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Warriors land Eric Paschall on 2019 Draft Night

On June 20th, 2019, the Golden State Warriors traded a future 2024 second round draft pick (Pelle Larsson) and $1.3 million cash considerations to the Atlanta Hawks for a 2019 second round draft pick (Eric Paschall).

The 2019 offseason was transformational for the Golden State Warriors. Though they weren't hitting a full reset on a championship contender, the team was due for some changes.

Superstar Kevin Durant ruptured his right achilles tendon in the 2019 NBA Finals and he was also set to become a free agent. All-Star guard Klay Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee the Finals and was likely to miss the entire 2019-20 season.

The Warriors used the 2019 draft as an opportunity to add some youth and talent to the roster. First, the club took guard Jordan Poole 28th overall in the first round. Then, in the second round, Golden State acquired forwards Alen Smailagić and Eric Paschall, the 39th and 41st picks in the draft respectively.

The Atlanta Hawks had a slew of picks in the 2019 draft including 8, 10, 17, 35, 41 and 44. The Hawks moved number 44 to the Miami Heat for a protected pick and cash considerations. The next move was dealing 41 to the Warriors for a future second rounder in 2024 and $1.3 million in cash considerations.

Standing 6-7 tall, Paschall was a physical but undersized power forward with a polished offensive game. A fifth year senior, he spent his first season at Fordham University before transferring to Villanova University. In his senior year, Paschall was named to the First-Team All-Big East team after averaging 16.5 PPG and 6.2 RPG.

The Warriors meanwhile were undergoing a makeover. Durant decided to leave the Warriors. He signed with the Brooklyn Nets to team up with star Kyrie Irving. Golden State agreed to a four-year deal with Brooklyn Nets guard D'Angelo Russell. Both the Warriors and Nets agreed to a sign and trade involving both Durant and Russell. Key veterans Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston departed via trade and retirement respectively.

The Warriors signed Paschall to a fully guaranteed three-year, $4.2 million contract. At the time, it was the second highest amount of guaranteed money given to a player picked in the 40s of the draft. Paschall joined the Warriors for Summer League in both Sacramento and Las Vegas. He played in three contests, mustering 11.3 PPG on 54.5% shooting, 3.3 RPG and 2.3 APG in 24.4 MPG.

The 2019-20 Warriors season was doomed from the start. Golden State lost its first two games by 19 and 28 points. After a win against the New Orleans Pelicans in the third game, Stephen Curry fractured his left hand in the fourth game against the Phoenix Suns.

Golden State proceeded to drop 12 of its next 14 games to fall to 3-15. The season quickly transformed into a rebuild. Golden State had the worst record at 15-50 when the 2019-20 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid injuries to Curry and Draymond Green, the Warriors' young players were given an opportunity to shine. Paschall was one of the beneficiaries. The rookie forward appeared in 60 games, amassing 14.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.1 APG and 0.5 SPG in 27.6 MPG. For his efforts, Paschall made the NBA's All-Rookie first team and finished sixth in Rookie of the Year voting. Specifically, Paschall's ability on offense to attack out of the midpost and faceup against defenders became a weapon the Warriors went to often.

When the NBA season resumed in the Bubble in Orlando, Florida, the Warriors did not qualify to play. The Warriors hoped to get back to prominence for the 2020-21 season. The team had made a late in-season deal to acquire Andrew Wiggins and a future first round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves for D'Angelo Russell.

However, the team's hopes would once again take a hit. Thompson was looking to return from his knee injury, but tore his right achilles tendon in an offseason workout. In other offseason moves, the Warriors held the number two pick in the 2020 draft and selected center James Wiseman.

Looking to add a wing, the Warriors acquired forward Kelly Oubre from the Oklahoma City Thunder. The team also signed veteran Kent Bazemore.

The 2020-21 season saw the Warriors hover around .500. At 22-20 after 42 games, Golden State dropped seven of the next eight games to fall to 23-27. The Warriors finished the season strong, going 16-6 over the final 22 games to finish eighth in the West with a 39-33 record.

Paschall had a smaller role in his second season. He appeared in 40 contests and contributed 9.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG and 1.3 APG in 17.4 MPG. He missed some time during the season with a left hip flexor strain.

