As Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers said prior to the draft, the Warriors were “acting like they had a pick” in this year’s draft.
Joe Lacob and company laid out $3.5 (of the maximum allowable $3.6) million in order to pick up Jordan Bell with the 38th pick in the draft (from the Chicago Bulls).
Coming in, the Warriors said that they were just planning to get the best player available, as they had done in the past:
"Our thought on that is whoever the best player available is. When we drafted McCaw, we actually didn't think he would be as ready as he was…it was more of who's the best player, at this number, period.