Following a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on March 10, the Golden State Warriors were officially eliminated from playoff contention in 2020. Instead of focusing on another trip to the NBA Finals, the Warriors turned their attention to the NBA Draft.
Holding the league’s worst record at 15-50, the Warriors were guaranteed to make a selection in the top five picks of the draft for the first time since 2002. After months of waiting, the Warriors will finally know when Bob Myers and Steve Kerr will be on the clock for the 2020 edition of the NBA Draft.
With Stephen Curry virtually locked in as Golden State’s Lottery representative, NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum announced the Golden State Warriors landed the No. 2 pick in the 2020 draft.
Number TWO!
The Warriors will have the second pick in the NBA Draft
2020 Lottery, presented by @Chase pic.twitter.com/XkHj5gsfLO
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) August 21, 2020
Heading into the Lottery event, the Warriors had a 13.4 % chance to stick the No. 2 pick.
Golden State has only drafted at the No. 2 position once in franchise history. In 1965, the Warriors added future NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry with the second pick in the draft
Georgia’s Anthony Edwards, Memphis’ James Wiseman, Israel’s Deni Advija, USC’s Onyeka Okongwu, Dayton’s Obi Toppin and Florida State’s Devin Vassell have been listed alongside the Warriors in a bevy of NBA Mock Drafts. With the No. 2 pick, Myers and Kerr will have to identify which prospect can help extend Golden State’s playoff window alongside Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
With the draft set to air on October 16, the Warriors will have the next 57 days to prepare for their highly anticipated selection.
