OAKLAND – The Warriors believe they can model themselves after the San Antonio Spurs. Can they find a Tony Parker, though, with their No. 28 pick in the NBA Draft?
Incredibly unfair to expect the Warriors to do that. In the history of the NBA draft, most of the league’s No. 28 picks have fallen into two categories. They became decent role players. Or they did not last long in the NBA. Somehow, though, the Spurs landed Parker at No. 28 in the 2001 NBA Draft.
How did they do that? The Spurs had monitored Parker’s early professional career in France.