Can you imagine a frontcourt of Harrington Beans and Yi? I think I just wet my pants!

Battier mold at worse. At best, I'd say Gasol.

I've never seen him play other than 2 minute highlights on Youtube. But man, an agile 7 footer than can shoot...that's tuff to pass up. I wouldn't mind the Ws picking him up.

Yi looks like a great prospect, but I think the last thing this team needs is to get younger and bring in another draft pick that'll take 3-4 years to develop.  Unless we're getting Oden or Durant, I would much prefer to trade the pick for some experienced help to get us to the playoffs.

We don't need this project. We have a 7 footer who can run the floor, handle the ball, and has an outside shot....Zarko!! Im telling you Zarko was BUILT for this system. But we need a big, thick body that we can dump it down low to...someone who plays like Foyle should be playing. So package the pick with players like LL Cool P and Cabbages and lets grab a Collins or even a Fortson. Well, maybe not Danny, but you get the idea. We don't need a 20-10 guy down low, just a big body with good hands that can catch the ball in the post and put it up. And one that can box out a little and grab some boards. Biedrins is the 5 of the future but he will never have the mass to play against guys like Shaq down low. So we need a brain / hands / feet transplant for our boy Governor Adonal "Aluminum" Foyle so he can help Andris out from time to time.

is to NOT go after any perimeter players (which is what i would consider Yi from everything i've read) in the draft and SPECIFICALLY target rugged defender rebounders. It is literally the only missing piece on the team. Do you really think the W's lack any talent on the perimeter? C'mon now.

that would be the WORST thing the warriors could do. This team has proven over the last 2.5 years that it cannot consistently win. Baron Davis was supposed to be our savior. However he hasn't had the impact you'd expect from a premier point guard. This warriors team just isn't built to contend in the NBA. You need talent and depth in the frontcourt, not the backcourt as the warriors do. I would not consider Baron a franchise player anymore because his fg% is too low and has not played a full year in recent seasons.

Now if Baron would take less shots, and average more assists, then we would be having another story. Same goes with Jrich, highly talented, but not a superstar.

With no free agent candidates and no money to spend, the only way for the warriors to rebuild is through the draft. With a draft like this, don't expect as many draft day deals like last summer. Teams will be salivating to get the guys coming out this year.

The warriors need a big, any big that is projected in the top 7. I don't know if i'd take Ti, but i'd definitely take Brandon Wright, Julian Wright, Al Horford or even Joakim Noah. These guys fill a need the warriors have lacked since Chris Webber left. And surprise! no playoffs since his departure. We haven't had a talented big in 13 years.

Trading this pick would be nuts.

Therefore the warriors will hopefully lose all of their remaining games and get a better pick than #9, which i honestly think would be no help to the team at all. 3-7 now were talking.

I hope the warriors let MP and Barnes walk in the summer. We can keep Azuibuke or draft a guy if we don't have a top pick for much much cheaper.

as in hes too light. evrywhere i read ppl say he needs to get bigger and tougher. that scares me. any1 else have opinions on this?

was tough against the Warriors last nite. not THAT tall, but dude is strong, athletic, can shoot, can board, and hustles non stop (everything Diogu was not--not that he was given a chance). he's every reason Warriors should look for something bigger and stronger.

how many times did you have to do the trade checker thing to get number 1. that'd be awesome.

We trade the draft pick, POB, and MP2 or Shane Battier.

Can you imagine the bucks with durant? They were underachievers this year, but Bogut + Redd + Durant = MONEY!!!

but he plays more like a 7 foot guard than anything...can we really develop him to be effective at center? according to nbadraft.net he has trouble when getting muscled in the post

I'd like to add that, with the high school eligibility changes, this draft is absolutely loaded compared to recent years (at least it's supposed to be), so I think trading our 7-11 pick would be good only if it was a great deal. Otherwise, I think we'll get a very good player in the draft regardless. But knowing the W's ...

Simply put, this team has no direction. Look at the other lottery teams. With the possible exceptions of the Sonics (who could lose Lewis/Allen soon), just about every other lottery team seems to have a rebuilding plan around a centerpiece or two. (Philly has AI2, Orlando has Howard, Joe Johnson in ATL, Pierce/Jeff/Green in Boston, Pau/Gay in Memphis, Aldridge/Roy/Zach in POR, Redd/Bogut in MIL, Okafor/Felton/etc in Charlotte). We're in no-man's land. We've got the good vets in Baron and JRich (both who are oft injured and MAY have peaked in their careers... MAY) and the up and comers in Monta and Beans.

But compared to those on the aformentioned list, it just isn't comparable. Sure, Monta and Beans are nice, but I doubt any GMs would place the W's pieces higher than those mentioned. They are good players, but not team-changers. This team needs to someone to build around. Right now, we don't have that.

then here's my list:

1. Corey Brewer (Yes we need a rugged rebounder badly, but we can't pass on a real starting caliber SF who has multi-skills)
   
2. Herbert Hill (Like a Chris Taft without the injuries, which is perfect on Nellie's system)
   
3. Al Thornton (Undersized but produces stats. However might be too similar to Al Harrington for our own good)
   
4. Yi (A perfect Nellie-type combo forward, but need to bulk up and still raw)