{
  "id": 332728,
  "title": "Every South Carolina player drafted by the Golden State Warriors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/every-south-carolina-player-drafted-by-the-golden-state-warriors",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T02:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-south-carolina-player-drafted-020017379.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Golden State Warriors, a successful NBA franchise, have relied on the NBA draft as a primary means to assemble their teams. This approach has yielded the most talented players who represent the Warriors, either directly selected in the annual draft or acquired through trades on the same night. The Warriors have taken many of their top stars through the draft, but have also secured notable players from various sources. To delve deeper into the teams' history, we've identified which players from South Carolina have been drafted by the Warriors throughout the years.\n\nKevin Joyce, a guard, was the first South Carolina player to be drafted by the Warriors. He was selected in the 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall) during the 1973 NBA Draft. Joyce's college career at South Carolina spanned three seasons. However, he was never able to make the team and did not play for the Warriors. All statistics and data for this draft class are sourced from Basketball Reference.",
  "summary": "Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Warriors out of South Carolina.",
  "key_points": [
    "Kevin Joyce, South Carolina guard, first player drafted by Warriors",
    "Selected 11th overall in 1973 NBA Draft, 1st round, 11th pick",
    "Played college basketball at South Carolina for three seasons"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Golden State Warriors' draft of every South Carolina player marks a unique approach in their talent acquisition strategy, deviating from their typical reliance on drafting top stars.",
  "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."
}