When the Golden State Warriors take on the Detroit Pistons tonight, the two teams will be on very distinctive ends of the championship spectrum. The Pistons are currently on the upswing, after a quick and disastrous end to the Josh Smith era. But not too long ago, the two teams were much closer to each other than many would care to remember, as the Warriors had the seventh pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, two spots higher than the Pistons’ ninth overall pick.
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The Warriors, of course, selected Harrison Barnes – one of the top high school prospects, whose stock had taken a dive after a less than stellar freshman year at college.