- Steve Kerr is getting closer to a starting five.
- Kerr said he is leaning toward a lineup of Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos and Yaxel Lendeborg alongside Steph Curry and Draymond Green.
- The Warriors have not finalized their starting lineup, but they are close enough that the shape of it is becoming visible.
- Friday night’s preseason finale against the Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Center is the last chance to sort through those details before the season begins Wednesday, Oct.
- The Warriors may be close to naming a starting five, but Kerr’s comments suggest that settling the lineup is only one part of the job.
- The other part — getting the group to look connected, organized and ready — is still in front of them.
Warriors narrow the lineup picture, but Kerr says the bigger problem is still there
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- goldenstateofmind.com, “Steve Kerr: ‘We’re not close to anywhere we want to be’,” Oct. 14, 2026.
- goldenstateofmind.com, “Steve Kerr has a starting lineup he’s leaning towards for the Warriors,” Oct. 14, 2026.
- goldenstateofmind.com, “Warriors win over Lakers in Vegas, 101-89,” Oct. 14, 2026.
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