The Warriors drafted with an eye on the future last June as they knew they wouldn’t have many minutes available for the rookies. Forward Brandan Wright was the player the Warriors got in return for Jason Richardson from the Bobcats in a draft day trade and he oozes with potential. Wright played in 38 games (6 starts) for the Warriors this season and he averaged 9.9 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Wright shot 55.4% from the floor as he took a lot of high percentage shots but he needs to improve on his free throw shooting as he only hit 67.5% from the line. Wright has a bright future for the Warriors as he is a sleek athlete that can get out and run.

Guard Marco Belinelli was the other first round pick of the Warriors and he had a rough time at the start of the season before improving his play. Belinelli played in 33 games (0 starts) this season and he averaged 7.3 minutes, 2.9 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He had trouble with the physical play in the NBA so he will need to get tougher to succeed. He also came into the league with the reputation of being a good shooter but he only hit 38.7% of his shots from the floor and that will need to improve if he wants to get extended playing time in the future.

Guard C.J. Watson played pretty well in limited action for the Warriors. He played in 32 games (0 starts) for the Warriors and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 3.7 rebounds, 10 rebound and 1.1 assists per game. Watson will get more playing time if he continues to improve.

7′2″, 240 pound F/C Kosta Perovic rarely got off the bench in his rookie season. He played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Warriors this season and he averaged 5.4 minutes, 1.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. Perovic only shot 30% from the floor and that is flat out unacceptable.