NBA Western Conference: Most important need for each Pacific Division team heading into the NBA Draft

#2 Golden State Warriors (Pick #28 and #58)

Golden State Warriors are in a difficult spot

Need: Center, small forward

Not needed: Guards

The Golden State Warriors had the 3rd best record in the NBA this season and thus have ended up with the #28 pick and the #58 pick in the 2019 draft. This has become important for them now considering the season-ending injuries to their star players Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson.

The Warriors, as we saw in the postseason, lack depth with their rotation and with their veterans looking to move on, they will need some depth and the draft will help them get players who can grow into talented stars and maybe even help them immediately.

The Warriors need a good center they can slot into their rotation. They would be looking at players such as Bruno Fernando from Maryland, Nicolas Claxton from Georgia from the first round pick or players like Simi Shittu from Vanderbilt or Jaylen Hoard from Wake Forest.

With Durant out with a ruptured Achilles, they might be short on the forward position too, with players such as Matisse Thybulle from Washington or maybe even Darius Bazley if they are looking to be ambitious. They can grab a player such as Yovel Zoosman from Maccabi Tel Aviv or Miye Oni from Yale in the second round.