01/10/2025
The Golden State Warriors enter the 2025-26 NBA season with a guard room that feels both loaded…and logjammed.
When you stack it up, their backcourt rotation looks like this:
🔹 Seth Curry – 6’1”
🔹 Stephen Curry – 6’2”
🔹 Gary Payton II – 6’2”
🔹 De’Anthony Melton – 6’2”
🔹 Brandin Podziemski – 6’4”
🔹 Buddy Hield – 6’4”
🔹 Moses Moody – 6’5”
That’s seven guards, all 6’5” or shorter.
The good news? That’s a lot of shooting, spacing, and ballhandling.
The bad news? It’s also a lot of redundancy.
Steve Kerr has always leaned small, but this rotation leaves major questions:
🔹 How do you balance minutes between Steph, his brother Seth, and high-IQ guard Podziemski?
🔹 Does Melton’s defense overlap too much with GPII’s?
🔹 Where does Buddy Hield fit, especially if his shot isn’t falling?
🔹 Can Moody finally break through in a crowded guard mix?
Golden State’s roster screams skill, but at some point, size matters. Seven guys 6’5” and under in one rotation is asking for trouble on defense and rebounding.
The Warriors’ backcourt is deep, but also dangerously redundant.
Something has to give.
