Golden State Warriors: 8 trades for No. 2 overall NBA Draft pick

By Tony Pesta | Aug 22, 2020

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4. Washington Wizards

We have been talking all year about this potential deal and with the Warriors striking good fortune in the NBA Draft Lottery, it’s finally a possibility.

Bradley Beal was a human torch this season for Washington. He averaged a career-high in points and had a 22 game stretch in which he scored 35.8 points per game on nearly 50 percent shooting.

Beal brings obvious issues to the Warriors backcourt as things would get incredibly tiny with him alongside Stephen Curry. However, the league is rapidly moving towards this style of play as the Thunder saw great success with their three-guard lineup and the Houston Rockets have moved to a completely positionless style of basketball.

The offensive onslaught that Beal, Curry and Thompson would deliver is enough to make this trio an exciting thought. Throw in the 9th pick and a chance to draft defensive-oriented players like Onyeka Okongwu or Issac Okoro and this is a great swap.

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