{
  "id": 10820944,
  "title": "Every Washington State player drafted by the Golden State Warriors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/every-washington-state-player-drafted-by-the-golden-state-warriors",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T01:00:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-washington-state-player-drafted-010025048.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Golden State Warriors have built their teams through various means, with the NBA draft proving to be the most successful method. Many of the team's top stars have come from the draft or trades executed on draft night. The Warriors have taken numerous talented players through the draft, as well as some notable players from other sources. This article will focus on which Washington State alumni have been drafted by the Warriors.\n\nKlay Thompson, a wing, was selected as the 11th pick overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played for the Warriors for 11 seasons, during which they won four titles. All statistics and data are from Basketball Reference.",
  "summary": "Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Warriors out of Washington State.",
  "key_points": [
    "Klay Thompson, Washington State wing, drafted 11th overall in 2011",
    "Thompson played 11 seasons with Warriors, won four titles",
    "All stats from Basketball Reference"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Golden State Warriors' strategy of building their team through the NBA draft has yielded significant success, including top stars like Klay Thompson, a Washington State alum who played 11 seasons with the team.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}