The 2026 NBA Draft is about a month away, and for the Golden State Warriors, the draft represents a prime opportunity to retool as they seek to re-open their competitive window. The Dubs currently hold the No. 11 and No. 54 picks in the 60-selection draft, though that could certainly change between now and draft day.
While three teams continue to fight for an NBA title, the Warriors are deep in draft prep, and six names have recently emerged for workouts with the team. According to a report from Dalton
Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area, the Warriors are working out Miami guard Tre Donaldson, Texas Tech forward Dillon Mitchell, Vanderbilt forward Tyler Nickel, Grand Canyon guard Jaden Henley, Michigan State center Carson Cooper, and Purdue forward Oscar Cluff.
As is the case with so many pre-draft workouts, none of these players are in contention for the Warriors with their first-round selection. In fact, none of the six were projected to be drafted at all in the latest ESPN mock draft. That doesn’t mean that Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Co. are only looking at this group as potential undrafted free agents, as a lot can change in the next month (and contract situations can impact the second round fairly dramatically). But these are all players that the Warriors are doing due diligence on for the second round, or after the two-day draft has concluded.
But, as the Warriors have shown plenty of times in recent seasons — including with Will Richard a year ago — overlooked players who aren’t Day 1 selections can still be mighty fine hoopers.
