Brandin Podziemski Rumors

The Warriors held their annual end-of-season exit interviews with players meeting with Kerr and management before addressing the media one last time. Podziemski, the third-year guard, had the most to say. For the first time, he’s eligible for a big payday. He and the Warriors have the summer — from the end of the NBA Finals until the first game of the 2026-27 season — to negotiate a rookie-scale contract extension. “I want to be here for the long term,” said Podziemski, 23. “It’s always special having the team that drafted you, so hopefully we can get something done.”

San Francisco Standard

Nick Friedell: Brandin Podziemski says he’s hopeful to get an extension done this summer. “I want to be here for the longterm … hopefully we can get something done.”

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Podziemski now faces a decision. He becomes extension-eligible this summer as he enters the fourth year of his original rookie deal. A team source said conversations would likely begin during the summer to bring back a player who has continued to get better. The keys for Podziemski will be: How much money is he looking for? And does he still want to play for a fan base that has not always supported him?

New York Times

MrBuckBuck: Brandin Podziemski after scoring 30 points: “The account can be activated now.” AHAHA

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Oh No He Didn't: Podz on if he knew he was approaching 30: "Everybody did. (My teammates) have been giving me a hard time about it the whole year" ??

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Anthony Slater: Warriors starters tonight at Kings Steph Curry Brandin Podziemski Gui Santos Draymond Green Kristaps Porzingis Sounds like the lineup Kerr wants to test out for play-in game. “It’s enticing.” “Good size. Versatility. Ballhandling. Shooting.”

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Warriors guard and Oilers fan Brandin Podziemski spoke on Connor McDavid’s greatness and sees similarities between the Canadian hockey star and his legendary teammate Stephen Curry. “Just the things [McDavid is] able to do on the ice, you can try to emulate and replicate him as much as you want, but there's just nobody like him,” Podziemski told Sportsnet’s Gene Principe on Wednesday during Edmonton’s 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. “The same thing with Steph. I get to see it every day. A lot of comparisons there.”

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Sportsnet: Warriors' Brandin Podziemski joins @GenePrincipe to discuss the similarities between Steph Curry and Connor McDavid, and how electric playoff hockey is in Edmonton 🔥

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Confidence can be a gift and a curse and for Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, as his confidence has been questioned by fans and critics alike. Before the 2025-26 NBA season, Podziemski had a pair of quotes, one saying he believed he could be a household name for the Warriors, coming off a campaign where he averaged 11.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 26.8 minutes of play per game. Podziemski spoke with 95.7 The Game on Thursday and opened up about some of his contested quotes. “I think I could have worded them a little bit differently, but I also think how it’s perceived on the internet is a little taken out of context,” Podziemski said. “Your biggest strength can be your biggest weakness and I think it’s gotten me to this point and obviously with anything in life, there’s going to be pushback, people aren’t going to like you for what you say or what you do. But I’m just going to stick with it. It’s worked.”

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95.7 The Game: “I think I could’ve worded them a little bit differently, but I also think how it’s perceived on the internet is taken a little bit out of context.” Brandin Podziemski elaborated on some of his viral comments, including saying he wants to be better than Steph Curry.

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While putting up a valiant fight against a vastly superior roster, the Warriors committed 18 giveaways. They threw some passes out of bounds, threw a few to the Knicks and even dribbled them away. Quinten Post had five turnovers, as did Gui Santos. Podziemski committed four. Richard committed two, and the second one was relatively innocuous – until Kerr’s fiery reaction. “I thought (Richard) could have caught the ball,” Kerr said when asked about the incident, which was noted by the NBC telecast crew. “It was a bad pass from BP; BP should have made a good pass, and Will's got a dunk. (Instead) it turns into a five-point swing. I was mad at Will because I thought he could have corralled the ball and not thrown it. I thought he was trying to make an around- the-back pass for a score. I might be wrong, but I from my angle looked like he could have corralled the ball and made a stop.”

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The Knicks’ talent — and size — advantage was simply too much to overcome down the stretch. New York rallied in the third and held off Golden State in the fourth to hand the Warriors a 110-107 loss. It was Golden State’s fifth defeat in a row. With the Blazers losing, the Warriors remained a half-game up on Portland for the ninth seed. Brandin Podziemski scored 25 and Gui Santos had 22, while Quinten Post returned from a sore ankle to score 20. Jalen Brunson put up a game-high 30 points for the Knicks.

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Anthony Slater: Warriors celebrate maybe their most impressive win this season. They beat the Rockets in Houston despite missing Butler, Curry, Porzingis. Three two-way guys in the rotation. Podziemski 26 points. Draymond/Horford great defensively vs Durant/Sengun.

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Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr after the Houston win: “Vintage Draymond. The defense, the leadership, the force, the passing.” “I thought that was Brandin (Podziemski)’s best game of the year.”

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