Golden State Warriors: Ideal scenarios for the team’s 2019 draft picks

3. Eric Paschall

The Warriors used their final 2019 draft pick on versatile Villanova forward Eric Paschall. Oddly enough, despite being the final of the Warriors’ three picks, Paschall could be in-line for the most playing time.

Unlike Poole and Smailagic who are young, raw, and in need of plenty of development, Paschall will enter the 2019-20 season with an NBA frame and a well-rounded skill set that could see him earn some early minutes.

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The 22-year-old doesn’t excel in on particular facet of the game, rather his skill set is relatively complete with no true weakness. He is a solid rebounder, decent shooter, and an above-average defender.

Perhaps most encouraging is his understanding of the game from a mental perspective. Coaches have raved about Paschall’s intelligence and that should pay dividends on the defensive end of the floor.

There’s a reason that the Draymond Green comparisons have been running rampant.

Ideally, the Warriors will deploy him as their primary power forward coming off the bench to spell Green — although he may have some competition from fellow newcomer Omari Spellman.

In fact, it might be wise for the Warriors to give Paschall a look at small forward given the team’s blatant hole at the position. In a perfect world, Paschall will play upwards to 20 minutes a game in his rookie season split between the two forward positions.

And given his seemingly high floor and apparent NBA preparedness, this projection seems the most likely to occur of the three.