ChuckDurn wrote:ESPN’s new mock draft this morning has the Warriors taking Wagner at 7 (and Duarte at 14). I don’t recall who they had there before (either Mitchell, Bouknight, or Kuminga), but having Wagner there is a definite change. (Note: they had Bouknight going 6, and the Warriors passing on Kuminga, who they show going 8th.)
And Chad Ford published a note which said the Warriors were looking at Kuminga, Bouknight, and Wagner, but that “there’s a growing consensus “ around Wagner at 7.
He’s who I want, though if Kuminga is there at 7 (i.e. if Bouknight went top 6), I do think we should explore trades. I suspect somebody will want to move up for him, and would offer value.
I have to give credit to the fact that the Warriors have been linked to so many guys at 7 (Mitchell, Moody, Bouknight, Kuminga, Wagner) that I don’t think anybody knows who they really are going after. It’s possible the Warriors aren’t interested in Wagner at 7, but have leaked something in order to try to get somebody to trade up. Everybody thinks the Kings are in love with him at 9, so it wouldn’t be shocking to see the Warriors trying to coerce a trade-up from the Kings, and still get somebody that they’re interested in at 9.
This is such good news. He fits so seamlessly and is such an obvious fit. He would really complete the defense in any small lineup with his help defense while having 2 good point of attack defenders who don’t really do much off the ball.
Even if this is a smokescreen we might be able to get an extra asset out of the grizz or kings
