The Warriors have exercised a third-year contract option on guard Brandin Podziemski, the team announced Wednesday.

The option will pay Podziemski approximately $3,687,960 for the 2025-2026 NBA season, according to Spotrac.com. Under the terms of the NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement, the first two years of a first-round contract are guaranteed, while the third and fourth years of the contract are the team’s option.

Golden State selected the 21-year-old Podziemski at No. 19 in the 2023 NBA Draft, and the decision to exercise his third-year option is certainly a reward for everything he has accomplished with the Warriors since.

Through four games this season, Podziemski is averaging 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 27.0 minutes. In the Warriors’ 124-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night at Chase Center, Podziemski stepped in admirably for the injured Steph Curry, finishing plus-17 with 19 points and five assists.

Podziemski played in 74 games (28 starts) during his rookie campaign, averaging 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 26.6 minutes per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team 2023-24 after leading the NBA with 38 strikes. drawn.

Among rookies, the 6-foot-2 guard ranked fifth in assists (3.7), sixth in rebounds (5.8), 10th in scoring (9.2), 10th in steals (0.8), eighth in minutes played (25.7) and third in 3-point field goal percentage (38.5). Podziemski also recorded 17 games with at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists — the second-most such games among rookies behind San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama (23), according to the Warriors.

Podziemski’s time with the Warriors has been going well so far, and it’s clear the team likes what they’ve seen from the young pro.

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