For the next couple of weeks, the Golden State Warriors bench is going to look a little different. Instead of suiting up for Golden State, Nico Mannion, Jordan Poole and Alen Smailagic are slated to join the Santa Cruz Warriors for the G League’s Orlando Bubble.
Along with the trio of young Warriors, the Santa Cruz lineup will feature Jeremy Lin. The nine-year NBA veteran spent last season in the Chinese Basketball Association playing for the Beijing Ducks. Lin last played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors in the 2018-19 season.
Golden State training camp invites Axel Toupane, Kaleb Wesson, Ryan Taylor and Dwayne Sutton will help round out Santa Cruz’s rotation at Disney World.
With the roster set, the G League edition of the Orlando Bubble will begin a 15 game run on Feb. 10. First on Santa Cruz’s schedule is a highly anticipated matchup with the newly formed G League Ignite.
The Ignite is a developmental team built with draft-eligible prospects, including projected top 2021 picks Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga. Along with draft prospects, veterans Jarrett Jack, Amir Johnson and Bobby Brown will suit up for the Ignite.
The G League battle between the Ignite and Warriors is scheduled to get underway on Feb. 10 at 8 a.m. PST in Orlando.
