Moses Moody曾獲3年3900萬美元續約，勇記稱Brandin Podziemski今年夏天預計將尋求更大的合約 精選

三藩市媒體《The San Francisco Standard》記者Tim Kawakami昨日撰文分析了勇士近期的表現。
在談到後衛Brandin Podziemski時，Tim Kawakami表示這名23歲後衛承擔了更多進攻責任，這一點必須獲得肯定。但這條路並不平坦，Brandin Podziemski確實有所進步，他可以在比賽後期投進幾個關鍵球讓比賽保持膠著，但也會在比賽還剩大量時間時，倉促出手三分偏出，自己終結比賽。
Tim Kawakami認為Brandin Podziemski正在證明他擁有一個不錯的NBA職業生涯，但不適合擔任控球後衛（他本賽季至今75.6%的罰球命中率是一個隱患），或許也不適合在強隊中擔任先發。大多數情況下，Moses Moody和De'Anthony Melton都是Stephen Curry更好的後場搭檔。

即使在第二陣容中，Brandin Podziemski可能也更適合與另一位主要進攻發起者搭檔，例如Jimmy Butler或De'Anthony Melton；值得注意的是，本賽季De'Anthony Melton和Brandin Podziemski在406分鐘的搭檔出場時間裡，淨效率值高達+14.6。

長遠來看：這應該會是今年休賽期又一場有趣的菜鳥續約談判。Tim Kawakami指出，他不知道Brandin Podziemski的價值是否遠高於Moses Moody在2024年10月簽下的那份三年3900萬美元的合約，但確信該名後衛會想要更多。另外可以肯定勇士不會願意支付他們曾經給Jordan Poole開出的那份四年1.23億美元薪水。

引用He’s taken on a lot more offensive responsibility with Curry and Butler absent, and I’ll absolutely give Podziemski credit for it. No hesitation there. He wants this responsibility.

But it’s been a bumpy road, as Curry noted during his NBC in-game interview on Sunday while also praising Podziemski’s upward trajectory as player. Or, as Podziemski showed himself later in the game, when he made several huge buckets to keep the game close then clanked a rushed 3-pointer with a lot of time left that essentially ended things.

I think Podziemski’s essentially proving that he’s got a nice NBA career ahead of him, but not as a lead guard (that 75.6% free-throw percentage so far this season is an anchor), and maybe not as a starter on a good team. Moody is a better option at 2-guard alongside Curry on most nights. So is Melton.

And even on a second unit, Podziemski’s probably best with another main initiator alongside, either Butler or Melton; notably, Melton and Podziemski have a +14.6 net rating in 406 minutes together this season.

Long-term view: This should be another interesting rookie-extension negotiation this offseason. I don’t know if Podziemski’s worth much more than the three-year, $39-million deal that Moody got in October 2024, but I’m positive that he will want more. I also am relatively sure that the Warriors won’t want to pay Podziemski anything near the $123 million they paid Jordan Poole in October 2022.

So is everybody OK with no deal next cycle, some tensions growing, and this going to restricted free agency in July 2027? (Yes, that always goes well!)

在這情況下，雙方是否都能接受下個賽季沒有續約，最後Brandin Podziemski在2027年7月成為受限自由球員？ 似乎又會演變成Jonathan Kuminga的局面，但當然，雙方目前展現出的潛力不在一個級別。
Source: Tim Kawakami