7 Players the Golden State Warriors gave up on way too soon
By Joe Lyon
2. Robert Parish
We are starting to get into all-time level players that the Warriors gave up on too soon, and our next stop is a Celtics legend in Robert Parish. The Warriors drafted Parish and he played for them for four seasons before being traded to the Celtics for the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Parish in a Warriors uniform: 13.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, 50% FG
Parish in a Celtics uniform: 16.5 points (high of 19.9), 10 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 55% FG, 9x All-Star, 2x All-NBA, 4x NBA Champion, 75th Anniversary NBA team, Hall of Fame.
Who did the number one pick turn into that was obtained for Parish? Joe Barry Carroll (not a scrub by any means), but the Warriors only managed a handful of winning seasons before Carroll was sent to the Rockets.