# Brandin Podziemski
**Brandin Podziemski** is an American professional basketball player who plays as a guard for the [Golden State Warriors](https://www.edgepedia.org/golden-state-warriors) of the [National Basketball Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/national-basketball-association) (NBA). Selected 19th overall in the 2023 [NBA draft](https://www.edgepedia.org/nba-draft), he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2024 and in October 2026 signed a five-year, $110 million contract extension with the Warriors.[1](https://as.com/us/baloncesto/brandin-podziemski-para-rato-en-golden-state-warriors-f202510-n/) • [2](https://www.nba.com/awards/2024?hidenav=true) • [3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Team, position | Golden State Warriors, guard, jersey number 2; listed at 6-foot-4[4](https://www.nba.com/warriors/player/1641764/brandin-podziemski) • [3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026) |
| Draft | 19th overall pick, 2023 NBA draft, by Golden State; signed a four-year rookie contract worth $16.2 million[1](https://as.com/us/baloncesto/brandin-podziemski-para-rato-en-golden-state-warriors-f202510-n/) |
| Rookie season (2023-24) | 74 games, 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists per game; 45.4% field goals, 38.5% on three-pointers; NBA All-Rookie First Team[5](https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison_by_year/brandin_podziemski_vs_naz_reid.htm) • [2](https://www.nba.com/awards/2024?hidenav=true) |
| 2024-25 season | 11.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals in 26.8 minutes over 64 games (33 starts); had core muscle surgery in June 2025[6](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-core-muscle-surgery) |
| 2025-26 season | Career-high 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals in 28.5 minutes; one of 18 NBA players to appear in all 82 games; 45.5% shooting[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026) |
| Extension | Five-year, $110 million rookie-scale extension agreed October 10, 2026, running through 2031-32 with a mutual option for the fifth season[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026) |
## Rookie season and All-Rookie selection
Podziemski entered the league as a mid-first-round pick and became a regular in the Warriors' rotation as a rookie. Across 74 games in 2023-24 he averaged 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.7 assists while shooting 45.4% from the field and 38.5% from three-point range.[5](https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison_by_year/brandin_podziemski_vs_naz_reid.htm) He finished fifth in the final Kia Rookie Ladder of the season, behind [Victor Wembanyama](https://www.edgepedia.org/victor-wembanyama), Chet Holmgren, Brandon Miller, and [Jaime Jaquez Jr.](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaime-jaquez-jr)[7](https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-ladder-april-10-2024-edition?os=av)
At season's end he was named to the All-Rookie First Team alongside Wembanyama, Holmgren, Miller, and Jaquez Jr.[2](https://www.nba.com/awards/2024?hidenav=true)
## Second and third seasons
**Injury-shortened 2024-25.** In his second season Podziemski's scoring rose to 11.7 points per game, with 5.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 26.8 minutes over 64 games, 33 of them starts.[6](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-core-muscle-surgery) His season was cut short by injuries, and in June 2025 he underwent successful surgery to repair a core muscle injury.[6](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-core-muscle-surgery)
**Contract security.** On October 30, 2025, the Warriors exercised the fourth-year team option on his rookie contract. At that point, early in the 2025-26 season, he had appeared in five games (three starts) averaging 12.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals in 29.6 minutes per game.[8](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-exercise-team-option-on-guard-brandin-podziemski-20251030)
## 2025-26 season and extension
The 2025-26 season became his most productive. Podziemski appeared in all 82 games, one of only 18 NBA players to do so, and averaged career highs of 13.8 points on 45.5% shooting, along with 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.1 steals in 28.5 minutes per game.[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026)
On October 10, 2026, days before the rookie-scale extension deadline, he and the Warriors agreed to a five-year, $110 million extension that takes him through the 2031-32 season and includes a mutual option for the fifth year, allowing either side to renegotiate that season or part ways.[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026) General manager Mike Dunleavy described him as a durable, skilled, two-way player, and coach [Steve Kerr](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-kerr) called him a big part of the team's future.[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026) The extension came in an offseason in which Golden State also extended [Stephen Curry](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-curry) and re-signed veterans including [Draymond Green](https://www.edgepedia.org/draymond-green), Al Horford, Kristaps Porziņģis, De'Anthony Melton, and Gary Payton II.[3](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026)
## Playing style
Podziemski's profile is that of a complementary guard who contributes across the stat sheet rather than dominating one category. Through his first two and a half professional seasons he averaged 10.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game on 44.9% field-goal shooting and 38% from three-point range over 143 games (64 starts).[1](https://as.com/us/baloncesto/brandin-podziemski-para-rato-en-golden-state-warriors-f202510-n/)
## References
1. [Brandin Podziemski, para rato en Warriors, AS.com (October 31, 2025)](https://as.com/us/baloncesto/brandin-podziemski-para-rato-en-golden-state-warriors-f202510-n/)
2. [2023-24 NBA Awards, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/awards/2024?hidenav=true)
3. [Warriors sign Brandin Podziemski to 5-year rookie scale contract extension, NBA.com (October 2026)](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-extension-october-2026)
4. [Brandin Podziemski player page, Golden State Warriors, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/warriors/player/1641764/brandin-podziemski)
5. [Brandin Podziemski vs. Naz Reed season-by-season comparison, Land of Basketball](https://www.landofbasketball.com/player_comparison_by_year/brandin_podziemski_vs_naz_reid.htm)
6. [Warriors' Brandin Podziemski has core muscle surgery, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/brandin-podziemski-warriors-core-muscle-surgery)
7. [Kia Rookie Ladder: April 10, 2024 edition, NBA.com](https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-ladder-april-10-2024-edition?os=av)
8. [Warriors Exercise Team Option on Guard Brandin Podziemski, NBA.com (October 30, 2025)](https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-exercise-team-option-on-guard-brandin-podziemski-20251030)
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