Warriors guard Moses Moody underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right thumb, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link). The procedure took place in Los Angeles.
According to the Warriors, the expectation is that Moody will make a full recovery prior to the start of training camp in the fall.
Moody, who will turn 23 next Saturday, averaged a career-high 9.8 points per game on .433/.374/.797 shooting in 74 outings for Golden State in 2024/25. His 34 starts and 22.3 minutes per game also represented career highs, as he established himself as a regular member of Steve Kerr‘s rotation during the second half of the season.
Moody started 30 consecutive games for the Warriors from February 13 to April 23 (Game 2 of the first round) before coming off the bench for the rest of the postseason.
The three-year, $37.5MM rookie scale extension that Moody signed with the Warriors last October will take effect this July once his rookie contract ends. He’ll earn a guaranteed $11.57MM salary on that new deal next season.
When did this injury happen?
Obviously after warriors early exit he played video games non stop and look what happened. Ironic they call it a joy stick…
The second round is an early exit? Where do you kids come from? Certainly not reality…
I think he caught it between the chairs on the bench.
See Gary? You can like this comment to give your apology to Moody, and we can finally move on from your insanity over him where you just make up stuff like “I don’t like the way he runs” as means to trash him.
Moody playing with a torn up thumb so he can’t shoot = his last month or so of shooting makes perfect sense now. Moody still is baby Kawhi, just wait….
The real question is how long did Moody and the warriors knew about his injury? He sure didn’t look right since the last couple of games and through out the playoffs. That would be the reason he couldn’t shoot the ball.
I said on here both his and Podzi’s mechanics were off in the last couple weeks and all playoffs, and yup, that’s how bad mechanics form to begin with – to favor an injury.
If the warriors knew and still played him its on them because he was horrible during the playoffs.
Well they didnt really play him much in the playoffs – he only averaged 9 mins vs the Wolves vs 20 vs the Rockets.
So the warriors were down 2 starters not just 1. Everyone was saying what was wrong with Moody. I thought he had some issues from home was why he was so off.
Players similar to Moses Moody after Year3 (according to basketball reference)
– Dale Ellis
– Brandon Knight
– Jordan McLaughlin
Injury must have occurred in Feb/March because Feb 35%, 33% March and 37% in April. 32% in Playoffs.
Blame the training staff for allowing him to go out there hurting the team when he was injured….
DaveyJ, I now think of Moody’s future with the Warriors as I do Kuminga’s. Both have skills that their Coach doesn’t appreciate. Typical of 22 year-olds, both play MUCH better when they get consistent minutes, and both play MUCH worse when they’re pushed down in the rotation.
Kerr will never favor Moody as a starting SG because:
– He’s a stationary shooter, not a movement shooter, Klay being the archetype. Desmond Bane or Derek White are what Kerr wants. Buddy Hield and Melton will play over Moody. Podz as well.
– After 4 seasons, Moody is not the read-and-react ball-handler that fits a motion offense. He doesn’t dribble well and, although he doesn’t turn it over, the ball sticks too long. Here too, Kerr is looking for a Melton or a Derek White, with Podz the best available.
– Kerr has no appreciation for Moody’s ability to get to the basket (which frustrates me).
– Moody has improved his on ball defense, but he doesn’t have the athleticism or range to defend the 3 point line like Wiggins or Kuminga. When your other guys are old and slow, Moody is not complementary.
Moody is destined to be our 8th or 9th man, in line with his $12M/yr deal. On most other teams, he’d have a better career.
If and when Steph retires or becomes less of an offensive threat, and the gravity he creates pulling defenses towards him and defenders away from the other 4 guys on the floor goes away. Aren’t guys like Moody and Kuminga now worse basketball players because they have less space and more defensive attention?
Certainly when Steph retires or noticeably regresses physically, there will be more shots to go around, but Steph creates efficiency for whoever he is sharing the floor with. When that element is gone, I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect all these current role players to successfully take on greater and tougher to execute offensive responsibility.
When Steph is gone everything will have to change offensively. These will be completely different players with different roles and impossible shoes to fill, and what we have seen from them when Steph is out does not inspire confidence that it’s a group talented enough to win consistently.
> Aren’t guys like Moody and Kuminga now worse
> basketball players because they have less space
> and more defensive attention?
No. I’m assuming you don’t watch Warriors games. When Steph or Jimmy is in the game, no offensive actions are run for Kuminga (or Moody). Kuminga goes to the corner, not the wing.
This is not to say the Warriors should do things differently so long as Steph and Jimmy are around. The goal is winning, not developing young players.
I hate Kerr’s coaching style of be Curry’s play maker first before you can shoot the ball. Its time for Kerr to retire and bring a new offensive approach to the team. Does no good just wnating Curry to bail out the team every game.
There’s literally no plan after Curry now. It used to be “Ok then KD or Klay or Poole is the guy now” and they would put up 30 points like no big deal. Jimmy being vocal about not wanting to shoot while literally everyone he passed to was ice cold really showed Jimmy to be who he really is – a guy who WONT do anything to win. We needed 35 points from him, he refused and said he’s pass-first. Ok you’re passing to Moody and Podz, who cant shoot to save their lives right now – we will lose, we did lose.
@aristotle I see Moody as a Kawhi clone and that framework is still there. Kerr I guess has no need or want for that type. Not short enough I guess. That said if Moody can turn into one year of DeAaron Fox, Hartenstien or Sabonis, I would not mind at all.
Moody as a Kawhi clone?!!! That is freakin hilarious. Literally no other person on the planet would say that. At the same stage of his career (age 23) Kawhi was about to win two consecutive DPOY awards. Moody will never sniff a DPOY.
@ Knee cola yoke itch
Pardon the resident clown of the Warriors fan base and of Hoopsrumors.
I did not state anywhere they were going to have identical careers, numb nuts. Moody at his best resembles Kawhi aka a clone.
Try knowing some hoop sometime, baby brain.