SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors’ starting shooting guard underwent surgery on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
Golden State announced on Wednesday that Brandin Podziemski, 22, had an operation on his left wrist done, and is expected to be ready for the start of training camp.
The Warriors specified it was a debridement surgery.
“It involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all hyperkeratotic (thickened skin or callus), infected, and nonviable (necrotic or dead) tissue, foreign debris, and residual material from dressings,” is how UCSF’s Department of Surgery describes the procedure on its website.
Podziemski averaged 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in 64 games last season, 33 of those being starts.
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The surgery could explain why the Santa Clara product struggled in the postseason, shooting just 36.4% from the field in 12 games, a steep decline from the 44.5% rate his shot in the regular season.
Before scoring an efficient 28 points in the season-ending Game 5 against the Timberwolves, Podziemski had made just 9 of 40 shots in Games 1 through 4.
Podziemski is not the only Warrior to undergo surgery this offseason. Fellow guard Moses Moody had his right thumb operated on less than a week prior.
The Warriors went 48-34 last season, defeating the Rockets in seven games before falling to the Timberwolves in the second round.
