Dayton star Obi Toppin declared for the NBA draft. The Warriors will have a high pick (whenever the draft is held).
Could it be a fit?
Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area:“Golden State,” Toppin’s mother, Roni, said when asked by Dell and Sonya Curry who Obi wants to play for on an episode of the “Raising Fame” podcast.
“Let’s go to the Bay.”
Toppin’s father, Obadiah, was a well-known street baller in Brooklyn who played for several semi-professional teams. He seconded his wife’s declaration, and praised Dell and Sonya’s son, Warriors superstar Steph Curry.
“I got my few point guards that I always dreamed of playing for, just because they were the truest point guards -- like Steph Curry,” Obadiah said. “I think Obi would be great playing with Steph Curry.”
These are Toppin’s parents, not Toppin himself. The elder Toppins might also be just flattering their interviewers, Stephen Curry’s parents.
But I bet many top draft picks want to play for the Warriors.
Golden State is a sleeping giant with Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. Highly picked rookies rarely join a contender. This is a special opportunity.
Players have extremely limited control of where they get drafted. After all, the draft is a mechanism designed by teams and for teams. But draft prospects can choose when and where to work out, whether to share medical information with certain teams. They can even threaten to be disgruntled if drafted by a certain team.
The most common strategy for controlling draft destination – choosing workouts – might be limited this year. It’s possible there are no workouts anywhere.
But if Toppin wants to join the Warriors, best of luck to him making that happen.
