His playing style is the core type - and under normal circumstances, the Warriors cannot run around him to tactics.

So it is inevitable that the team and him feel awkward.

The farce in this summer can last for so long, which also means that the Warriors recognize his talent and believe that he can perform better, but it is really not suitable for this Warriors and cannot become the core of Curry.

Overall, the Warriors still have 5 players who have reached the starting level or above: Curry, Butler, Zhu Meng, Kumingga, and Horford.

But Kumingga could only play as a substitute. Podjemsky's comprehensive ability failed to start, but because of his outstanding players, he was favored and filled in a vacant in the Warriors' starting backcourt.

The advantage is that the firepower of the connection section is still guaranteed - Melton, Hilde, and Kumingga are all players who are capable of breaking out in a single game. The shortcomings of

are of course the backcourt combination of Curry + Podjemsky, and the defensive quality is difficult to guarantee; Podjemsky's long-range shot grasp must also be improved.

Finally, Payton Jr. said last season: I don't want to waste the rest of Curry's career, we are all fighting for the No. 30.

From players and teams, everything is closely surrounded by Curry.

But not for him, but for him.

Because everyone knows that Curry is the unique leader who is the first to make huge changes and provide services to them.