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A brief history of the Warriors and the 28th pick

It feels weird to shift our focus away from from the fact that the Golden State Warriors are champions of the world. But such is life in the NBA. One Thursday you’re winning the NBA Finals; the next Thursday you’re partaking in the 2022 NBA Draft.

So it’s time to think about that a bit.

The Warriors are back to their more familiar ways. After a brief interlude in which they had three lottery picks in two years — James Wiseman at No. 2 in 2020, Jonathan Kuminga at No. 7 in 2021, and Moses Moody at No.