The Golden State Warriors were traded before the draft as a candidate for a trade. Ultimately, they decided on two young players. According to General Manager Bob Myers, there were no high-profile offers for the 14th Pick.
"It was a deep draft and there was great interest in our 14th pick, mainly draft compensations and no players. We had 16, 17 players we really liked and had considered to get down to troad," said Myers Nbc sports.
However, after Arkansas Guard Moses Moody was still available on 14th place, the decision was easy. "We liked him very much and had him much higher than 14. We were surprised that he was still available." In the Media Availability, myers later supplemented that no offers for "rotary players and stars" have given. There were only movement within the draft.
Myers have led discussions with some teams, but did not come "over the 50yard line". In addition, he tried at short notice to pull another two-round pick on land - without success. With the 7th Pick, the Warriors for Forward Jonathan Kuminga decided, who had launched in the G-League last season.
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Among other things, Golden State had been associated with the stars Damian Lillard and Ben Simmons in front of the draft, as compensation, the two round-round picks were traded. According to Connor Letourneau from SAN FRANCISCO Chronicle, the Sixers would have called for a massive equivalent, which also includes an all-star level player. For this, the Warriors were not ready.
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