SACRAMENTO – Steve Kerr tried to find a pregame silver lining to Wednesday’s game at Golden 1 Center, noting that the Warriors missing their three best players offered a chance for the coach to get an extended look at different combinations and some of Golden State’s younger players.

Will Richard was exactly what Kerr was hoping to see.

Making his first NBA start, the Warriors rookie put on the type of show that should have fans licking their lips in anticipation of what the future potentially holds for the 22-year-old from Georgia.

There was plenty to like, too.

Richard dropped a season-high 30 points on the Sacramento Kings in the Warriors' 121-116 loss on Thursday at Golden 1 Center with five 3-pointers to move into rarefied air.

He became the first Warriors player drafted in t

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