Draft day was an eventful day around the NBA, but the mayhem started hours before the first selection with the Golden State Warriors sending shockwaves to the other twenty-nine teams around the Association.
Read MoreFor as tumultuous a season as they just had, the Warriors have turned draft picks into a sustainable way of growing their team. Kevon Looney has become a staple of the modern Warriors era and is one of the league’s best rebounders at only 6’9, Jordan Poole’s down season was preceded by him being a major X-factor in a championship run, and of course, the core three of Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and The System himself Stephen Curry, were all draftees.
Read MoreThe Warriors have been hitting real well on draft picks lately, but the lottery picks have mostly seemed to be no-brainers given where they’ve been selected: It’s been in the late 1st round and after where the most impressive parts of the Warriors’ scouting ability have shined. Draymond Green, Kevon Looney, and Jordan Poole were all key parts of the most recent championship run, and all were drafted at 28th overall or later.
Read MoreThe suspense of the NBA Draft is unlike any other. Lottery teams are putting their future into one prospect — hoping to find the savior of their franchise.
Read MoreJust a week after the Warriors won the franchise’s 7th championship, it’s right back to the drawing board for Bob Myers and the rest of the front office. Golden State has the 28th pick in the 1st round of the 2022 NBA Draft as well as both the 51st and 55th pick in the 2nd round. The basketball grind truly never stops.
Read MoreWhile everyone is extremely excited for the (potentially) two first round picks heading to Golden State, let's not forget about the studs that Bob Myers and the rest of the front office have found late in the draft. Draymond Green with the 35th pick in 2012 and Eric Paschall with the 41st pick in 2019 are absolute hidden gems.
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