The 2025 Golden State Warriors have gotten off to a great start. They are 4-2 and looking to keep winning. One of the key players in their start is Brandin Podziemski , who has been used as a big piece off the bench for Golden State in the backcourt. Podziemski has evolved into a solid basketball player and someone who can grow into a significant role for the Warriors , but growing up, he was a baseball player first.

A feature story published by the Athletic’s Warriors reporter Nick Friedell on Friday focused on Podziemski’s love of baseball and how he grew up playing baseball before focusing on basketball in high school. In the story, Podziemski had a massive quote that is going viral due to its outlandishness. He said he could have been like Shohei Ohtani due to his skill set and

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