While the injury bug has bitten the Warriors hard this season, with Jimmy Butler suffering a season-ending ACL tear and Steph Curry missing the past nine games due to a knee injury, one thing it has done is open a window of opportunity for players.One of those is Gui Santos, who has seen his assists tick up as of late. On the season, he’s averaging 1.7 per game, but in his past five showings, he has boosted his dimes up to 4.6 per contest.“Man, I’m loving it,” Santos told reporters Friday when asked about his elevated ball-handling role. “Yeah, I’m loving it because not that I don’t like the other part. I love to just be on the NBA floor, but when you’re on the NBA floor and you’ve got a little bit more freedom to find teammates and either go to the basket and do all that, that gives you so much more joy to play. So, I really love it, the momentum.”And the team has felt the energy from the ball movement. In the Warriors’ last five games, they’ve had 37 or more assists three times – including a season-high 42 in Sunday’s win over the Denver Nuggets. In the team’s first 54 games, they had 37 or...
Warriors forward Gui Santos reveals why he’s playing with ‘more joy’ in new role
Published February 27, 2026 • 20 hrs ago
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