As reported by Anthony Slater of the Bay Area News Group yesterday, Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers is actively preparing for the 2017 NBA Draft despite not currently possessing a pick.
With the Warriors expecting to shell out a ton of money to keep their championship core intact (as outlined by Patrick Murray in a FanPost), it’s obvious that they need to begin finding more young players who they can pay less and buying into the draft is clearly the easiest way to do so.
Without digging to deep into the myth, the legend, Patrick McCaw the historical record, the Warriors have shown a willingness to both buy picks in the past and successfully identify diamonds in the rough in the second round so we should be tuning in as we keep an eye on how Myers & Co.