The Golden State Warriors could have kept their first-round pick this year if they’d moved up from No. 14 to No. 4. But like so many rebounds, Klay Thompson fadeaways, and Draymond Green fast-break passes this season, the balls did not bounce their way.
The Warriors do not move up in the lottery. Their 14th overall pick goes to Portland, closing the book on a 2019 trade. They now owe one future first round pick: 2030 top-20 protected to Washington (Poole for Paul trade).
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 12, 2024
This year’s pick was originally traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in the summer of 2019, when the Warriors had to get rid of Andre Iguodala and his $16 million contract because the D’Angelo Russell sign-and-trade hard capped them.