They still have Al Horford as their center, although it will be good if KP is on the lineup as he can stretch the floor as he had a outside shooting. But we all know that he has history of injuries already and so that is a big question on why the Warriors retained him.
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Golden State Warriors must ensure a backup plan for centre position in case KP was not able to recover from health issues before the regular season begun. Today Golden State Warriors played their 4th pre-season game without Kristaps Porzingis and it looks like Kristaps Porzingis won't be playing at least initial games of the regular season. Today GSW gave 5 years extension to 23 years old shooting guard Brandin Podziemski for $110 million. GSW done that after seeing Brandin Podziemski playing all 82 games in 2025-26 season. He was the only GSW player to do that and one among 18 NBA stars to do that.
Just to add on this one, I looked at their roster, and excluding KP, their tallest player is Lendeborg, and some random role players on their team. TBH, if they will not look for a replacement for KP, their best option right now is to go back to how the Warriors' dynasty became popular a decade ago which is going back go a small-ball line-up, and I don't know if how they can pull it up, but they still have the coach that popularized it so... there's a chance that we might see them going that route on the regular season.
As for BPodz getting that paycheck, he really deserves it after how he played in these last few years. Aside from the fact that he played all 82 games, he played really well, a reliable on offense, and he's also one of the best when it comes to their opponents getting an offensive foul. We've seen this happening that Podz will be one of their key players, and with this, the Warriors expect more from him.
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