Warriors pick Alex Toohey, Will Richard in second round of 2025 NBA draft

SAN FRANCISCO Twenty-six hours after Cooper Flagg was selected as the first pick of the NBA Draft the Golden State Warriors ultimately participated in the process On the eve of the second round Golden State traded the No pick to Phoenix for No and picks later moving up from to No With the No pick the Warriors selected forward Alex Toohey out of Australia Toohey is a -year-old forward who averaged points and rebounds per battle for the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League He is -foot- and pounds and made of -point field goals A tough smart and energetic forward ESPN s Jonathan Givony announced revealed on the arrangement s broadcast A great feel for the tournament and gets in the passing lanes and gives you a little bit of everything on both ends of the floor With the No pick the Warriors picked up - Florida guard Will Richard The -year-old combo guard averaged points per contest and shot from -point distance for the national champions He scored points and made all four of his -pointers in Florida s come-from-behind domination over Houston in the final He s a versatile shooter a catch and shoot guy but also a really good straight line driver and an excellent finisher around the rim who shot about at the rim analyst Jay Bilas reported on the broadcast The Warriors are hoping to find second-round gold for the third consecutive season Last year they picked big man Quinten Post with the nd pick and saw him develop into a rotation big who shot from -point range and averaged points per encounter In the Warriors nabbed Trayce Jackson-Davis who has started games for the Bay Area franchise during his first two seasons Now Toohey will join a band that went - and rocketed up the Western Conference standings once Jimmy Butler joined a organization featuring future Hall of Famers Steph Curry and Draymond Green Golden State took out the Rockets in seven games and then lost to Minnesota in five after Curry suffered a hamstring injury in Encounter Toohey adds a cheap contract to a organization that has million devoted to just their top three players With the salary cap set at million and Jonathan Kuminga s contract situation still up in the air the company will need to make shrewd moves to stay out of the luxury tax and the dreaded financial aprons