Golden State Warriors: Pass or draft these 6 NBA Draft prospects

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Warriors potential NBA prospect — Pass: Kai Jones

For the record, I love Kai Jones as a prospect. He’s the exact kind of big man the modern NBA salivates over. A bouncy athlete with touch around the rim and explosive rim protection, he also has the lateral athleticism to guard out to the perimeter.

As if that’s not enough, he has legitimate ability to shoot and makes some pretty spectacular passes for a true center. Kai also seems to genuinely work hard and have a high level of passion, a trait that is all too often overlooked.

Was he a prospect in last year’s draft with the Dubs on the clock, I would have been banging the table for them to take him over Wiseman. But it’s the existence of Wiseman that makes Jones or any other center the worst possible use of these very valuable picks.

Centers, especially American ones, have the slowest development curve in the league.

Guys like Jones and Wiseman have lots of inconsistency on a play-to-play basis and the Warriors cannot afford to wait around for another player to find that medium. Such is the struggle of trying to contend while owning two lottery picks.

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