Tag: Warriors Rookie

Watch: Eric Paschall shares highlight tape featuring top moments from his rookie season

On Instagram, Eric Paschall shared a highlight tape featuring top moments from his first season as a member of the Golden State Warriors.

If there were a silver lining in Golden State’s league-worst 15-50 season, it would be the arrival of Eric Paschall. The 2019 second-round pick quickly blossomed into one of Golden State’s leading offensive factors in the 2019-20 season.

In the Warriors’ seventh game of the season, Paschall established himself in Steve Kerr’s rotation. The rookie dropped a season-high 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field with 13 boards in Golden State’s 127-118 win victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Villanova product’s performance against Damian Lillard and the Blazers set the tone for his breakout rookie season in the Bay Area. On his way to landing at No. 6 on the Rookie of the Year voting, Paschall averaged 14.0 points on 49.7% shooting from the field with 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. The 23-year-old ranked in the top 10 in both points and rebounds per game for 2019-20 rookies.

On Sunday, the young forward shared a highlight video with some of the top plays from his rookie campaign. Along with a bevy of dazzling dunks, the video created by Cameron Hussein featured moments from Paschall’s draft day. The video is set to Jack Harlow’s hit “WHATS POPPIN.”

Watch the full video via @epaschall on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFF-ymMAoUh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Ky Bowman calls fellow Warriors rookie the ‘strongest man in the league’

In a recent tweet, Golden State Warriors rookie Ky Bowman had high praise for Eric Paschall, calling him the “strongest man in the league.”

Although tipoff for the NBA’s Orlando Bubble is right around the corner, the Golden State Warriors are already in offseason mode. With their league-worst 15-50 record, the Warriors were one of eight teams not invited to the league’s restart at Disney World.

With no hoops on the calendar, the Warriors’ official Twitter account has been sharing some of the top moments from the 2019-20 season. On Wednesday, the Warriors posted a video celebrating Eric Paschall.

Via @warriors on Twitter:

The Villanova product retweeted the video with the caption “Blessed.” After Paschall’s tweet, his rookie teammate Ky Bowman chimed in. Bowman had high praise for Paschall, calling Golden State’s young forward the “strongest man in the league.”

Via @KyranBowman on Twitter:

Paschall joined Bowman and Jordan Poole to lead a solid rookie class in Golden State. With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson injured, Paschall quickly blossomed into a lead scoring option in Steve Kerr’s offense. The rookie was instrumental in Golden State’s first win at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, scoring a career-high 34 points against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The second-round pick averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Paschall ranked in the top 10 in both points and rebounds per game for 2019-20 rookies.

After a solid debut season, Paschall is slated to play an important role alongside a healthy edition of the Splash Brothers and Draymond Green. The Warriors will need Paschall to replicate similar production from his rookie year in their path back to the Western Conference Postseason.

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Injury Report: Ky Bowman (ankle) will get MRI, won’t travel on trip to Phoenix

Warriors rookie Ky Bowman will get an MRI after injuring his ankle against the Los Angeles Lakers.

On the outside, it may look like the Golden State Warriors injury issues are coming to an end with the return of Stephen Curry nearing. However, a bevy of new injuries are piling up in Golden State.

Andrew Wiggins was a late scratch against the Los Angeles Lakers with upper back spasms, nixing one starter from Steve Kerr’s rotation before the game began.

Late into the Warriors 116-86 loss to the Lakers, Ky Bowman left the game with an apparent injury. Bowman’s Golden State teammates had to assist him off the court and into the locker room.

After the game, Kerr spoke to reporters about the severity of Bowman’s injury.

Via Warriors SoundCloud:

Ky rolled his ankle pretty well. It’s not going to be a day-to-day thing. He’s going to be out a little bit. He won’t go on the trip. I think he’ll get an MRI tomorrow.

Bowman has been a pleasant surprise for the Warriors, evolving from a two-way contract into a full-time player that has command of Kerr’s offense. In his rookie season, Bowman is averaging 7.3 points on 40.5 % shooting from the field while dishing 3.0 assists in 22.3 minutes per game.

Kerr confirmed the Boston College product would be out for at least Golden State’s road game against the Phoenix Suns. Without Bowman, the Warriors will feature a backcourt of Jordan Poole, Damion Lee and Mychal Mulder until Curry returns from his broken hand injury.