SAN FRANCISCO -- Entering the regular season, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr put three of his five starters in permanent ink: Stephen Curry , Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green , setting the expectation that he would rotate the other two slots based on matchup and performance.

There is now a fourth starter set in stone. Fifth-year wing Jonathan Kuminga has played well enough in his first five starts of the season, Kerr said, to secure a starting spot, assigning him the opponent's best perimeter scorer to open each game.

"He'll be our starter going forward," Kerr said ahead of the Warriors' 98-79 win over the Clippers on Tuesday night. "He's been fantastic. Last night we put him on Ja [Morant] . Tonight we'll put him on James Harden . I think he's ready."

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