Patrick McCaw如果能夠養成成功,絕大多數是GSW制服組的功勞.
McCaw加入選秀前在UNLV打兩年,雖然第二年是球隊重心但在選秀場上並不是什麼非常出
色的球員. 可是讓Warriors看中的是他的防守能力(在2016年入選Mountain West防守第
一隊)跟他跟隊友相處的態度. 選秀專家對他的評語是:
"McCaw's sensitivity to chemistry is a pendulum that should be on the
upswing in a culture that preaches 'Joy, Mindfulness, Compassion, and
Competition'- concepts that fit McCaw's core qualities."
McCaw很重視球隊內部的化學效應. 在一個融洽的環境他會很快的融入
Warriors原本沒有第二輪選秀權,用2.4M跟公鹿買下這個選秀權. Jerry West表示
"People are gonna be sorry they didn't draft him."
"He's got a gift to play the game. He can really pass the ball, and he's
a creative passer. And he can defend."