Golden State's offense was built around Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and player movement. Paschall's isolation-heavy style didn't fit with that style. He wasn't much of a floor spacer or a switchable defender. Forward Juan Toscano-Anderson surpassed Paschall in the rotation by the end of the season. Paschall played just twice in Golden State's last 24 games.

The Warriors qualified for the play-in tournament which the NBA had added new rules. Golden State had to face the seventh seed Los Angeles Lakers on the road.

Curry had 37 points and the Warriors led early 13 at halftime. Los Angeles bounced back and took a lead in the final quarter. Both teams would trade the lead in the fourth. Lakers forward LeBron James made a clutch three with 58 seconds left despite a watery eye from an eye poke and the Lakers held on for a 103-100 win.

With the win, the Lakers became the seventh seed. The Warriors went on to face the winner of the nine seed and ten seed game at home. The 38-34 Memphis Grizzlies would be the opponent. Curry had 39 points but Grizzlies guard Ja Morant put up 35 points. Memphis won in a close overtime affair 117-112. The loss eliminated the Warriors from the playoffs. Paschall did not play in either play-in game.

In the 2021 offseason, the Warriors dealt Paschall to the Utah Jazz for a protected 2026 second round pick. Paschall ended his two-year run in Golden State with a stat line of 12.2 PPG, 4.0 RPG and 1.8 APG in 100 appearances. The forward shot 50% from the field, 30% on trifectas and 75% from the free-throw line.

The second round pick the Warriors sent to the Hawks in the deal was for the 2024 draft. In February 2020, Atlanta rerouted the pick to the Houston Rockets in a four-team deal involving the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Rockets held the pick until 2024, selecting guard Pelle Larsson from Arizona. The Rockets traded Larson's draft rights on draft night to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

Eric Paschall on being drafted to the Warriors:

"It means a lot. I mean, I actually told my parents through this whole draft process I wanted to get to the Warriors… everything ended up working out and I just appreciate that, I mean it's all a blessing just to be here… just to hear your name called in the draft is a really big blessing.”

What he can bring to the Warriors (via Warriors.com):

"I think I could just bring energy, I mean one thing I've learned at Villanova is learning different roles… I wasn't always the star there and, I mean, you just got to find a way to make an impact in whatever way you can even if that's on or off the court."

Golden State Warriors Bob Myers on the team taking three players in the 2019 draft (via the San Francisco Chronicle):

"We'll be somewhat limited as far spending this summer. It's hard to find new players. If one of these guys gives us good minutes, great. If two can, great. Who knows who that guy will be? But we like these three well enough."

On the hope for the future:

"There's probably someone grading this draft right now. People like to see a grade, and I like to see that stuff, too. I hope they work hard. I hope they're humble. I hope they fit into our culture. I mean, that's why we took them. I hope they help us win some basketball games."

Steve Kerr on the team drafting Paschall (via the San Francisco Chronicle):

"We were kind of holding our breath hoping for him to fall. Luckily, it happened."

Image via Getty Images/Thearon W. Henderson

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NBA-svensken inför premiären: ”Otroligt mycket högre nivå”

Det blev en strålande start på proffskarriären i Miami Heat för Pelle Larsson. Under sommaren avgjorde han finalen när hans lag tog hem hela försäsongsturneringen Summer League. Men då spelade han främst mot andra nykomlingar och unga spelare. Nu har 23-åringen fått prova på en riktig försäsong, där de flesta stora stjärnorna är inblandade. – Det finns otroligt mycket mer talang. Speciellt när de…

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Västanvik utvecklingslaget förlorade i Molkom mot Nyedshovs motsvarighet med 1-0. Erik Larsson ställde upp med Martin i mål, fyrbackslinjen bestod av Mohammad, Pelle, Oscar och Alex. På mittfältet var det Wictor, Ludvig och Erik. David och Mahamat på varsin kant och Dirar på topp. Publiken bjöds på kanon väder, soligt i Molkom idag. Fotbollen i sig var inte lika inbjudande att se på. Jag brukar…

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Arizona: 2022-23 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Champions

LAS VEGAS—The revenge tour is complete.

Courtney Ramey drained the go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.8 seconds left to give Arizona its second straight Pac-12 title, beating top-seeded UCLA 61-59 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.

