{"id":128420,"date":"2024-11-21T13:09:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128420"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:09:04","slug":"why-deanthony-melton-injury-a-massive-blow-to-warriors-playoff-hopes-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128420","title":{"rendered":"Why De\u2019Anthony Melton injury a massive blow to Warriors\u2019 playoff hopes \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area &#038; California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 After renovating their roster over the summer, the Warriors were pleased with their work. They did not land an All-Star fill the void created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/klay-thompson-return-mavericks\/1803746\/\">by Klay Thompson\u2019s departure<\/a>, so they would do so by committee.<\/p>\n<p>Not until the 10th game of the 2024-25 NBA season, De\u2019Anthony Melton\u2019s first as a starter, did everything coach Steve Kerr and his staff hoped for \u2013 a fixed starting lineup, stability with rotations, the entire vision for the roster \u2013 fall into place.<\/p>\n<p>Of the three veterans acquired in the offseason, Melton would be the only one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/steve-kerr-starting-lineup-deanthony-melton\/1802925\/\">to crack the starting lineup<\/a>. And he\u2019d play alongside Stephen Curry in the backcourt.<\/p>\n<p>That lasted only two games. Melton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/deanthony-melton-acl-injury-update\/1804255\/\">sustained a sprained left ACL<\/a> on Nov. 12 against the Dallas Mavericks, and the Warriors on Wednesday announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/deanthony-melton-injury-update-out-season-surgery\/1806304\/\">he will undergo surgery<\/a> and miss the remainder of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State\u2019s best-found plan was torched before the season was a month old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel so bad for De\u2019Anthony,\u201d Kerr said Wednesday, two hours before tipoff against the Atlanta Hawks. \u201cHe\u2019s such a perfect fit for us and we were so excited to have him. He was clearly going to be our starter next to Steph.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Melton out, Lindy Waters III, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/lindy-waters-doordash-driving\/1800192\/\">acquired in a June trade<\/a> with Oklahoma City, will move into the starting lineup next to Curry. For now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI liked Lindy in the starting lineup the other night,\u201d Kerr said of Waters, who had six points, five rebounds and three steals in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. \u201cHe\u2019s started the last [two]. He\u2019ll start tonight. Lindy\u2019s a very good player, a really good two-way player. He fills that role well, so we\u2019ll keep starting him and see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waters is not quite the bulldog defender Melton is, but he\u2019s a bit rangier (6-foot-6 to 6-foot-3) and a natural 3-point shooter. This is not necessarily permanent. Other potential options to play alongside Curry are Moses Moody, who brings similar skills as Waters but has a clear role in the second unit, and Brandin Podziemski, who anchors the second unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBP is another good option, and might end up there, depending on how things go,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cBut I like Lindy\u2019s shooting off-ball, to go with that first group. We\u2019re playing two bigs [Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson], so you want as much shooting as possible. And he\u2019s realty good guarding the ball. He just makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut BP could fit in that role well, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake, though, this is an absolute Plan B move out of necessity. It changes the lineup, which changes the rotations, which impacts overall roster usage. There might be a Plan C or D or E.<\/p>\n<p>A Curry-Melton backcourt was visualized as far back as June, even before he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/nba-rumors-deanthony-melton-free-agency\/1751052\/\">signed a one-year contract<\/a> worth $12.8 on July 8. On-ball defense was a weakness for the Warriors last season, and it contributed greatly to them finishing with the 15th-ranked defense in the league.<\/p>\n<p>No one on the free-agent market addressed that better than Melton, who has been high on the list of reasons the Warriors have climbed to fourth in defensive rating.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors now must seek new combinations that can deliver what they anticipated before Melton went down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to stack up as many two-way guys as you can in this league, and they\u2019re not easy to find,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cFortunately, we do have a deep team. Guys will be ready to step up. 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