Warriors rookie forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. is getting some playing time and coach Steve Kerr sees a bright future for the first round pick, C.J. Holmes of the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
“When I watch Patrick I see a future rotation player,” the Warriors coach said. “He fits. You can see it. He makes shots from the perimeter with ease. He shoots it from such a level of extension that you can barely challenge the shot.”
Baldwin contributed 11 points in 10 minutes for the Warriors against the Lakers on Thursday and 11 more points in 16 minutes against Houston on Friday.
We have more from the Pacific Division:
- Klay Thompson has four rings and a contract that runs through next season. The Warriors shooting guard says he’s still hungry at this stage of his career, according to Kendra Andrews of ESPN. Thompson became the first player in NBA history to make 12 three-pointers in multiple games in a season while scoring 42 points against Houston. “I did something that no one else has ever done before,” Thompson said. “I looked at (Stephen Curry) immediately when I did it because, I mean, that man’s got all the records, so it’s fun to push the game forward with him. I’m still so hungry to be great. I’ll never be satisfied.”
- Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell went through pregame warmups but was ultimately ruled out of the team’s game against Dallas, according to Kyle Goon of the Orange County Register (Twitter links). Acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline, Russell suffered a sprained right ankle against Golden State on Thursday.
- The Kings still believe KZ Okpala can be a defensive factor in his NBA career, but chose to waive him after determining that he needed knee surgery, Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee reports in a subscriber-only story. Okpala, who appeared in 35 games after signing as a free agent, has been sidelined with bilateral knee soreness and is now expected to undergo season-ending surgery. The team consulted with multiple medical professionals to evaluate Okpala’s injury, Anderson adds.
More troubling quotes from Klay. “Never satisfied.” “Willing to do anything, cross any line for a victory.” “I saw how Steph cycled and thought, yeah, that’s me.” If this isn’t an admission of blatant PED abused I really don’t know what is. Warriors need to be investigated, yesterday.
If you want to talk PED watch LeBron. He was on something today because he couldn’t walk very well. they way his feet were moving that is not natural.
Agreed. LeBozo been on PEDs tho. If you know you know.
@lil d Where is it published Klay said those things? Cite your sources, or stop spreading disinformation. This kind of garbage can get you sued for libel.
Of course it isn’t published by mainstream media but the true basketball news outlets cover it why don’t you read them sometime? Might learn a thing or two about the “league”…if you know what I mean
Lol is this a satire account?
Klay’s a b*txh. Doing anything against the Rockets and flaunting it is just plain ignorance. Me me me…next!
Sadly, any record that can be broken, can be against the Rockets. The team is pitiful and it’s heartbreaking to watch this team. It seems like the Rockets do this everytime on their “rebuild”. During the rebuild Francis was to be the cornerstone after Clyde and others retired. They traded Francis for McGrady and got Yao Ming for a few years of mediocre basketball and failed rebuild. Then another rebuild that eventually saw James Harden trade after a failed rebuild again. This rebuild is failing and this offseason is going to be a trade and signing of top free agents. Rockets never seem to be able to get a good rebuild since early 90s. While other clubs manage to draft and rebuild very well. Prime example is Golden State and Milwaukee