The Golden State Warriors are enjoying their extended break for All-Star Weekend, taking the time to rest, recover, and look ahead to the remaining 27 games, which are sure to be a gauntlet as they make their push for the playoffs and a top-six seed.

After falling to the Spurs on Wednesday night to close out the first half of the season, the Warriors sit at 29-26 and occupy the 8th seed, 3 games behind the Suns for the 7th seed and 4.5 games behind the Lakers and Timberwolves for the 5th seed. Thanks to the Kristaps Porzingis acquisition at the trade deadline — trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield for him — they'll be adding a dynamic big man for this key stretch.

After the Spurs game, De'Anthony Melton discussed what he thinks Porzingis can bring to the Warriors and expressed his excitement at being able to be on the same team as the 7-foot-2 Latvian.

"Man, Kristaps can do so much. He's a matchup nightmare for a lot of teams. You see with the Spurs, they have Wemby, who is 7-foot-a lot and the stuff he can do and the matchup nightmares he brings to the table. I think having (Kristaps) out there is going to give us a lot of size and a lot of mismatches that we need. Some teams, he's going to kill just because they can't physically matchup with him, and I think that's the stuff we need."

"Having 30 come back and just the floor spacing having somebody over 7-feet that can really shoot the ball and he can still put the ball on the floor and make good decisions. It's going to be huge for us."

Just as Melton alluded to, Porzingis's ability to stretch the floor and knock down threes will be one of the biggest additions for the Warriors.

Their current big men — Al Horford, Quinten Post, and Draymond Green — are all willing three-point shooters to a varying extent. Between the three of them, they're averaging 13.3 three-point attempts per game. However, their collective percentage is somewhat shaky at just over 33% on the season, though some of that is due to Horford's rocky start to the season.

Porzingis should theoretically boost both of those marks immediately. In his 17 games with the Hawks earlier this season, Porzingis shot 36% from beyond the arc on 5.1 three-point attempts a game. Going back to his two years in Boston, Porzingis's numbers were at 37.5% on 5.1 attempts in 2023-24 and a career-best 41.2% on 6 attempts per game in 2024-25.

Considering the Warriors' offense and three-point capabilities mirror that of the Celtics closer than the Hawks, it's not too grand an assumption to say that Porzingis's numbers should tick up with more high-quality attempts.

Curry's gravity is one of the greatest traits in the NBA, and if both he and Porzingis can stay healthy to play next to each other, Porzingis might be presented with an all-you-can-eat buffet of open threes.

Porzingis's Warriors debut is set to be at Chase Center against his former Celtics team in the first game after the All-Star break. What better time and place to announce your arrival with a bang?