Of the Warriors’ young players on their second timeline, Kuminga is the only under-22 player who has made consistent contributions this year. 2021 lottery pick Moses Moody recently played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the G League, while 2022 first-rounder Patrick Baldwin Jr. usually only gets playing time when Golden State is short-handed.
Myers said most young players go through this phase of their career, though, citing Curry’s playing time early in his career.
“I feel bad for – whether it’s been (Wiseman) or Jonathan or Moses – it’s been up and down,” Myers said. “But there was moments early in (Steph) Curry’s career where Acie Law was playing in the fourth quarter. If I was the GM of that team I would say, ‘This sucks. Curry is doing everything right and he’s not playing.’”