{"id":7075,"date":"2024-12-03T03:56:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7075"},"modified":"2024-12-03T03:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T03:56:17","slug":"breaking-warriors-eyeing-90-million-former-champ-amid-losing-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7075","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Warriors Eyeing $90 Million Former Champ Amid Losing Streak.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182968000-e1730914499832.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182968000-e1730914499832.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182968000-e1730914499832.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2182968000-e1730914499832.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Stephen Curry, Warriors\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"192\" data-dom-ready-time=\"254\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the game against the Washington Wizards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0are among the several NBA teams, who have been monitoring the situation of the\u00a0Washington Wizards\u00a0forward\u00a0Kyle Kuzma, Hoopshype\u2019s Michael Scotto reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sacramento Kings have also been linked to Kuzma for the past two seasons. Other teams who\u2019ve kept tabs on Kuzma include the Bucks, Warriors, Lakers, Heat, and Cavaliers, HoopsHype has learned,\u201d\u00a0Scotto wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzma has one of the team-friendliest contracts in the NBA. He is currently in the second year of a\u00a0four-year, $90 million contract. His salary descends every year, with only $19.4 million guaranteed money during the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzma is coming off his best individual season in the NBA for one of the league\u2019s worst teams. Last season, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged a career-high 22.2 points per game on top of 6.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists. He\u2019s off to a slow start this season, averaging only 15.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists as the Wizards are prioritizing the development of their young players.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzma\u2019s 27.5-minute playing time is his lowest since he joined the Wizards via the Russell Westbrook trade in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He was the third-best player in the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0championship team in 2020 and the best player for the Wizards last season.<\/p>\n<p>The shortened playing time is a clear signal that his time in the nation\u2019s capital may be ending at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Kuzma is currently out with a left rib sprain.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors have a combination of young players and draft picks at their disposal to improve\u00a0Stephen Curry\u2018s supporting cast, which has been flailing lately.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors have lost their last four games, prompting questions about Steve Kerr\u2019s expanded 12-man rotation, which is an unusual strategy in today\u2019s NBA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Stephen Curry Not a Fan of the 12-Man Rotation<\/h2>\n<p>Curry addressed the pestering question about the Warriors\u2019 expanded rotation following his return in the team\u2019s 1113-105 loss to the\u00a0Phoenix Suns\u00a0on November 30.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re winning, it\u2019s fun,\u201d\u00a0Curry told reporters about the pestering question about the sustainability of their expanded rotation. \u201cWhen you\u2019re not, questions pop up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry made it clear he wanted the Warriors\u2019 rotation shortened and rallied everyone to make sacrifices for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard for everybody,\u201d Curry told reporters. \u201cCoach\u2019s job is to make those tough decisions. It\u2019s our job to help him. If you\u2019re not playing, don\u2019t pout; don\u2019t bring the locker room down. It doesn\u2019t help anybody. Including yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry ultimately suggested cutting the Warriors\u2019 rotation to 10-11 deep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo we need to shorten it?\u201d Curry said. \u201cWe probably need to be more predictable on a night-to-night basis so guys can get a little bit of a rhythm. Is that shortening it to one or two guys? Maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Moses Moody in Steve Kerr\u2019s Doghouse<\/h2>\n<p>Moses Moody\u2018s tenure with the Warriors is full of ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>And it didn\u2019t change even after he signed a multi-year extension in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Moody went scoreless and only played a total of 16 minutes over the last two games following his postgame comments about his playing time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not a luxury I\u2019ve had through my career, so I\u2019ve kind of had to figure out how to play \u2014 whatever happens, whatever the opportunity is,\u201d\u00a0Moody told reporters following their 128-120 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on November 25. \u201cI kind of just deal with whatever it is. I don\u2019t necessarily look for outside things, as in playing time, rotation, or whatever it is. When I get the opportunity, I take the shots that I get. I take the driving lanes that I get and just play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two-way player\u00a0Pat Spencer\u00a0played more than Moody against the Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Is Moody being punished for his subtle shot at Kerr?<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors four-time champion coach acknowledged the difficult situation of the likes of Moody as he\u2019s having a hard time spreading playing time to an expanded rotation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as you lose, you\u2019re going to have guys that are pissed off,\u201d\u00a0Kerr told reporters. \u201cI\u2019ve been in their shoes. I used to be pissed off at my coach all the time when he didn\u2019t play me. That was most of my career. This is how it is. It\u2019s the NBA. It\u2019s a competitive, vicious league. Four games ago, we were on top of the world. Everybody\u2019s happy. Now we\u2019ve lost four in a row. Everybody\u2019s pissed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyStephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the game against the Washington Wizards. 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