A year after trading Jordan Poole, the Dubs have a chance to replace his instant offense with a late pick.
Golden State Warriors General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. attends a press conference at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, June 19, 2023. The Golden State Warriors announced today that Mike Dunleavy Jr.
will be replacing Bob Myers as the general manager. Bob Myers’ first moves as the Warriors’ general manager, for instance, were to draft Draymond Green and sign Steph Curry to a four-year, faith-based contract that would provide the capital to build the greatest basketball team in modern times. A few months before he landed that role, he spearheaded the trade that sent Monta Ellis to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut.We don’t have a decade-plus of success and context to judge Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr., who is approaching a year on the job. But we can easily recall his first big moves on the job. First, he drafted Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis, then, a few days later, he traded Jordan Poole to the Wizards for Chris Paul.A big reason why was their lack of shooting. Yes, Curry made nearly five 3-pointers per game, and Thompson three-and-a-half per contest, but after the two greatest 3-point shooters of all time, the well ran rather dry. Andrew Wiggins and Paul spent long stretches of the season not stretching the floor. Podziemski could chip in one or two a game, but he was hardly an obvious threat. In fact, the Warriors greatly required Green — backpack and all — to be a floor-spacer this season. Dunleavy was right to trade Poole, even with Paul likely to be waived or traded this summer.It’s still something this team desperately needs. The Dubs’ issue is that players who can move off the ball, catch-and-shoot, put the ball on the floor, and knock down shots at all three levels are impossible for them to sign in free agency — they’re too expensive.When you’re drafting as late as the Warriors, it’s not about finding an all-around player. Those prospects are off the board.I’m betting he can immediately score, in bunches, at the NBA level, too. The narrative around Reeves ahead of the draft is about what he cannot do. He’s not giving you much, if anything on defense. He’s also 24 years old, making him a less appealing prospect to teams looking for growth.What a coup it would be for Golden State to draft him. Reeves scored 20 points per game in the SEC on 50 percent shooting from the floor and 43 percent from beyond the arc on nearly six attempts a game.Spotting up, off the catch, on handoffs, in transition, on drives, and in transition, he’s good for more than a point per possession across the board, per Synergy. Elite stuff. He’s an intuitive mover off the ball — someone custom-made for the Warriors’ motion offense. And he has positive length at 6-foot-6 and a 6-foot-8 wingspan — he’s not going to struggle with NBA size. I think he makes smart decisions with the ball in his hands, too. He’s not someone you want running your offense, but he’s anything but a ball-hog — he has a knack for making the right pass, the simple pass, amid the chaos of motion on the perimeter.Golden State Warriors |Perhaps they’ll move for a clear-cut No. 2. I’m still in for a Dejounte Murray trade. Or maybe this team will try to ride out what they already have, bringing back Thompson but dumping Paul.Reeves is that kind of player. The Warriors were right to jettison Poole, a microwave scorer. That was a cultural issue. Click to print Dear Abby: My husband's family expects me to take this job. I don't want it.Ask Amy: While I was out of state, they took away my grandparent statusAsk Amy: I found out my son's friend is my son, too. It hasn't gone well.Dear Abby: I thought I was like a second mom -- then they put me on the B-listMassachusetts middle schooler banned from wearing ‘only two genders’ shirt loses federal appeals case
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