Kristaps Porzingis injury update. Image via: Getty Images
28, and the Warriors train at BYU-Hawaii from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3. The team has already signed Nick Boyd, Elias Ralph and Obi Agbim to training camp deals, and the 15-man roster is expected to be final in the first week of October. Porzingis missed 16 games over that stretch and played in only 15, thanks to a mix of injuries and illnesses.
The 2024 NBA champion has said more than once that the “mystery illness” is behind the Latvian, and that a full season feels realistic. “I’m really excited about putting him in my defensive system,” Vogel told Luca Evans of the San Francisco Chronicle. Vogel said the scheme is packed with details he believes in, and that shot-blocking bigs get a lot out of it. The team studied the problem at length, Dunleavy told the Chronicle, looking at how to help and how to do better. The things the staff discussed and worked through, he said, “lean in the direction of him having a healthier year. Golden State thought the trade deadline had delivered a key piece, and the closing stretch of the regular season said otherwise.
Kristaps Porzingis has sent the same message all summer. The staff now sounds like it agrees. Frank Vogel, the new assistant on Steve Kerr’s bench, made it plain. He looks forward to putting Porzingis in those spots. General manager Mike Dunleavy sees it the same way. Camp will offer the first real evidence. Media Day is set for Sept. It is easy to see why the Warriors are welcoming good news. The Latvian big man was more often out than in, which is a tough way to start life with a new team.