Following an unbelievable amount of significant injuries to star players, the Golden State Warriors were desperate to find a glimmer of hope.
Injuries to Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and D’Angelo Russell felt like a punch in the face after losing Kevin Durant in free agency. The team had just been to five consecutive NBA Finals and was now looking at the possibility of being the worst squad in the entire league.
Then, an unexpected explosion out of the second-round draft pick, Eric Paschall, occurred.