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Warriors leaning toward drafting a big man

San Francisco Chronicle
Published June 22, 2016 at 5:45 PM
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Warriors leaning toward drafting a big man With Andrew Bogut heading into the final season of his contract and Festus Ezeli, Marreese Speights and Anderson Varejao set to become free agents next month, the Warriors could be looking for a big man in Thursday's NBA draft. There are, however, a handful of centers who might be on the board when the Warriors select at No. 30 overall. "If you can get a guy at 30 who can be a rotational player, I think you've done well," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said. The goal is to find a guy we think can play. Croatian teenagers Ivica Zubac (a 7-footer) and 6-11 Ante Zizic are expected to be nabbed before the Warriors pick, but the U.S. college ranks have produced some big men who might be available. Vanderbilt junior Damian Jones, Maryland freshman Diamond Stone, Louisville sophomore Chinanu Onuaku, UNLV freshman Stephen Zimmerman and Purdue senior A.J. Hammons are all generally slotted between Nos. 20 and 40. Jones, a 6-11, 244-pounder, had surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle this week, but he's expected to be ready for training camp. "He can really run, and he's got a lot of ability, but he's a little bit inconsistent with how hard he...

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