There will be plenty of opportunities for Warriors role players to go around in the upcoming 2026-27 NBA season. Steph Curry will miss a handful of games, as will fellow veterans Draymond Green and Al Horford. The Warriors hope the reason is for rest, not injury. They’ll have the same hope that De’Anthony Melton can play most back-to-backs, too.
Anybody can play the guessing game of Kristaps Porziis and his availability. The Warriors already are in their own game of it right now before the real games begin.
This isn’t even including the injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody. Golden State is down to a 12-man team two weeks ahead of the regular-season opener in Los Angeles. On Wednesday night in Portland, the Warriors were a nine-man team against the Trail Blazers’ regulars.
After playing the night before at Chase Center in San Francisco, which followed a week of NBA training camp in Hawaii, the Warriors opened the floor to players on the bench, on two-way contracts and in the G League to have the stage and give a show. Brandon Williams grabbed the lead role and never let go of it in the Warriors’ super...