3 secret weapons the Golden State Warriors will have for the postseason

3 secret weapons the Golden State Warriors will have at their disposal

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Golden State Warriors secret weapon No. 3: Mychal Mulder

With Kelly Oubre Jr. being sidelined with a wrist injury and Damion Lee having been sidelined due to Covid-19 protocols, the Warriors have seen a few players step up in their absence. Mychal Mulder and Kent Bazemore have been given the most additional minutes.

Mulder has shown that he should be considered one of the best shooters on the Warriors roster, and in the postseason, that could be huge. Over his last 11 games, Mulder has averaged 12.7 points per game.

On top of that, he’s knocking down 3.1 triples per game and shooting 43 percent from downtown. That type of production has served as a huge boost for the Warriors, especially when teams are forced to send double and triples teams at Curry.

Giving Draymond Green a player that can reliably knock down threes is immensely important. Mulder is that player, and while he’s undersized at just 6-foot-3, 185 pounds, Mulder has been able to hold his own defensively. He could be a key to the team’s postseason run.

The second-year guard is already 26 years old, and having played well lately, he may have found his long-term home in the Bay Area.

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