In an attempt to turn around their season, the Golden State Warriors have been experimenting with lineup combinations, and their most recent change was made immediately before their game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
For this game, Steve Kerr has submitted his starting lineup, and Andrew Wiggins will start on the bench in place of Brandin Podziemski. In place of Draymond Green, who is suspended, Jonathan Kuminga is starting.
Even though Wiggins has had a difficult season to begin with, this is still a remarkable shift given how long Kerr has remained with his core group from that 2022 championship run. In this regular season game, Wiggins will be starting off the bench for the first time in his NBA career. Although Wiggins did see some postseason action last year despite missing a significant amount of time, this is the first time his play has resulted in a benching.
Although Podziemski’s play also played a part in forcing Kerr to make this decision, Wiggins’ troubles undoubtedly had some influence. The Warriors have been really strong in his minutes, and the youngster has been playing fantastically. In an attempt to salvage this season, the Warriors had to take a fresh approach.
In addition, the Clippers will start Amir Coffey in place of the injured Paul George in the starting lineup for this game.
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