DUNLEAVY on Draft: “2nd round…just trying to pick somebody that's gonna make it”; Kuminga patience
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TOPICS (full transcript on website https://www.letsgowarriors.com/)
01:09 At 41 or otherwise, if you trade up or down, how valuable would it be to add a player in the Draft that can impact the team right away, given where you're at, add to the roster?
01:50 How much does seeing what Oklahoma City and Indiana did in the Finals, how young they were, fast-paced, has that impacted at all how you're gonna build a team going forward this summer?
02:29 Mike, you've heard, I've had a few scouts over the years, recent years, say that 21-year-old Draft pick is old and I'm wondering, you guys have kind of gone the other way a little bit lately with guys like Trayce and QP. What's your feeling on this Draft in terms of the 18-, 19-year-old guys versus the guys who've been around in college for a while and how they might fit with your team?
03:41 Mike, obviously Tyrese Haliburton's injury was devastating last night, but you had to commend the Pacers for how much they kept fighting, fighting just throughout the playoffs. Also, when it comes to roster building, how do you know that character-wise, you have those guys who are never gonna give up, who are gonna compete no matter what, because I think that's what everyone's kind of taken from that Pacer group?
04:30 Is there any trait you're prioritizing in the Draft more than others?
05:46 And then just to follow, do you go best player available or, if there's an upside pick, maybe a 41 that you might not expect to be there, does that — I mean, how do you weigh those two? Thanks.
06:19 Speaking of trades, I know once the Draft is over, obviously we've seen action before. We've seen some action happening in the last few days. Have you gotten a measure of what the trade market is or do you feel like there's gonna be a lot of action around the league and that you can maybe jump into or are you kind of approaching it that we're gonna be aggressive in this trade market?
07:21 And Mike, you guys have gone from participant to observer in the last four or five weeks of the playoffs. As you've watched these games play out, what have you taken about just watching the way the teams operate, the way the rosters are built that might influence you going forward, if anything?
08:27 How much, in addition to follow up, quality of depth — I mean, you saw that, especially in the Finals here where guys are coming off the bench and putting in production — how much does that a factor versus just kind of ride, like the Knicks did, ride your main 4, 5, 6 guys?
09:36 It seems like, I mean, Desmond Bane gets traded for four first round picks. Seems like every off-season someone's gonna trade for 3, 4, 5 first round picks. In your mind, has the Draft been devalued or draft picks been devalued in recent years and kind of where do you see the Draft when it comes to building a team, in terms of importance?
10:40 Where are you at with Kuminga and his restricted free agency and how do you hope that situation plays out?
11:20 What would be the benefits of getting something done sooner than later? Why do you want that to happen?
11:50 How much do you have to even declare what his role is going to be in your minds or even in discussions with him, before you can get to a number, before you can decide whether it's better for him to move? Do you have to fix, in your mind — I know things can change, but obviously with Steve and everyone else, what his role is gonna be and what do you imagine it is right now?
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FROM JUNE 23, 2025, two days before 2025 NBA Draft, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA.
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