Confirmed diagnosis! Left knee patellar tendon tear! Warriors' No.14 pick's season ends.

The worst outcome, yet an anticipated one.

Insider Shams:Moody suffered a left knee patellar tendon tear, prematurely concluding this season's campaign....Noted journalist Siegel adds: Moody is expected to miss most of the 26-27 season as well.

The Warriors' official statement confirms the above sources.

Back in 2024, Moody and the Warriors agreed to a three-year, $39 million extension contract. The currently active contract details are as follows:

This season's salary: $11.574 million;

26-27 season: $12.5 million;

27-28 season: $13.426 million.

Born on May 31, 2002, this player is a 1.96m tall, 2.15m wingspan combo guard, the No.14 pick in the 2021 first round. This season he delivered his best NBA performance to date, playing 60 games with 49 starts, averaging 25.7 minutes per game, contributing 12.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and hitting 2.5 three-pointers per game at a 40.1% shooting rate.

Considering Moody is only 23 years old, he has a strong chance to fully recover and still holds boundless potential for the future. All he needs to do now is focus on recuperating with his salary secured.

The Warriors are one of the teams most severely affected by injury woes this season, with many key players suffering serious injuries. Before Moody, Butler had a right knee ACL tear, Curry has been sidelined for 22 consecutive games due to right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (runner's knee), and Horford's return date is uncertain after missing 6 games due to a soleus muscle strain.

Because of this, the Warriors' performance this season has fallen short of expectations,currently achieving only 34 wins and 38 losses, ranking 10th in the West with a 47.2% win rate, trailing the 8th-place Clippers by 2 wins.

The Warriors have only 10 regular-season games remaining, facing opponents: Nets, Wizards, Nuggets, Spurs, Cavaliers, Rockets, Kings, Lakers, Kings, and Clippers.

Clearly, the Warriors' immediate priority is to strive for at least the 8th spot in the West. Then, in the play-in stage, winning against the 7th seed would secure a playoff berth as the 7th seed; if they lose, they could still compete in another play-in game against the winner between the 9th and 10th seeds for the 8th seed playoff spot.