The Only Thing That Changed Is a Name Nobody Knows Yet
Golden State added a rookie center this week, but the season still turns on when Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are back in the lineup.
The Warriors' only roster move in the last day and a half was signing rookie center Jacksen Moni. The real story hasn't changed: Butler and Moody are both out — one with a right knee issue, the other a left — and share the same target return date, December 1.
The Only New Name
Golden State added rookie center Jacksen Moni on September 18, the only move logged in the last day and a half. It is a camp-body signing, not a difference-maker — Moni joins a frontcourt that already runs deep with Al Horford and Charles Bassey. Next to the two absences that actually shape the season, it barely registers.
The Shared Date on the Calendar
Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are both out — Butler's right knee, Moody's left — and both carry the same target return date, December 1. Camp opens without two of last season's leading scorers, Butler at 20.0 points a game and Moody at 12.1.
Four Games to Learn Something
The preseason runs four games in six days: at the Clippers October 4, the Lakers at Chase Center October 6, at Portland October 7, and Sacramento October 10. Whatever Golden State fields in Butler's and Moody's place gets that stretch to show something before the regular season begins October 21 at the Lakers, on ESPN.
What Camp Still Has to Answer
The record is 0-0, and nothing below Curry, Green and the injured pair has been tested in live minutes this fall. Camp has to answer, in real minutes, who fills those spots until December — not just Moni, but the guards and wings on the roster still waiting for a chance.
Is Jimmy Butler playing for the Warriors this season?
Not yet. He's out with a right knee issue, targeted to return around December 1, 2026.
Who is Jacksen Moni?
A rookie center who joined the Warriors on September 18, the only roster move added in the past day and a half.
