Warriors’ Moses Moody Sounds Off on Exodus of Players

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Moses Moody goes up for a layup attempt against the Detroit Pistons.

Reality is finally a hit Golden State Warriors Regarding maintaining continuity with their roster. During the years of their heyday (late 2010s), ownership was willing to spend more to keep their players as they became more expensive.

Within days of the free agent’s opening, the Warriors lost many of the guys that made up the bench.Gary Payton II Heading north to Portland After getting a more favorable offer.Juan Toscano-Anderson Bolted for the Lakers As soon as the free agent opens.Otto Porter Jr. will go north of the border after Toronto Offer another 4 million..Nemagna Bierica and Chris Chiozza will not return to the Warriors after Bierica I chose to play abroad Ciozza did not receive a qualifying offer from Doubs.Damian Lee also follows Signed contract with Phoenix..

The denominator common to all these moves was that the Warriors hesitated to be the highest bidder for these withdrawal players.From a business point of view, it makes sense because there was a luxury tax bill $ 170 million last season— The best of all teams.

It hasn’t hit their core starters yet, but don’t be surprised if it’s decided to change their main core in the future, no matter how much their luxury tax is.

Moses Moody expresses sadness

After his second match in the California Classic Summer League, Moses Moody talked to the media about his teammates leaving during the rookie season.

“That may have been my biggest welcome to the NBA moment,” Moody recalls. “Look at all these guys we’ve been with so far. In a blink of an eye. They’re gone. They’re going to be on another team.”

Moody talked about his days at AAU and how he got used to playing with guys for years. He was brought back to meet so many people he had a relationship with vacation very quickly. Now that Moody has joined the league, he’s starting to realize that it’s all part of the game and that so much money is involved.

“It’s part of the game, Moody continues.” Before, I didn’t pay much attention to how to switch teams. Being part of it is really amazing. “

Moody is expected to play a bigger role than next season

With the departure of so many roles, Moody and his draft classmates, Jonathan Kuminga is urged to contribute to a larger role.

Along with Kuminga, Moody will be prominently exhibited during the summer league in Las Vegas.

“I obviously want to get better and focus on getting ready for next year.” Moody said“And there is a better way to get better than participating in a live game with real people and real fans.”

Outside of the recently signed Donte DiVincenzo, Moody will see a clear path to more play time next season. His performance in the limited time next season will be given to the fans and the team promises to make him an influential rotation player.