Brandin Podziemski doesn't want any excuses for the 2024-25 Golden State Warriors: 'It's time to move forward'

“It's time to move forward.” Golden State Warriors young star Brandin Podziemski is clear that the team needs to take a step forward without Klay Thompson and try to start the 2024-25 season after a few to turn very difficult years in the Bay Area into a positive season.

“It was definitely strange arriving in the summer and not seeing (Thompson's) name there, but the past is the past,” Podziemski told the press after the Bay Area's win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

“Klay is a great player, a great person and we will miss him this year, but we can't dwell on it. We have a new team that now has a 6-0 record (in the preseason), so it's time. “How can we keep the rhythm and get stops on Wednesday against Portland?”

More weight in the team

Both Podziemski and center Trayce Jackson-Davis are looking to make an even bigger impact in their second season with the Warriors, and new additions Buddy Hield, De'Anthony Melton and Kyle Anderson have already energized the team.

New assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse also brought new defensive suggestions to the field that Podziemski liked.

“I think Jerry brought a different dynamic to the defense, which was very good for us,” Podziemski continued. “It's something even the veterans haven't seen (before) in terms of coverages and rotations, so it's been an easy adjustment for everyone.”

“But I think in the long run it will work, and it worked in preseason.”

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