3 Warriors that should fear the No. 2 pick could steal their minutes

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Marquese Chriss

Marquese Chriss entered the NBA when he was just 19. Playing all 82 games as a rookie with the Phoenix Suns, Chriss, given his athleticism, has everything a team would want from a prospect, one reason he was a top-ten pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.

Chriss was traded to Houston then to Cleveland before signing with the Warriors. He even had quite a ride with the Warriors as they put him on a two-way contract before bringing him back on the 15-man roster.

He’s expected to slide in and be the team’s starting center. Chriss averaged just over 20 minutes per game last season, and he should be looking at a similar workload next season. He’ll see that drastically reduced if James Wiseman is the pick.

Having been called a prospect that could “prolong the Warriors’ dynasty,” Wiseman, a 7-foot-1 center, could be the starting center from Day 1. That would crush Chriss, who is just now finding his footing in the league.

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Wiseman is a great prospect and could easily be the pick, but it’d be shocking to see chosen over Avdija or Wiseman.

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