Three Warriors stats fueling hot start

Currently, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins, De'Anthony Melton and Gary Payton II are helping lead the Warriors to the fourth-best defense in the league with a defensive rating of 108. If the Warriors are going to stay at the top of the Western Conference, their defensive rating will be a key statistic to watch. 

Draymond spacing the floor

The next key Golden State Warriors statistic is Draymond Green's three-point shooting percentage. Green is shooting with confidence this season, and when his threes go in, he lets everyone in earshot hear about it. Green's three-point frequency is 52.5% this season, by far the highest of his career. He is knocking down 45.7% of those threes, and his ability to space the floor this season opens everything up for the Warriors offense. 

The Warriors have been starting Green alongside second-year player Trayce Jackson-Davis, and it is paying dividends. The only way playing Green alongside a non-shooter like TJD has been viable is for Green to take (and make) the open threes the defense gives him. Green's three-point percentage may dip down, but if he can even hit last year's mark of 39.5%, it opens up everything for the Warriors offense. 

Team rebounding

The Warriors are tiny. They haven't played a single player over 6'9" this season and only have one 7-footer on their entire roster. That is why Coach Steve Kerr and the Warriors coaching staff needed to put such an emphasis on rebounding this year. And boy, has it worked. 

The Warriors currently are second in the league in rebounds per game, and it has been a total team effort. Everyone is chipping in on the boards. Seven different players are averaging between four and six rebounds per game. Kevon Looney, however, is the team's rebounding maniac.

Looney is second in the league in offensive rebounds per game and 23rd in the league in rebounds per game, all while only playing 16.1 minutes a game. For perspective, the 22nd player in rebounds per game (Chet Holmgren) and 24th (Keegan Murray) play 26.5 and 37.3 minutes per game, respectively.

If these key Golden State Warriors statistics continue, the sky is the limit this season. They're building the base of a championship contender, but the season is still very early.