Warriors' unselfish offense, more shooting depth compared to the Kings

Warriors' unselfish offense and increased shooting depth compared to Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

A familiar yet new style of Warriors basketball was on display in Golden State's 122-112 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday at the Golden 1 Center.

Five different Warriors players scored in double figures while the team made an astonishing 28 3-pointers, which would have tied a franchise record in a regular-season game.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr shared his first impressions of the team during two preseason games.

“What I like about this team is that even though we lost Klay (Thompson), we have more shooting depth,” Kerr said. “I think we have more guys that can step in from one night to the next and make threes, so it's going to be a big part of our team for sure.”

Buddy Hield, the New Warriors guard who shot 6 of 7 from 3-point range, had one word to describe how the offense played Wednesday night.

“Unselfish. Guys read and react,” Hield told reporters after the game. “People like (Brandin Podziemski) who distribute the ball. We had Draymond (Green) playing unselfishly. I think it just trickles down from Steve (Kerr) preaching every day about being selfless and playing the right basketball, the right way.” read.”

Podziemski, a natural point guard who is one of the top candidates at shooting guard alongside Steph Curry this season, scored a point in the second half and finished the game with a game-high eight assists.

“My job as a point guard is to get everyone involved,” Podziemski said. “Obviously Jonathan (Kuminga) had a slow start so I focused on getting him and (Kyle Anderson) the ball and luckily they took a few shots when I passed the ball to them. But I was just doing my job out there.”

Kuminga, the fourth-year forward who broke out last season, was pushed by the Warriors' coaching staff to improve as a 3-point shooter this offseason and is shooting 4 of 9 (44 percent) from beyond the arc in two preseason games Distance.

“I worked on it all summer and I’m still working on it,” Kuminga said of his 3-point shooting. “I only take the ones that are open, I take the better ones with my feet planted because I know I can do them. So I don't think too much about taking them…the coach wanted me to take them” that are open and don't think about it because the more you don't think about it, the more you do it. That's just my goal.

The Warriors' unselfish nature of a deeper offense was on display against Sacramento, and while there are still questions to be answered – particularly regarding the starting lineup and bench rotations – it appears Golden State could have the depth to thrive in 2024 to improve. 25 season.

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