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Moses Moody was highly coveted by several front offices, with many teams considering trading for him or poaching him as a free agent. Despite his impressive performances coming off the bench, he seldom started (unless due to injury) and was often at the bottom of Steve Kerr's rotation. However, Kerr assured that this would change this season, urging Moody to be more assertive with his shooting. Nevertheless, with a crowded guard rotation, finding minutes for Moody may still prove challenging.

While other teams may covet him, Moody is staying put for now — the Warriors and Moody have agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension,

a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN

That number seems fair, and at three years Moody can get back on the market quickly. While other front offices may have talked about trying to poach Moody, the reality is only a few would have had the cap space to make an offer next summer, and that's a tough spot to be as a restricted free agent (which Moody would have been, Golden State could have matched any offer). Moody took the money in hand. He will make $5.8 million this season on the final year of his rookie deal, then the extension kicks in for three seasons beyond that.

Moody technically could be traded this season, but that is unlikely now because while his outgoing salary in a trade is $5.8 million however the Warriors would have to take back $11.2 million. That's a complex trade to coordinate.

The challenge in Moody staying with the Warriors is finding him minutes. Golden State has a deep guard rotation starting with Stephen Curry but including Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, and De'Anthony Melton. Last season, in 66 games, Moody averaged 8.1 points per game and shot 36% from 3. Those numbers could go up if he gets more minutes this season.