Overview
- Warriors coach Steve Kerr has instructed Draymond Green to sprint down the floor instead of trailing the play so Green occupies wing or corner spots earlier and does not organize transition from the top.
- Kerr is installing a structured five-out system that places five players around the three-point line to enable high ball screens, dives, cuts, and interchangeable initiation by guards and wings.
- Kerr cited the current roster makeup as a reason the move is possible, naming Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Al Horford, and rookie Yaxel Lendebord as players who can handle and space the perimeter.
- The change is explicitly aimed at cleaning up possessions after a season in which the Warriors averaged 15.7 turnovers per game and at giving secondary creators more room to operate.
- The tweak is being tested in Hawaii training-camp practices, is not yet proven in live games, and its full effect will depend on preseason results and the return of players such as Kristaps Porzingis, Moses Moody, and Jimmy Butler.