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Moses Moody looked like he was itching to join the campers in ballhandling drills, but opted to simply be a passer. “He’s committed to the work,” Curry said. “He’s not fighting it.” Moody has been rehabbing in the Bay Area. He’s targeting September to resume running and returning to on-court work. Next season’s hope floats on Curry’s ability to carry the load until Moody and Butler, recovering from a torn ACL, return to playing.
Delivering to his community has been an antidote for the monotony and frustration of rehab. “It was cool just having a vision in your head and then making it come to fruition,” Moody said, “and being able to actually see it turn out even better than you could have imagined it. “He was everything you could have ever asked him to be,” Moody said of Stephen Curry. “He flew in, woke up at 4 o’clock in the morning Friday to get here by seven for the golf tournament. Then he woke up at 6 in the morning Saturday to be here at the school for the event. He had the energy and the effort for everybody. I hope he enjoyed it. I think he did.”
Anthony Slater: "Rui Hachimura is a guy that (Warriors) looked at. They wouldn't have gone to the full mid-level type number that they were willing to get to for LeBron James because again that would have cost Moses Moody on a trade and then a Draymond Green pay cut that clearly Draymond was executing only for LeBron James."
That was his fate on Jan. 19, when Butler tore his ACL, then reiterated on March 23, when Moody tore his left patellar tendon. “And you hope that they both come back healthy,” Stephen Curry said, “and we can play at a level that keeps us relevant and competitive and builds a foundation so that we can figure out what it looks like. But that is the situation. We don’t live in any alternative universe.”
Steph Curry wanted LeBron James to come to the Warriors. He thought Golden State had a chance. His reaction to finding out his fellow all-time great chose the Philadelphia 76ers? “That’s why you don’t envision anything until it happens,” Curry said Saturday from Moses Moody’s youth camp here. “There’s a lot of moving parts.”
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NBA Champion Moses Moody is returning to his hometown of Little Rock this week for four days of community service and youth events, and he'll be joined by fellow Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry. Moody's annual Motivate One Foundation Summer Series runs from July 22 through the 25 and includes service projects, youth programming and community events across the city.
But the Warriors love Moses Moody. He’s been a model role player during his five seasons in the Bay. He’s a 24-year-old, 6-foot-5 wing who shot 40 percent from 3 last season and set career-highs in scoring average (12.1) and minutes per game (25.7). “I’m curious, so I had some conversations just trying to figure out what’s going on,” Moody said. “But I don’t call Rich every day. I’m not in it like that because I ain’t got nothing to do with how it’s gonna go down. So I’m more so just watching. … Whenever something needs to be talked about is when it will.”
He’d much rather talk about the partnership with Trades 4 Life that will teach people trade and life skills during the youth summit than spend too much time worrying about if he’ll be traded. Other players find trade speculation stressful, a reasonable response to the sudden life upheaval that ensues. But Moody’s having too much fun creating something for young people in Little Rock. Moody said he hasn’t heard from the Warriors. He said he checked in with Rich Paul, his agent, but has largely avoided the rampant dialogue about Warriors moves.
Yossi Gozlan: Warriors cap situation after extending Kristaps Porzingis and De'Anthony Melton presumably opting out. The LeBron James-Anthony Davis pipedream is still alive. They would presumably swap Jimmy Butler and picks for Davis. Then they could fit James with $15 million non-taxpayer mid-level under the first apron hard cap IF Draymond Green takes the same contract as Porzingis, and IF they also find a taker for Moses Moody.
An extension for Green would better solidify that dream, but Dunleavy and the Warriors are valuing their future financial flexibility and are prioritizing keeping the books clean, team sources said. They only have $23.4 million guaranteed -- $13.4 million to Moses Moody and $10.3 million to Gui Santos, spread over two years -- beyond next season.
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Antony Slater: One of the main things within this that has been told to me by multiple people that is the injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody shifted that even more with an understanding of your starting wings are going to miss at least half maybe more of next season. Tim Bontemps: If you're being charitable, Jimmy Butler will be back in probably around January 1st, right? That's an accelerated timeline. Now, look, Jimmy's crazy. If you tell me he comes back sooner, sure, but like you're also talking about a guy who's past 35 now, coming back from a torn ACL, right? Draymond Green's a year older, Steph Curry's a year older. We just saw Steph Curry hobbling through this game Friday night in Phoenix, like not able to really move by the end of it. I was going to have a summer to get himself healthy now, but that is the reasonable thing to think about a team led by a trio of guys who are on the wrong side of the age curve. And with Jimmy and Steph and Draymond on the books, I want to say that's 80% of the salary cap in three guys. It's not like they can go out and snap their fingers and just add players either.
Moses: I appreciate all of the love. Every challenge I’ve been through in life I’m glad I went through. I’m sure I’ll feel the same about this. 💪🏾
Dalton Johnson: Moses Moody officially underwent surgery for his torn patellar tendon today, per the Warriors
