There is a reason the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs are the two best teams in the NBA this season and the two most recent franchises to lift up the Larry O’Brien Trophy—they draft well.
The Warriors landed the foursome of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes in various NBA drafts, and they proceeded to become the top four scorers on the team that broke the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ all-time record with 73 wins this season.
The Spurs drafted Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili, and that threesome is now nearly as synonymous with San Antonio as the Alamo itself.
Even the Eastern Conference’s top team in the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, although James won his two championship rings with the Miami Heat.
It cannot be overstated how important drafting the right building blocks is in the NBA, and this season was more proof of that. The fate of the franchises that are in this year’s lottery will rest on the lucky bounce of the ping-pong balls, although choosing the right player is even more important than landing th ...
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