The Warriors Are Going Deeper Than Any Team in NBA History

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Golden State is boldly going where no NBA team has gone before: a 12-man rotation. Can Steve Kerr's experiment give one last gasp to the Dubs' dynasty? Lindy Waters III has been plying his trade as a professional basketball player for four years now, and, like any veteran, he's become a creature of habit. NBA players like predictability, a consistent routine, especially on game nights. So Waters, a reserve guard for the Golden State Warriors, was a tad perturbed a few weeks back when that routine was scuttled. "I usually eat chicken and rice, every time," Waters recalled in a recent phone conversation. "One time they didn't have chicken—and I was mad, man." It's generally best not to mess with a player's pregame meal. Or, for that matter, their pregame warm-ups, their minutes, their rotation spot, or their overall role. But Waters and the Warriors are adapting to a new reality this season: Unless your name is Stephen Curry or Draymond Green, almost nothing is assured. Blessed with an uncommonly deep roster (albeit with many more supporting players than stars), coach Steve Kerr is doing the unthinkable: He's playing them all, defying decades of...