The Warriors continue to take a cautious approach with De’Anthony Melton’s ACL injury recovery.
Steve Kerr recently revealed the veteran guard still has a way to go before returning to the court for Golden State and making his season debut.
“Melton is with us on the trip and really putting in the work, starting to scrimmage and that kind of stuff,” Kerr said Tuesday on 95.7 The Game’s “Willard & Dibs.” “But he’s not very close because, as you know, he missed all of last year pretty much. So he needs to really do a lot of on-court scrimmaging and rhythm work.
“The good news is he’s getting healthier and stronger every day, and he’s definitely going to play a part of the season coming up. We just don’t have an exact date yet.”
Melton signed with Golden State during the 2024 offseason and suffered a season-ending ACL injury just six games into the 2024-25 season. He later was traded to the Brooklyn Nets before returning to the Warriors this past offseason.
In six games (two starts), Melton averaged 10.3 points on 40.7-percent shooting from the field and 37.1 percent from 3-point range, with 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 20.2 minutes.
In the two contests Melton started, he dramatically helped elevate the offense alongside Curry, averaging 16.5 points on 47.8 percent shooting from the field and 50 percent from distance, with 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in 26.5 minutes.
The Warriors were 4-2 with Melton in their lineup.
Golden State has had an up-and-down start to the early portion of the 2025-26 season and sits in seventh place in the Western Conference with a 9-6 record.
While the Warriors are eager to get Melton back into the mix, it’s clear they’ll be as patient as possible with his return.
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