As usual, the first game of the Western Conference Finals is shaping up to be a huge night for the Warriors — only for vastly different reasons this time around.
After playing in the Western Conference Finals in an NBA-record five straight years, the NBA Draft Lottery will now be the Warriors’ focus that night. Yes, we all know how the mighty Warriors have fallen, but on May 19 we’ll learn where all this losing lands them in the draft order.
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Thus, following years of documenting the Warriors’ postseason exploits we’ll now bring you the decidedly less-sexy championship chase of the also-rans — the race to the lottery and subsequent NBA Draft on June 25.