Given the wheel, Brandin Podziemski aces preseason test in Warriors’ loss

Brandin Podziemski is yearning to prove he is the player Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he is and, therefore, would like to silence some of the critical chatter thrown his way by outside personnel evaluators, particularly those on social media.With Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler III out Sunday night, Kerr handed the offense to the youngsters. To Podziemski, with Jonathan Kuminga as his primary tag-team partner. It was an audition of sorts, to see how the offense would perform without the usual producers.While Kuminga’s performance in a 126-116 preseason loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles was equal parts grand and ghastly, Podziemski aced the test.“He was great,” Kerr told reporters at Crypto.com Arena. “He’s been really aggressive throughout camp. I know he didn’t score particularly well in the first two games, but this is more like what he’s looked like in practice and scrimmages. Super aggressive, very confident with his shot, moving the ball …“He just has a good feel and a good flow, a good pace to his game. He was definitely aggressive and playing at a high level. I think he knew without Steph and Jimmy, he needed to be...