We can always look back on the NBA and ask how things might have gone differently. What if the Pistons had just drafted Carmelo Anthony? What if Draymond Green hadn’t kicked LeBron James in the nuts and gotten suspended? What if Zaza Pachulia hadn’t injured Kawhi Leonard? What if the Trail Blazers had drafted Michael Jordan? But one of the biggest what ifs not involving players is what if Stan Van Gundy had chosen the Warriors instead of the Detroit Pistons?
Back in 2013, the Warriors’ run was just getting underway, as they won 51 games under head coach Mark Jackson, who then made homophobic comments (in San Francisco, smart move!