Golden State Warriors guard Will Richard's 30-point effort Wednesday against the Kings was a showcase of the rookie's readiness as the 56th pick in the NBA draft.

Golden State will be without its leading scorer in Friday's Emirates NBA Cup 2025 Group Play matchup against Denver.

BOTTOM LINE: The Golden State Warriors travel to face the Golden State Warriors in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. Denver finished 50-32 overall and 32-20 in Western Conference games a season ago. The Nuggets averaged 120.8 points per game last season, 17.9 from the free-throw line and 36 from deep.

During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Hunter wore only jersey No. 31 and put up 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.

Bonta Hill and Fetus Ezeli break down the Warriors' short-handed back-to-back games against the Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings. Then, Buddy Hield sits down with Bonta Hill and Monte Poole to discuss his journey to the NBA,

The Golden State Warriors will remain without their superstar Steph Curry for the blockbuster NBA Cup game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

Golden State's three losses on the road shined some light on some of the problems the uptick in pace across the NBA poses for them.