The Official 2017 Golden State Warriors draft watch thread

[Stifle Tower]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That interview with the Warriors owner explains pretty well. They think they have a good team and had a chance to add an All-star and stay beneath the cap. I think the organization's motivation increased with the pressure of a new owner who had promised a new arena but were faced with a restless fan base who want results now.

The trade was a gamble for both franchises. If the warriors go to top 6 next year and the jazz get the 25th pick, the trade will look pretty good from GS side. But if they bomb, the further they fall the better the deal looks for the Jazz. 2017 is up in the air, anything could happen.

If the Jazz end up winning a bunch of games but just fall short of the playoffs & the GSW give the Jazz a late 20's pick Lindsey will look like a fool. The criticism will be that he wasted cap space to get three crapy overpaid players in a summer where there were some bargains to be had, and the payment was a lousy 20 something pick. People will argue that the Jazz could have got a few veteran players and made the playoffs. Lindsey has courage and a determination to make things happen---like KOC had when he first got here, I hope it works out.

Agree regarding GS. The W's have a pretty young team: no reason to think Barnes & Thompson won't continue to improve and Curry won't stay at his peak. Lee and Iggy aren't that old. Bogut is fragile, but they like Ezeli and picked up another big in Speights. GS could EASILY challenge for a top-4 seed, passing up Denver and Memphis. In that case, losing picks in the mid-20's won't matter.

AS for Utah, they only look foolish if they can't flip some of those expirings for more assets at the deadline or next summer. All they did was eliminate themselves from helping teams facing tax penalties. IINM, that would be Miami, Brooklyn, New York, Chicago and LA. Those are the only teams that need straight cap space instead of expirings. And I'll bet Dennis DID contact all those teams before taking the GS deal. Miami and Brooklyn don't care about the tax. Lakers didn't re-sign Howard and amnestied MWP, so they don't need financial help. New York wants to dump Amare and Chicago wants to get rid of Boozer. NO THANKS! Give me the GS deal any day of the week. As for other teams looking to deal assets? Utah is still open for business with $31M in expirings. Nothing changes on that front.