The Warriors are interested in signing Jordan Hill, according to sources.

Hill had a successful run during the end of the season after joining the Lakers.

Both the Lakers and Hill have expressed interest in working on a deal.

Brandon Roy has narrowed his list of free agent options to the Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, according to sources.

Roy expects to meet with those teams over the next few days in Seattle.

Each of the teams have a special intrigue for Roy.

The Warriors selected Harrison Barnes with the seventh overall pick, passing on a potential franchise-changing center in Andre Drummond.

Drummond was ultimately selected by the Pistons with the ninth selection.

"I’ll just say that he’s a very, very impressive athlete," said Joe Lacob. "He’s not an impressive basketball player today. I think if you’ll talk, you’ll hear that.

"There’s a reason he slipped from potentially 2 to 9. All the teams he worked out for. I guess, my estimation, watching him, we saw that. That doesn’t mean that those people all made the right decisions. He could wind up being great, right?

"How often do you get 7-footers that have his physical abilities? So it’s hard to say, nobody really knows for sure. He certainly was tempting. We debated him."

The Warriors drafted Festus Ezeli with the 30th overall pick, largely based on how he competed against Tyler Zeller in a group workout they hosted.

"He was absolutely our guy at 30 the whole time," said Joe Lacob. "There are no bones about that."

Ezeli played four seasons at Vanderbilt.

"We want big. And strong. What are we? We haven’t been big enough, strong enough, tough enough.

"I think what he is, he’s really strong, very good shot-blocker, really good defensively. Those are his strengths. I cherish the thought of having that ability to (still have) great rim protection when (Andrew) Bogut’s out of the game."

Mark Jackson was the victim of an extortion plot, according to a report from The Smoking Gun.

Jackson allegedly had an extramarital affair and shared photos of his genitalia with a former stripper named Alexis Adams.

Adams and her co-conspirator Marcus Shaw are accused of trying to extort a six-figure payment from Jackson in return for them not disseminating/selling the explicit photos to the “vultures of the media.”

Adams, 28, and Shaw, 40, have been named in felony criminal complaints filed under seal in U.S. District Court in Oakland, California.

The plot was foiled by the FBI with the cooperation of Jackson.

Jackson initially gave Shaw $5,000 in cash for a folder containing photographs and a CD, according to the document. 

The photos were sent six years ago during an affair that lasted less than a year.

The Warriors released a statement indicating that they contacted the FBI when notified of the situation.

"Although not condoning his previous actions that led to the extortion attempt, the Warriors fully support Coach Jackson during this time and thank law enforcement authorities and the FBI for their prompt assistance in helping Coach Jackson and his family," the Warriors said, in their statement. "Due to the fact that this is an ongoing legal matter, the Warriors will have no further comment at this time."

Jerry West said the Warriors need a player who can contribute immediately.

 “We don’t want a player you’re going to have to wait on for two years,” West said in a recent television interview. “We want someone who can play right away.”

West’s comments seem to suggest the Warriors won’t be drafting Andre Drummond, who is expected to take several years to develop.

“Here, we need someone who can play right away, provide something we don’t have,” West said. “But more importantly, be a valuable asset going forward.”

The Raptors have been aggressive in their efforts to move up from the eighth overall selection ahead of the Warriors at seven to draft Dion Waiters, according to sources.

Both Toronto and Phoenix have expressed to Waiters' agent that they would select him with their picks, according to league executives.

Waiters was initially projected as a mid-first round pick, but climbed into the lottery.

Cleveland could select Waiters with the fourth pick if Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Bradley Beal are off the board.

The Warriors will try to engage the Rockets in trade talks with the No. 7 pick if Andre Drummond remain on the board.

According to Marcus Thompson, Golden State would prefer to have the No. 12 and No. 14 picks, for example, than Drummond.

The Nuggets have been fielding several trade calls on some of their depth of young players.

One move that has been discussed is sending Wilson Chandler to the Warriors for the No. 7 pick.

Brandon Rush received the qualifying offer from the Warriors on Wednesday and will become a restricted free agent.

Rush had a strong season with the Warriors in 11-12 after being acquired in a trade with the Pacers for Lou Amundson.

Rush finished sixth in the NBA in three-point shooting with a 45.2% mark.