When training camp started, the Golden State Warriors didn’t even have a starting lineup. Steve Kerr elaborated on the need to find their identity once again now that Klay Thompson is in Dallas. A system of “competition” grew within the camp, and so far, the Bay is unscathed. In the first game, they won by a single point against the Clippers. But against the Sacramento Kings, the two veteran pillars, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green pulled their connection strings.

In their second preseason game, the Bay took a comfortable win against their Pacific rivals. The spark came through Buddy Hield, a touted replacement for the shooting they lost with Klay Thompson. He hit 6/7 shooting and helped the Bay establish a strong lead. Draymond Green and Stephen Curry, who also performed well, combined for a memorable play.

Odd as it seems, the Chef jumped for the lob! He didn’t dunk the ball yet it was an uncharacteristic play and showcased the creativity cultivated behind the scenes. The seasoned forward experienced great delight in their vintage dynamic still dazzling. “My brotha in real life!” he posted on his Instagram stories reacting to the play.

It’s still preseason, so the Kings will aim to extract the positives from this game. DeMar DeRozan, their newest acquisition didn’t miss at all in his debut for the side. His team-high 15 points added some excitement to the game. However, their bench weapon, Malik Monk apparently suffered an injury again. After sitting out the late parts of last season, he exited the game early against the Warriors and didn’t return again.

It could end up being problematic for the side that is chasing a return to the postseason.

Golden State Warriors find a silver lining in Thompson’s exit?

Even though a Splash Brother was lost, Steve Kerr remained adamant about one expectation from the Warriors. “I want to be a high-volume shooting team.” With Thompson lost, the nine-time champion was confident in his team to deploy a collected effort to make up for the void it left. Tonight, he found reassurance.

The Warriors wound up making 28 threes in the game, led by the splashy shooting of Hield. It would have been their greatest mark in the regular season. Furthermore, they displayed ‘unselfishness’ as the game-high scorer said. Even Kuminga’s drowsy start turned into an efficient night due to their collaboration of offense.

So even though upset with Thompson leaving, Kerr feels to have found a great mix of players to reach his objective. “What I like about this team is I think we have — even though we’ve lost Klay [Thompson] — we have more shooting depth. We have, I think, more guys who can step in from one night to the next and make threes, so it will be a big part of our team, for sure,” he said after the game.

Green was among the people who established the Warriors’ continued will to stay competitive this season. It seems he won’t be struggling with spreading that message across. So far, the heavy ball movement and shooting system devised by Kerr has worked well. Although the intensity will naturally amplify during the regular season, not lacking in execution is the right place to start.

Another uplifting trait in this regard is the improved shooting of Jonathan Kuminga. He claims to have “worked on it all summer” and the results are showing. In two preseason games, he has shot 44% so far. Safe to say, the Bay has started on the right track. Do you think they can maintain this in real life? Let us know your views in the comments below.