Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton will make his season debut on Thursday against one of his former teams in Philadelphia, tweets ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Melton, who has spent the fall going through the final phase of his recovery from an ACL tear, isn’t on the Warriors’ initial injury report for Thursday’s contest vs. the Sixers. He’ll be available for the first time since he suffered that knee injury on November 12, 2024, nearly 13 months ago.
After signing a one-year contract with the Warriors during the 2024 offseason, Melton appeared in just six games for Golden State before his season came to an early end. He looked like a great fit in the backcourt during that very small sample, averaging 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals in 20.2 minutes per contest. The team had a +10.9 net rating during his 121 minutes of action.
Melton, who returned to the Warriors this fall after being traded to Brooklyn last season, also missed a significant portion of the 2023/24 season due to a back issue and has appeared in just 14 regular season and playoff games since the calendar flipped to 2024. With that in mind, it’s safe to assume head coach Steve Kerr will be conservative with the 27-year-old as he returns to the court — he figures to be on a minutes restriction for the foreseeable future.
Still, Melton’s return will be a welcome one for a Warriors team that’s missing star guard Stephen Curry due to a quad contusion. Curry may not be the only rotation player who is inactive on Thursday, as several others – including Jimmy Butler (left knee soreness), Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle soreness), and Quinten Post (left ankle sprain) – are listed as questionable to play.
Now start 4 guards you coward Kerr
The shortest 5 players he has are Seth, Melton, Spencer, Steph, Gp2 and Richard if no Steph. You can bet he will run 5 of these guys at once…to absolutely terrible results!
Davey J talking to himself again lols ……
Podz, GP2, Seth, Melton, Spencer tiny man lineup going -22 in 9 minutes
Post, Kuminga, Jimmy, Moody, Melton going +20 in 9 minutes
Hmm wonder which one Kerr will use??
It’s sad seeing how far the Warriors have fallen. I thought getting Butler would be a huge help in competing but it hasn’t worked out that way this season. There’s a fan in these comments who is going to have a rough season if this continues. Especially after they insulted so many here and acted like golden state was guaranteed a championship.
Fallen? I get it. They’re not the champs anymore. But fallen? They’re .500 and their team is in disarray currently.
If they get things straightened out, that’s a big if because of their age, etc., they’re in good shape.
But Fallen is 4–16.
I’m not calling for a championship, but if they get their stuff together, they’re still a playoff team.
They just need a good 10 game run and go 8-2.
So yes, they’re not where they were before but fallen? I wouldn’t use that word. Just my two cents.
The warriors odds just went up ………. Lols
1” in Davey Js pants ……..😂😭😳☝️
Yes they’ve fallen from where they were before. That’s exactly my point. Fallen implies that. I didn’t say they were the worst or bottom but .500 is nowhere near their previous standard. I don’t know why warrior fans are so argumentative on this website.
Argumentative? What’s wrong? You’re not used to someone challenging your assertions?
I simply disagreed and even told you it’s “just my two cents.”
You gave your opinion and I gave mine. No problem, right? Who’s arguing?
You need to reread what you wrote. “Hasn’t worked out that way this season?” That’s ridiculous. The season is 20 games in. What do you mean it hasn’t worked out “this season?” lol it hasn’t worked out this month. There’s five more months to go.
It’s “sad” to see the Warriors like this? Again ridiculous. No one is “sad” as I mentioned if they go 8-2 they’re in the thick of it.
You make ridiculous statements like that and they’re going to be challenged.
Okay now sign another small guard
Last night’s mins rundown:
Dray 29
Buddy 28
Podz 27
GP2 26
Richard 25
Spencer 21
Post 18
Seth 17
Kuminga 15
Butler 15
Moody 14
Santos 0
Kerr is out of his mind man. Straight up looney tunes. Brain is pure mashed potatoes at this point. He might need “personal assistance” soon.