Although tipoff for the NBA’s Orlando Bubble is right around the corner, the Golden State Warriors are already in offseason mode. With their league-worst 15-50 record, the Warriors were one of eight teams not invited to the league’s restart at Disney World.
With no hoops on the calendar, the Warriors’ official Twitter account has been sharing some of the top moments from the 2019-20 season. On Wednesday, the Warriors posted a video celebrating Eric Paschall.
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The Villanova product retweeted the video with the caption “Blessed.” After Paschall’s tweet, his rookie teammate Ky Bowman chimed in. Bowman had high praise for Paschall, calling Golden State’s young forward the “strongest man in the league.”
Via @KyranBowman on Twitter:
Paschall joined Bowman and Jordan Poole to lead a solid rookie class in Golden State. With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson injured, Paschall quickly blossomed into a lead scoring option in Steve Kerr’s offense. The rookie was instrumental in Golden State’s first win at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, scoring a career-high 34 points against the Portland Trail Blazers.
The second-round pick averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Paschall ranked in the top 10 in both points and rebounds per game for 2019-20 rookies.
After a solid debut season, Paschall is slated to play an important role alongside a healthy edition of the Splash Brothers and Draymond Green. The Warriors will need Paschall to replicate similar production from his rookie year in their path back to the Western Conference Postseason.
