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[QUOTE="cliftonparksufan, post: 271749, member: 9"]
Golden State is in a situation that their first round pick is protected if they finish with one of the seven worst records in the league.  Otherwise they owe it to Utah.  So they are basically tanking losing something like 13 out of their last 15.
[url]http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bynum-gasol-lead-lakers-99-050731558--nba.html[/url]
[SIZE=14px][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]The Warriors played without starters David Lee (strained groin) and Andris Biedrins (mild concussion) and backup point guard Nate Robinson (right hamstring). Andrew Bogut (fractured left ankle) and Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) have long been out for the season.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=14px][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]That forced Jackson - who started all three of the team's draft picks this season along with reserve center Mickell Gladness, who was originally signed to a 10-day contract in late March - to refute questions again about the franchise intentionally losing to protect its first-round draft pick.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=14px][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=#000000]Utah holds the pick this year as part of a previous trade, and the only way the Warriors keep it is if they finish in the bottom seven of the league after the draft lottery. Golden State entered the night in eighth.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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