The 2020 NBA Draft -- originally slated for June 25 -- now is scheduled for Oct. 15.
Unless they end up trading it away, the Warriors will have a top-five selection. Needless to say, it's a very, very important draft for the franchise.
The reality is that the circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic are making it harder to prepare.
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"The difficult part is you can watch film all day long -- and we've been able to do that, and talk and look at the analytics -- but there's still some missing pieces that you'd love to get to see," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Monday on a conference call with reporters. "Whether that's talking to somebody in person or watching them in person. Usually they visit your facilities.
"When you pick a player in the top five, you get to see them. Yes, the time and the runway is long, but it depends on what you get to do in that amount of time that makes you feel the most prepared. Film is fine up to a certain degree.
"If you were hiring somebody to work with you, you'd want to talk to them in person. It's just part of the process when you make decisions like this. We'll see. I'm hopeful we'll get some opportunity like that."
When it's all said and done, the Warriors might not be able to visit face-to-face with some of the top prospects, or bring them to Chase Center for private workouts.
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Various national reports have indicated that the NBA is looking into the possibility of some sort of combine that would be held in Orlando well after the "seeding games" begin July 31.
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But that will depend on a variety of factors, and is far from a sure thing.
"I value body language, eye contact and those type of things," Myers said Monday on 95.7 The Game. "Even seeing a guy move within your own gym -- you want to see them. Even if it's 1-on-0. There's value in that.
"And additionally, you're not just hiring someone -- you're guaranteeing them tens of millions of dollars for some of these top picks. The comfort level diminishes the less exposure and interaction you have.
"If it's all virtual, you do the best you can."
The situation is fluid and hopefully all parties involved gain clarity over the coming weeks. On a day-to-day basis, the Warriors' front office just will chug along and focus on what it can control.
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Fortunately, Myers and his staff still have the ability to gather important information on the players they are interested in. The intel-gathering process, while not ideal, will be exhaustive and comprehensive.
"You're gonna have an opinon when we draft and say, 'I would have taken this guy or that guy.' You're gonna base that upon what you've seen on TV, or you've read," Myers said. "You'd hope that in my position, (I) would at least (be able to say), 'I met this guy, I watched him, he's bigger than you think, the way he moves. It's hard to see on film.'
"I'd like to have that advantage, which I don't know if we'll have. But I'm hopeful that we can do some of those things."