The Warriors have extended qualifying offers to Anthony Morrow and C.J. Watson, team sources have confirmed.

The decision makes both Morrow and Watson restricted free agents, which gives Golden State the right to match any offer either player receives on the free agent market.

Morrow's qualifying offer was for $1.03 million, while Watson's was worth $1.25 million.

Jerry West has been mentioned as a potential target for the Nets, but he is more likely to join the Warriors if Larry Ellison buys the team, according to sources.

If West is hired by the Warriors, David Griffin would likely oversee day-to-day operations.

Griffin was most recently a member of the Suns front office.

The Warriors are interested in unloading Corey Maggette and the Bucks could be a trading partner.

The speculation is the Bucks are offering Dan Gadzuric, who has one year left on his contract for $7.4M, Charlie Bell ($3.8M).

The Warriors are admitting to building their team around Stephen Curry, which will influence their decision with the sixth overall pick.

"It's obvious and true that Curry is a guy who is going to have the ball in his hands a lot, and we're going to play right through him a great deal," Larry Riley said. "He's the point guard of this team, and Monta (Ellis) plays the two, and that's the direction we're going.

"You don't build your team around a two-guard. You build around a point guard."

The Warriors own the No. 6 pick and are expected to target a big man such as DeMarcus Cousins, Greg Monroe or Ekpe Udoh. 

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired the 34th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for the 44th overall selection and cash considerations, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard.

The Trail Blazers now hold the 22nd and 34th overall picks in Thursday?s NBA Draft.

According to sources that spoke with Yahoo!, the Blazers paid $2M to move up 10 slots.

Longtime NBA guard Speedy Claxton has retired.

Claxton, a veteran of seven seasons, spent time with the 76ers, Spurs, Warriors, Hornets and Hawks.

The Warriors have hired him as a college scout.

The Warriors and Timberwolves are no longer having trade discussions involving forward Anthony Randolph.

"Not happening," one league source told the San Jose Mercury News. "Dead."

ESPN.com reported earlier this month that the two teams were in talks about Randolph.

Golden State is expected to listen to offers for Randolph.

Manute Bol, the 7-foot-7 Sudanese giant who was a shot-blocking sensation with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors and other teams in the National Basketball Association, has died at 47.

He died at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville of complications from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, a rare skin condition contracted after a reaction to a medication he had taken in Africa. He had kidney failure, internal bleeding and other medical problems.

The Warriors may draft a power forward, but that won't necessarily mean they intend to trade Anthony Randolph.

"I told (Randolph) Monday, 'I'm not trading you unless there is a heck of a player on the other side of the deal. You're not going anywhere,' " Riley said.

Randolph's name has been mentioned in trade rumors involved Minnesota.

"I really am not looking to trade him," Riley said. "I am not in search of trading Anthony Randolph, and I'm not shopping him. ...

"This is the year we'll make a lot of determinations on him, and he'll make a determination on his career. There is huge upside there, and I would hate to walk away from that."

Warriors general manager Larry Riley says he prefers to draft the best player available rather than go with need.

Golden State owns the No. 6 pick in this month's NBA Draft.

Kansas guard Xavier Henry believes the team is interested in him, but they already have an overabundance of wing players.

"They made it clear that they were really interested in me," Henry said Monday. "I think I showed them everything they wanted to see. I think I should at least be in contention for it."