Overview

• Golden State opened the 2025-26 preseason by beating the Lakers 111-103, with Moses Moody scoring a game-high 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 5-of-7 from three.
• Steve Kerr started Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Moody, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, then stressed it does not signal heavy center minutes for Green after using multiple bigs off the bench.
• Al Horford logged 14 minutes in his Warriors debut with three points, four rebounds, three assists and three blocks, drawing praise for spacing and IQ as Curry called him a multidimensional fit.
• Jonathan Kuminga played 15 minutes off the bench (five points, six rebounds, four assists) after signing a two-year, $48.5 million deal that allows a trade after Jan. 15 without his approval.
• The Warriors are hard-capped near the second apron by the Horford signing and Kuminga contract, limiting their ability to take back more salary or aggregate deals even as Kuminga becomes a movable midseason asset.