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Golden State Warriors: Top 20 Draft Picks in History

By Ryan Viera

March 23, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; 1975 NBA Championship Golden State Warriors team members Clifford Ray (left), Rick Barry (center), and Jamaal Wilkes (right) address the media in a press conference before the game between the Warriors and the Washington Wizards at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 23, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; 1975 NBA Championship Golden State Warriors team members Clifford Ray (left), Rick Barry (center), and Jamaal Wilkes (right) address the media in a press conference before the game between the Warriors and the Washington Wizards at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Chris Mullin

It’s hard to argue that any Warrior represents the organization better than Chris Mullin. The franchise leader in both games played and steals, Mullin was the chief of the famed Run TMC squad.

In a very successful 16 year career, 13 of which were played with Golden State, Mullin finished with five All-Star nods, and a very impressive 18.2 points per game on 50.9 percent shooting. From 1988-1993, Mullin averaged 25.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, nearly two steals, and shot an impactful 52.3 percent from the field.

“When God made a basketball player, he just carved Chris Mullin out and said ‘this is a player,'” Magic Johnson once said of Mully. The New York native was part of two Olympic teams, including the famed “Dream Team” group who took home gold in Barcelona in 1992.

The Warriors picked Mullin with the 7th overall selection of the 1985 NBA Draft, and very quickly he became the Warriors most deadly weapon. Game after game, Mullin dazzled Oracle Arena crowds, as he would go off for nearly 40 points seemingly every week.

There is no doubt that the selection of Chris Mullin changed the direction of the Warriors franchise forever. Mullin was the leader of one of the most successful eras in Warrior history, a very good reason why his number 17 jersey will forever hang in the rafters of their arena.

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