Warriors Reportedly Promised to Take LaMelo Ball With No. 2 pick in 2020 NBA Draft

Looks like the Warriors are maybe having some buyer’s remorse over their #2 pick. LaMelo Ball is the clear cut rookie of the year, which makes the Warriors look pretty bad for passing him up. Golden State’s decision comes under even more scrutiny now  Jalen Rose’s recent revelation. On his “Jalen and Jacoby Podcast,” Rose claims the Warriors promised to take Ball with the No. 2 pick before skipping over him.

Via Bay Area Sports:

“And I’ll give the Golden State Warriors a nod too. I like what they’ve been doing too. And I know they could have taken LaMelo, but I know why they didn’t. And by the way, the night of the draft, the Golden State Warriors told LaMelo Ball they were going to take him next and they didn’t do it.”

ESPN’s Jalen Rose says the Warriors told LaMelo Ball they intended to draft him second overall, then selected James Wiseman instead. https://t.co/JZm0IhC1dl

— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) March 9, 2021

It’s strange  the Warriors didn’t take Ball, especially after Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL right before the draft. Instead of drafting a young guard to fill the hole left by Thompson’s injury, the Warriors went the other way toward big man Wiseman.

What a choke. Makes me think Steph had something to do with it. Maybe he didn’t want to share the spotlight??

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