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Warriors introduce new draft picks at Chase Center, reveal rookie jersey numbers

After introducing their new draft picks at Chase Center, the Warriors revealed the jersey numbers for Patrick Baldwin Jr., Ryan Rollins and Gui Santos.

The Golden State Warriors wrapped up the 2022 NBA draft with the arrival of three new prospects. Along with first-round pick Patrick Baldwin Jr., second-round additions Ryan Rollins and Gui Santos rounded out the Warriors 2022 draft class.

After the draft came to a close, the Warriors flew their new picks into the Bay Area to be formally introduced at San Francisco’s Chase Center. While touring the Warriors facility in Mission Bay, the rookies also received their jersey numbers for the new season.

Via @warriors on Twitter:

 

First-round pick Baldwin Jr. will wear No. 7, Rollins will wear No. 2 and Gui Santos will wear No. 15. In Golden State’s recent memory, Eric Paschall was the last to wear No. 7, Chris Chiozza wore No. 2 last season and Mychal Mulder was the last to wear No. 15.

Former Warriors Kelenna Azubuike, Antawn Jamison, Jeremy Lin and Jermain O’Neal have worn No. 7. Joe Barry Carroll, Mickael Pietrus, Nate Robinson and Jordan Bell have donned No. 2 for the Warriors. For No. 15, Latrell Sprewell and Andris Biedrins have worn the number in Golden State’s history.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Warriors picking Patrick Baldwin Jr. in first round of 2022 NBA draft

After the Warriors landed Patrick Baldwin Jr. with the No. 28 pick in the draft, NBA Twitter chimed in with different reactions.

Shortly after hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy for the fourth time in the last eight years, the newly crowned Golden State Warriors lasered in on the 2022 edition of the NBA draft.

After 27 different players went off the board on Thursday night, the wait was over for the Warriors. With the No. 28 overall selections in the draft, the Warriors added UW Milwaukee wing Patrick Baldwin Jr.

The former five-star recruit opted to play his college ball at Milwaukee with his father, head coach Patrick Baldwin.

With calf ankle injuries hampering his freshman season, Baldwin Jr. was limited to only 11 games with the Panthers. While on the court, the 19-year-old averaged 12.1 points on 34.4% shooting from the floor with 5.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 28.5 minutes per contest. 

After Baldwin Jr. was added to Golden State’s young core with James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody, the NBA Twitter community chimed in with a flurry of reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying about Baldwin Jr. and the Warriors on Thursday night.

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A player of Baldwin’s stature should …

A player of Baldwin’s stature should have dominated a mid-major conference, but it didn’t happen. His freshman year can aptly be described as a disaster. He played only 11 games after reaggravating his injured ankle, put up shockingly poor shooting and scoring numbers when he was on the floor, and watched his father get fired at the end of a 10-22 season. Along the way, Baldwin’s draft stock fell from a lottery lock to someone who could slip out of the first round entirely. “When you start and stop the season the way I did, it’s tough to find a rhythm,” Baldwin told SB Nation at the combine when asked make sense of his rough freshman year. “It’s tough to find your footing anywhere. Rhythm is a word I’ve used consistently throughout this process, as long as I have that rhythm I know I’m a good player. But when I’m on the court I still have to produce.”

When he arrived back in the states, …

When he arrived back in the states, Baldwin was set for his freshman year at Milwaukee. We had Baldwin ranked as the No. 4 overall player on our initial preseason NBA Draft board back in July. SB Nation caught up with Baldwin at the start of the season and asked him what he hoped to accomplish as a superstar recruit playing in a mid-major league. Here’s what he told us: “Milwaukee was a place where I thought I could make aggressive mistakes and learn from them throughout the season,” Baldwin told us in Nov. “Whether that’s scoring, defending, toughness, leadership, whatever. I think this is the perfect place for me to spread my wings and indulge some of those areas while having a coach who believes in me no matter what.”

It’s easy to second guess his college …

It’s easy to second guess his college decision now, but Baldwin shows no regrets. He fully believes things would have been different if he stayed healthy. He says he doesn’t have any concerns about his ankle long-term. He knows how quickly his disappointing season in college will be forgotten if he has the pro career he’s always envisioned for himself. At the same time, Baldwin knows his limited tape at Milwaukee isn’t pretty. “There were times where I missed a box out, missed a rotation, typically as a coach’s son you want to know i’m supposed to here on this possession,” Baldwin told SB Nation. “I think conditioning was a big part, with the injuries and Covid it was difficult to maintain, but that’s no excuse. I didn’t shoot the ball too well. At the end of the day there were some shots that didn’t go in. You can’t put your head down and think the next shot is the end of the world. I know I’m still a great shooter.”

Patrick Baldwin Jr.: I plan on staying …

Patrick Baldwin Jr.: I plan on staying in. I think the feedback I’ve been getting is pretty good. Typically, a lot of the teams haven’t even mentioned the testing as a factor for me. A lot of what I do is shooting, spacing the floor, making the correct play and being a heady basketball player. That’s something I’ll bank on going into this process. I’ve gotten some pretty good feedback so far.

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