NBC Sports Bay Area’s Chris Mullin and Monte Poole give their insight on the Warriors’ No. 48 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Nico Mannion.
Ky Bowman will not be playing for the Warriors when the 2020-21 NBA season begins.
Golden State waived the point guard, the team announced Friday.
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The Athletic's Shams Charania first reported the news.
This is not a big surprise, especially when you consider the fact that the Warriors on Wednesday drafted Nico Mannion with the No. 48 overall pick.
Bowman was on a non-guaranteed contract, and parting ways with him now before free agency opens Friday afternoon gives him a head start to find a new team.
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The 23-year-old went undrafted in 2019 out of Boston College, and signed a two-way contract with Golden State. The Warriors in early February converted his deal to a standard NBA contract.
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Over a 22-game stretch from Oct. 30 to Dec. 9, Bowman averaged 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals, while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range.
