NBA Draft 2016: 5 teams in desperate need of a good draft

#4 Golden State Warriors (Requirement: Shooting Forward)

Can anyone from the draft help the Warriors regain their title?

The Warriors nearly pulled off the perfect season – a 73-9 win-loss record, unanimous MVP and game 7 running all the way down to the last 50 seconds. Skeptics and haters might say they got lucky against Oklahoma City Thunder or that they blew a 3-1 lead in the finals. Either way (one of the surprising entries into this list) their loss to Cleveland proves that they are in desperate need of some depth in order to challenge the big teams from the West and the East.

The Warriors head into the drafts and the postseason knowing that keeping their current roster intact would be tricky. They have four unrestricted free agents and four restricted free agents, including small forward Harrison Barnes and Festus Ezeli. Steve Kerr and co. will look to strike it big with the 30th pick in the draft, finding a player who fits the Warriors system is more of a challenge than filling spots on the team.

They, however, must be prudent and smart in the post season to exploit market inefficiency of low cost late round picks, while flirting with their temptation to chase high-profile free agents such as Kevin Durant, who no doubt would add more muscle to their team, but the short term solution might lie with someone like Malcolm Brogdon.

The point guard from Virginia is versatile on both ends of the court, physically strong, and defensively effective, something the Warriors will be looking to strengthen considering their recent disappointment.

With Curry entering his last year of contract before becoming a restricted free agent, we can take it for granted that the Warriors will be lining up a big money deal to tie him down. It might take dropping a few names from the current roster and grooming some decent youngsters to accommodate growing salaries and maintaining competitive levels. Can we expect a slightly different Warriors team in a few months time? Possibly so.