The second-seeded Wildcats (28-6) improved to 9-0 in revenge games under Tommy Lloyd, getting payback for a regular-season loss for the third time in as many games during the conference tournament. Arizona has now won nine Pac-12 tourney titles.

UCLA (29-5) had a chance to win it at the buzzer, after Azuolas Tubelis missed the second of two free throws with 5.8 seconds to go, but Dylan Andrews’ 3-point try was off the rim. As soon as it bounced, the Arizona-heavy #McKaleNorth crowd erupted.

Tubelis finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, making 9 of 11 free throws. He was 5 of 17 from the field, missing all seven of his field goal attempts, but was 6 of 7 from the line a night after the UA as a team was 5 of 12 on foul shots in the semifinal win over ASU.

Ramey’s 3 was his only make of the night, and it came after Tubelis was off on a 3-point try but Pelle Larsson tapped out the rebound to the 5th-year transfer guard at the top of the key. Larsson finished with 11 points, four rebounds and five assists.

Oumar Ballo, who joined Tubelis on the All-Tournament team, had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Arizona shot 36.5 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3 but held UCLA to 36.7 and 21.1 percent shooting. The Bruins were without two starters, as wing Jaylen Clark missed the Pac-12 tourney with a leg injury and center Adem Bona, the conference’s Freshman of the Year, did not play after injuring his shoulder in the semifinals against Oregon.

In addition to missing Bona, UCLA had big men Mac Etienne and Kenneth Nwuba foul out but Arizona couldn’t take advantage inside, getting outscored 24-22. The Wildcats did have a 37-32 edge on the boards and limited UCLA to six second-chance points.

UCLA got 19 points from Amari Bailey, including a jumper with 2:52 left that gave the Bruins their last lead at 58-56, while Tyger Campbell had 16 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 14.

Campbell and Jaquez, the Pac-12 Player of the Year, combined to go 10 of 32.

Down 34-33 at the half, Arizona scored on its first possession but then went empty for almost four minutes, while UCLA built an 8-point lead at 43-35. During the drought the calls all went against the Wildcats, both offensively and defensively.

The UA trailed 46-37 after a Bailey 3 with 14:18 to go when Kerr Kriisa hit a 3, then on the next two possessions Ballo drew the fourth fouls on both Nwuba and Etienne in a 27-second span.

Eitenne fouled out with 9:35 left, and Larsson hit a 3 not long after to put Arizona back in front 50-48 to complete an 8-0 run. The lead was short lived, as UCLA scored six in a row and had a chance to make it bigger but Arizona’s defense clamped down in the halfcourt.

Kriisa swished a 3 to put the Wildcats ahead 55-54 with 5:23 left, its last lead until Ramey’s winning shot. Arizona had two other chances to go ahead in the final two minutes but turned it over, with Kriisa fouling out on a moving screen and Jaquez stealing it from Tubelis.

UCLA couldn’t capitalize, missing its final four shots, and when Ramey was called for a foul on Campbell with 5.8 seconds left the senior point guard made the first but missed the second, with Tubelis grabbing the rebound and getting fouled.

Offense was in short supply the first six-plus minutes, with Arizona not scoring for the first 3:33 and not getting its first basket until more than five minutes in. The pace picked up after that, with the teams combining to make 7 of 8 shots as the lead changed hands 12 times in the first half.

Arizona had multiple 4-point leads and then got up 27-22 on a pair of Tubelis free throws with 5:11 left, but UCLA went back in front on a 3-point play from Jaquez—with Tubelis getting his second foul on the play—with 3:05 to go.

The Bruins took a 1-point lead into the half on a baseline drive from Bailey in the final minute, on a play where it looked like he traveled, right after Larsson was called for steps on the other end.

Arizona now waits to see what its seed is and where it will play in the NCAA Tournament. The 2023 field will be announced Sunday at 3 p.m. MST.

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Hjärnsläpp fällde Pelle Larssons Miami: ”Förfärligt”

När Detroit oavgjort den svängande basketmatchen med drygt en sekund kvar på förlängningen kallade Spoelstra en timeout – men Miami hade ingen timeout kvar att ta. Resultatet blev ett tekniskt regelbrott för veterantränaren och en straff för Detroit. En matchavgörande hjärnsläpp. – Det finns ingen ursäkt för det, säger Spoelstra efteråt. – Jag har hållit på med det här i 17 år och vi pratade om…

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