Overview
- Golden State has dropped five of seven to fall to 6-6 with a 1-6 road mark, prompting immediate rotation changes before the Spurs game.
- Steve Kerr labeled the tweaks as "drastic," moving Jonathan Kuminga to the bench and starting Moses Moody and first-year wing Will Richard alongside Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.
- Draymond Green questioned teammates' commitment and warned about "personal agendas," Jimmy Butler urged sacrifice, and Stephen Curry acknowledged he briefly fell into the same mindset.
- The overhaul targets a stagnant offense ranked 21st by rating while preserving a defense that remains top-10 by the metrics cited in recent reporting.
- Curry is available after an illness-limited return; Kuminga was cleared despite knee tendonitis being listed earlier, and Brandin Podziemski shifts to a reserve role for the reworked small-ball look.