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."