Report: Warriors ‘likely' to secure first-round pick

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The Warriors won a tiebreak in April that ensured them a 72 chance of picking in lottery slots one through seven, and retaining that pick. If the Warriors lottery pick ends up being eight or higher, it is transferred to the Utah Jazz.

The team is looking to eliminate that possibility.

Golden State is engaging the Jazz in trade talks -- uncharacteristic in May -- that would send an asset to Utah in exchange for the outright possession of the first-round pick in question, according to an ESPN report."One source with knowledge of the discussions described the chances of a trade by Wednesday as 'likely.'"The Warriors negotiating pieces are the players on their roster, future draft picks and cash.

The pick was originally dealt by the Warriors to the New Jersey Nets, who then packaged it into the deal that sent Deron Williams to Utah in last February.

The 2012 NBA Draft takes place on June 28.

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