The story of the Golden State Warriors is one of success and epic failure. The team won 73 games in the regular season to break the NBA record but gave up a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the biggest collapse in Finals history. Golden State now heads into the NBA Draft on June 23 wondering where to go to upgrade their roster even further to win their second title in three seasons after the crushing defeat.
There are plenty of pieces that are free agents but no huge names outside of restricted free agent Harrison Barnes. After having Stephen Curry average 30.1 points a game, the offense doesn’t need much help along with having a dynamic triple threat in Draymond Green with his 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists on average. It is going to be very hard for the Warriors to do any better than they did this season without winning the title the next time around.
The Warriors have the No. 30 pick in the first round as their only pick. This leads to where Golden State could go. Some experts have pegged Providence forward Ben Bentil as the player the Warriors will want to take if he is available. Bentil is very similar to what Festus Ezeli has been for Golden State and with Ezeli a free agent, this would allow the Warriors to spend their money in other places to make sure all their key pieces are signed for a long time to come.
NBA Draft 2016: Golden State Warriors Draft Picks, Holes & Needs
