Golden State selected Festus Ezeli 30th overall four years ago. Tonight, they used the last selection of the first round on another Vandy big man.
Can Damian Jones follow Festus Ezeli's footsteps and become a solid NBA big man? The Warriors are betting on it.
Golden State selected the Vanderbilt center with the 30th pick of the 2016 NBA Draft on Thursday night. That's the same slot where the Warriors drafted the fourth-year veteran back in 2012. While Ezeli took a while to develop into an efficient pro, he's set for a big pay raise this summer after playing out his rookie contract on the west coast.