Golden State (#18) - Warriors select Al Thornton

Next up are the GSW at #18.

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Players selected so far: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9551

Best available players: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9601

Current players under contract for 2007-08
Baron Davis
Jason Richardson
Adonal Foyle
Al Harrington
Stephen Jackson
Andris Biedrins
Patrick O'Bryant
Monta Ellis

Player options
Sarunas Jasikevicius ($4m)

No longer with team
Dajuan Wagner

Free agents
Mickael Pietrus (RFA)
Zarko Cabarkapa (RFA)
Josh Powell (RFA)
Matt Barnes (UFA)
Kelenna Azubuike (RFA)

Picks in this draft
#18
#36
#46

A good spot for Al Thornton here, a team built on versatility, he can see time at both the SF and PF (same role that Matt Barnes had for them).

Backup PG could also be a possibility (Pruitt?) if they want to keep Ellis more at SG.

On a side note, Adonal Foyle might be the most overpaid player in the NBA.

Since the GSW have three picks, I suppose that they could make an investment in Splitter here, too.

Jackson will wear out his welcome soon. J Rich is always on the block. I think they go Thornton as well. he'll replace the tough rebounding that Murphy provided before beind traded. I think Pruitt is too much of a reach here and they like Ellis at PG some anyway.

Warriors select Al Thornton

Al Thornton doesn't drop any further than this.