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Tim Kawakami: Warriors GM Bob Myers: "We kept our pick, we kept our integrity and I think we have some good options going forward." Twitter

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Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Wednesday morning that its “highly unlikely” that he’ll be able to swing a deal with Utah to keep the 2012 lottery pick, regardless of conditions. The Warriors and Jazz had been discussing a deal that would remove this season’s stipulations. San Francisco Chronicle

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Myers wouldn’t discuss the specifics of why the pre-lottery talks couldn’t net a trade, but he said he would continue to aggressively explore trade partners after the lottery. When it locked up a playoff berth, Utah lost its own pick (No. 18) to Minnesota, so it could be deducted that the Jazz want to give themselves a chance to obtain a first-rounder and the Warriors’ conditional pick might be their best option. San Francisco Chronicle

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"I don't think anyone within our organization believes in the NBA draft lottery conspiracy theories," Warriors general manager Bob Myers said, "but if we lose our pick, we might change our minds." Myers was joking, trying to lighten the stress of Wednesday's all-or-nothing lottery in which the Warriors lose their pick to Utah if it's not among the top seven San Francisco Chronicle

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Warriors general manager Bob Myers said on Thursday the team hadn’t decided whether it would replace Malone, if he were to leave, or simply promote a group of assistants. “We’re happy with the job (Malone) did this year and we’re hoping he stays,” Myers said. “We feel like we’re lucky to have him. Fingers crossed that we can keep him. We also know he’s revered in coaching circles and he’s going to have some opportunities. But until something comes to fruition, we won’t act on the speculation. We’ll wait and see. He does a great job for us and continues to show up at our facility and work hard. We’re happy he’s a Warriors’ coach at this time CSNBayArea.com

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NBA trades in May are a rarity, but the Golden State Warriors are trying to swing one with the Utah Jazz before Wednesday's draft lottery, according to sources briefed on the talks. The Warriors, sources said, are attempting to complete a deal with the Jazz that ensures Golden State's lottery pick in June will stay in the Bay Area under any circumstances. ESPN.com

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After an April coin flip, Golden State has a 72 percent chance of seeing its first-round pick fall within the top seven of Wednesday's lottery, which would allow the Warriors to keep the pick. But the Warriors, sources say, are prepared to sacrifice a trade asset or two before Wednesday's lottery to make a deal with Utah that would wipe out the stipulations in place for the 28 percent possibility that the pick falls outside of the top seven. ESPN.com

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One source with knowledge of the discussions described the chances of a trade by Wednesday as "likely." Yet it remains to be seen whether the teams can agree to a deal without involving current players, as Golden State apparently prefers. ESPN.com

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Warriors GM Bob Myers on assistant coach Michael Malone, who has been linked to the head coach vacancies at Cha., Orl. and Por.: "We feel that we were lucky to have him as the lead assistant last year. Our fingers are crossed that we can keep him, but we realize that he’s revered in coaching circles and may have some opportunities. Until something comes to fruition, we won’t act on speculation. He continues to show up to our facility and continues to work hard. It’s in his blood. He’s a worker." Sulia

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Meanwhile, several other potential candidates who are held in high regard and could be interested in the position didn't turn up any other requests for permission by the Blazers. As of Saturday, Portland had not requested to speak with Rockets assistant general manager Sam Hinkie, Pistons assistant GM Scott Perry (or GM Joe Dumars, who was atop the Blazers' list a year ago but has not shown interest), Warriors assistant GM Travis Schlenk (or former GM Larry Riley, who was named director of scouting because of Bob Myers' promotion to general manager), or Nuggets front-office advisor Pete D'Alessandro. SI.com

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Marcus Thompson: Warriors GM Bob Myers said he likes the Mark Jackson/Michael Malone team but acknowledged the likelihood Malone could be hired away this offseason. "I think they’re a great complement for each other. I think they really help each other be better than they are individually. So I like how they’ve interacted. I think Mark’s learned a ton from Michael Malone. I think Mike Malone’s learned a ton from Mark. ... So I think its been a great team for this season." Sulia

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GM Bob Myers said if Warriors land a Top 7, giving them 4 total picks, they're likely to make a draft-day trade. "Four picks are a lot of picks. We added three rookies last year. I don't think its ideal to have four more, making it 7 in two years. Four is probably a number we would like to reduce or consolidate. ... If we end up with four, we're probably in the market to move up, move out or trade." Sulia

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Tim Kawakami: No surprise: Bob Myers told me Mark Jackson has done a very good job and will be back next season as Warriors coach. Twitter

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-Q: Do you think Jackson’s done a good job? -LACOB: Look, I think Mark’s done a really nice job this year. It’s been a tough year and we put him into an odd set of circumstances when we pivoted midway through the year, obviously… San Jose Mercury-News

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J. Michael: New #GSWarriors GM Bob Myers says he's going to aggressively try to keep restricted FA Brandon Rush #nba Twitter

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That the Warriors replaced general manager Larry Riley with protege Bob Myers comes as no shock. The big surprise is the timing. Why now? According to multiple team sources, a few factors came into play. The coming draft, and all the ensuing prep work. The pending free agent season, which kicks off July 1, and the Warriors’ need to woo someone though armed with nothing more than a mid-level. Contra Costa Times

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But perhaps the biggest factor, per the sources, was Myers’ as assistant general manager. It was part of the plan for Myers to succeed Riley when they lured Myers from the player agent side of the business a year ago this month. But at the time, co-owner Joe Lacob said Myers was in line for the job after Riley retired “in a few years.” Contra Costa Times

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It’s been 12 months. In that time, Myers, according to sources, has proved to Lacob he is ready now. Lacob is impressed with Myers’ connections around the league, his negotiation skills and the relationships he’s built in the organization. Contra Costa Times

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Lacob, Riley and Myers sat down and discussed the transition. According to one source, Riley wanted to see through what he started. But the source said Riley understood the move and was grateful the Warriors kept him around. Contra Costa Times

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Q: Joe, why make the move now? -LACOB: You come towardss the end of the year, you start to reflect and you say, ‘OK, where are we? What are we going to be going forward?’ And it just became apparent to me and the others that I confide in that Bob was ready to do the job. I didn’t know, we didn’t know when we hired Bob. You never know for sure… until you’ve worked with someone, you never really know. Working with Bob, he’s outstanding. He has all the capabilities to do this and be really, really good at it. We just decided that rather than wait another year or two, which was sort of the original plan, we were going to go ahead and make the move now and give Bob the opportunity to continue to prove himself and give him the authority he needs to go forward and do the job. San Jose Mercury-News

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