Golden State Warriors: 2014 NBA Draft Outlook
A few other scenarios
Feb 8, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins guard Jordan Adams (3) celebrates during the second half against the Southern California Trojans at Galen Center. UCLA defeated USC 83-73. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The latest reports are that the proposed Thompson-Love deal is dead in the water, but negotiations often hit an impasse because each team wants to make the other team cave. Don’t be surprised if talks are revised the day before the draft or even as late as draft day.
A few other quick scenarios to run by if Golden State wants to add a draft pick would be dumping Speights for a second round pick or if a different third team comes in to help facilitate the trade, Golden State could end up with a pick as a result of that.
There are some rumors going around that Phil Jackson is looking to purchase a draft pick for the Knicks, so if there is a player the Warriors scout team thinks could be a great fit, Joe Lacob could look to do something similar.
A few of my favorite end of first round guards include Jordan Adams (UCLA) and P.J. Hairston (North Carolina), and some guys to look at in the second round would be DeAndre Kane (Iowa State) and Markel Brown (Oklahoma State).
Although Adams has just average height for a shooting guard (6’3″) his 6’10” wingspan allowed him to rank 2nd amongst all shooting guards in field goal percentage at the rim. Adams style of play is somewhere in between Jordan Hamilton and Wesley Matthews.
Kane is a do-it-all combo guard who led Iowa State to a top-10 season with his excellent play. Kane is a tremendous rebounder for a guard and is physically ready for the NBA. He has an aggressive play style and is a solid defender as well. Think Shelvin Mack.
Brown is an explosive athlete with outstanding leaping ability. Standing at just 6’3″, Brown can get up there with the best of them. The key with Brown is he improved as a jump shooter each year at Oklahoma State, making 52 percent of his two-point attempts and 38 percent of his three-point attempts during his final season. He’s Shannon Brown without all the bad jump shots.
Having no draft picks in any draft isn’t a place any team would like to be in, because it’s always important to have young talent in the organization, so expect the Warriors to try to have a pick added to any deal they may make in the coming days.