OCTOBER 21: Moody’s extension is official, the Warriors confirmed in a press release (Twitter link).
OCTOBER 20: The Warriors and guard Moses Moody have agreed to a three-year, $39MM rookie scale contract extension, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link).
A Friday report by Charania suggested that a Moody extension was more likely than one for teammate Jonathan Kuminga, who is seeking a more lucrative contract. The deadline for rookie scale extensions is Monday at 6 p.m. ET.
Moody hasn’t been able to crack the starting lineup during his three seasons, except as a fill-in, but he’s established himself as a reliable reserve. He has appeared in 181 regular season games (23 starts), averaging 5.9 points in 14.3 minutes.
Last season, he appeared in 66 games (nine starts), posting averages of 8.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 17.5 minutes per night. He shot 46.2% from the field and 36% on 3-point attempts.
The No. 14 pick of the 2021 draft, Moody is still just 22 years old and continues to develop his overall game. How Moody slots into the Warrriors’ rotation this season remains to be seen. He’ll be battling Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield and De’Anthony Melton for backcourt minutes, with Stephen Curry the only surefire starter.
Moody will make $5.8MM this season before the extension kicks in. He’ll be the fifth 2021 first-rounder to agree to an extension, joining Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes and Franz Wagner, as our tracker shows.
The contract will be fully guaranteed, The Athletic’s Anthony Slater tweets. He’ll still be trade-eligible this season but his outgoing salary would count as $5.8MM (this season’s salary) while his incoming number for a new team would be $11.2MM, due to the poison pill provision.