De’Anthony Melton is inching closer and closer to a return.
The Warriors provided an official update on Melton (ACL) before Wednesday’s game against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center.
“Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton, who underwent surgery to repair a torn left ACL on December 4, 2024, continues to make good progress with his rehabilitation,” the team wrote. “He has intensified his workouts in recent weeks, participating in practice and scrimmages with the Santa Cruz Warriors on multiple occasions. He will continue to be integrated in full practice and various scrimmages with the Warriors. He will be re-evaluated again in 10 days.”
Melton signed a one-year, $12.8 million contract with Golden State last offseason and played in just six games before suffering a sprained left ACL that required season-ending surgery. In those games, Melton averaged 10.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game on 40.7-percent shooting from the field and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.
The veteran guard re-signed with Golden State on a two-year, $6.5 million contract this offseason.
The Warriors anticipated Melton missing the early portion of the 2025-26 NBA season, and shared an initial update on Oct. 29 that he would be re-evaluated in three weeks.
Now three weeks later, Melton has continued to progress, but there still doesn’t appear to be a target return date for the 27-year-old.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr was asked Tuesday about Melton’s progress in an appearance on 95.7 The Game’s “Willard & Dibs” and stated Melton was “not very close” to a return.
That seems to be the case.
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