Warriors Announce New Starting Lineup vs. Jazz

With Payton in the lineup, Jimmy Butler (6'6") essentially moves to the 4 and Moses Moody (6'5") to the 3, which is notable because the Jazz start two 7-footers in Lauri Markkanen and Jusuf Nurkic.

Why Payton Is In for Richard

This isn't a move to get more size on the court, as Payton (6'2") is actually an inch shorter than Richard (6'3").

But Payton is a better on-ball defender, which the Warriors need after getting dominated by Deni Avdija on Friday. He's also used to doing big-man duties like rolling to the basket and finishing at the rim, which could be valuable for an offense that's lacking players comfortable doing that.

With that said, Richard is a much better shooter than Payton, so there's no guarantee Payton enhances this lineup.

Overall, Monday's starting lineup has played just five possessions this season with an outrageous plus-90 net rating, per Cleaning the Glass. But that's the ultimate small sample size.

Updates to come