The Warriors own the 28th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft but the team may look to acquire a second-round pick ahead of the event, team owner Joe Lacob said to ESPN2 at the draft combine.
“For us, it’s (players drafted) 20 to 40 or 20 to 50. Those are the players that are here to some extent,” Lacob said. “And that’s where we are — 28. Maybe we’ll buy a second-round pick again. I’m very aggressive with respect to those, as you know.”
Golden State has had success with second-round picks in recent years. Last summer, the Warriors acquired the rights to the Bulls’ 38th overall pick, using it to draft Jordan Bell. In 2016, Golden State once again acquired the 38th overall pick, that time from the Bucks, to eventually land Patrick McCaw.
The Warriors have one of the most expensive rosters in the NBA, headlined by Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson, who we noted is discussing an extension with the team. The organization will need to round out its bench with cost-savvy options and plucking impactful second rounders is one way to do so.
Well they had success doing that last year…I doubt the Bulls will be selling them another one.
Philly has 4 seconds. Call them?
Maybe to help facilitate someone taking Bayless from the Sixers.
and they would afford to do that how???
Straight cash homie. They bought a pick last year for 3.5 M. Think in terms of baseball – paying part of a salary to send Bayless to a team like the Bulls. Except the money isn’t coming out of Josh Harris’ pocket.
At this point whomever gets a call from the Warriors should double their asking price. They’ve turned those 2nd rounders into pretty useful players.
I would argue 1 useful player (bell) and one project (mccaw). Bell has a chance to be a great defender, especially playing with and learning from draymond. McCaw is harder to judge. He s a has some good games but he’s more just taking advantage of being the guy on the court nobody is paying attention to. His real value is the cheap contract.
Bob Myers is the greatest GM. Ever.