The Golden State Warriors have an opportunity to proper an enormous mistake they made within the 2020 NBA Draft.
Because the Warriors work out tips on how to commerce for an additional famous person to pair with Stephen Curry earlier than it is too late, they’re in all probability nonetheless kicking themselves for not drafting LaMelo Ball second total within the 2020 draft.
After Anthony Edwards went No. 1 total to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State chosen James Wiseman with the No. 2 choose. The ball fell into the fingers of the Charlotte Hornets at #3.
Ball and Curry would have been explosive, little question. It is even doable that drafting Ball would have allowed the Warriors to maneuver Klay Thompson sooner. Alas, Golden State drafted Wiseman and traded him to the Detroit Pistons 32 months later.
However what if the Warriors may discover a solution to commerce for LaMelo, thereby undoing their horrible mistake?
This looks like an unlikely situation, primarily as a result of the Hornets plan to construct solely round Ball and would doubtless not commerce him below any circumstances (though he’s Lakers-bound).
However, Charlotte may maybe be tempted by a number of first-round picks, particularly given Ball’s damage historical past and common (at finest) protection. Might the Hornets determine to double down on their rebuild by grabbing a number of early starters from Golden State, in addition to Jonathan Kuminga?
A Kuminga-Brandon Miller duo would put Charlotte on the wing for the subsequent decade or extra, very like the defending champion Boston Celtics established themselves just a few years in the past by drafting each Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
If the Hornets are aiming to stack first-round picks, Golden State ought to name them up and see what number of it’ll take (plus Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins) to maintain LaMelo away.
Let’s face it, LaMelo was born to play at Golden State and be a Splash Brother, and Curry deserves one other elite operating mate. The leisure issue could be off the charts.
Charlotte may transfer Tre Mann right into a beginning position and know they’re setting themselves up for a bountiful spherical of draft picks over the subsequent few years.
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