For the last few seasons, the Golden State Warriors have been in a transitional period. They are no longer the title contending juggernauts that they were from late 2014 to 2019. They have had some notable player defections and also, their core group has simply gotten older. Injuries have hit them pretty hard over the last couple of years. In particular, Klay Thompson has missed two full seasons due to tears in his ACL and Achilles’ tendon. Therefore, they have had to re-shuffle their roster quite a bit by breaking in some new players, which includes a few high lottery picks. In the 2020 Draft, they drafted James Wiseman with the second overall pick. However, Wiseman struggled to adapt to the Warriors’ system, as he looked confused and lost on both ends of the floor. His struggles were scrutinized to the point that some wondered if the team were better served by simplifying the offense to allow him to adjust more seamlessly. As the season progressed, the Warriors didn’t really have to address these concerns because Wiseman tore the meniscus in his right knee, which caused him to sit out the rest of the year. The team moved on without him and their overall play improved to the point where they finished with a berth in the play-in tournament. Coming into this season, the Warriors again have lottery picks on their roster in Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody, but it’s unlikely that either of them will play major minutes in the rotation. With this in mind, there seems like there is some kind of pattern developing. The question of whether or not the Warriors offense is too complicated for young players may be a relevant one, so it will be interesting to unpack this and try to figure out why this might be the case.