
This story has been updated with quotes and post-game material from the Warriors locker room at Chase Center.
“I think he’s very good. Defensively, he defends his position well, he uses his length. The good thing for us this weekend, we can sort of plug him in and just put him on any of the perimeter players that we want. And then that’s a really valuable dynamic for us to have in a player. Especially because we’ve got the same dynamic with Klay and so to have that kind of duplicity with those two guys going into next year will be good for us, because we can mix and match and neither guy will ever be overpowered physically.”In his three games with the Warriors Wiggins is averaging 23 points per game, while also turning up defensively averaging 1.7 blocks and 2.3 steals, easily the highest of his career if he keeps it up. Kerr said that now that he’s seen Wiggins in person, he has a new appreciation for his game:
“Now that I’ve seen him play, I feel like people have focused now the last couple years on everything Andrew can’t do that they forgotten all the things that he can do. So, he’s one of those guys who people have said he’s overrated now for a couple years and he’s become underrated. Because you look at what he does, you look at his size, you look at the way he defends, guy’s a damn good NBA player and it seems like people have forgotten that.”Jordan Poole started at point guard again, scoring 19 points while showing off some nice vision and pick-and-roll skills. But the positives were few and far between in this absolute drubbing. Something Warriors fans have gotten used to this season.
Up Next
Zion Williamson comes to town over the weekend when the Warriors face off with the New Orleans Pelicans Sunday. It will be the team’s first look at the explosive rookie who comes in averaging over 22 points per game.Notes
Before the game, the Warriors officially ruled out Klay Thompson for the rest of the season. Thompson was scheduled for a reevaluation on his torn ACL over the All-Star break. There wasn’t any setbacks, but the Warriors are choosing to be cautious and have Thompson come in fully healed to training camp. … The team also will sign Dragan Bender Sunday to a 10-day contract. Bender, the fourth overall pick in the 2016 draft and Phoenix teammate of Marquese Chriss, will look to rehab his career just like the Warriors starting center.Curtis Uemura is SFBay’s Golden State Warriors beat writer. Follow @SFBay and @CUemura on Twitter and at SFBay.ca for full coverage of Warriors basketball.
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