Warriors' guard Brandin Podziemski undergoes surgery on his left wrist
Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, whose re-emergence in the season's second half helped the Warriors reach the playoffs, had surgery on his left wrist this week, the team announced Wednesday.
Podziemski underwent 'successful left wrist debridement surgery' Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to Golden State's news release. He's expected to make a full recovery, the team said, and should be ready for the start of training camp this fall.
Worth noting: Podziemski is left-handed, so that's his shooting wrist.
He became the second young Warriors player to require postseason surgery. Moses Moody had surgery last week to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. Moody also is expected to recover ahead of training camp.
Podziemski, 22, bounced back from a slow start to his second NBA season, playing well after returning from an abdominal strain in late January. He averaged 11.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in the regular season, over 64 games (including 33 starts).
In the playoffs, Podziemski made 11 starts in 12 games, averaging 11.3 points and 5.0 rebounds. He struggled mightily with his shooting during the first four games of the Western Conference semifinals against Minnesota, making only 9 of 40 attempts (22.5%) from the field.
Podziemski then went 11-for-19, and scored a team-high 28 points, in the Warriors' season-ending loss to the Timberwolves on May 14.
The Warriors surged into the postseason picture after settling on a starting lineup featuring Podziemski and Moody alongside Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and trade-deadline acquisition Jimmy Butler. That group went 16-3 in the regular season and 1-1 in the playoffs.
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