Sacramento is undoubtedly the team most in need of a franchise-changing player. Instead, Griffin, the star power forward from Oklahoma, will presumably go to Los Angeles, as the Clippers came away the winners of the lottery.

It's the 21st time in the 25 years of the NBA draft lottery that the team with the worst record hasn't gotten the top pick. The Memphis Grizzlies, who landed No. 2, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which got No. 3, both leapfrogged the Kings.

The Warriors finished with the seventh-worst record in the league and wound up with the No. 7 pick. They had a 15 percent chance of moving into the top 3, a 4.3 percent chance of winning the top pick.

New Warriors general manager Larry Riley said trading the pick is a possibility but most likely they will use the pick. It's unlikely teams will be clamoring to move up to the No. 7 pick considering they might get as good of a player later in the draft.

With that said, adding another rookie doesn't seem like the answer to the Warriors' need as their average age was the youngest in the NBA last season.

"Ideally," Riley said, "you're looking for a player at seven with four years of college experience to put onto our roster. But that won't be the deciding factor. If there is a young player there who can really play, we're going to take him."

A point guard is high on the Warriors' priority list, according to league and team insiders. A few notable point guards should be available Brandon Jennings, Stephen Curry, Tyreke Evans when the Warriors select.

Per the rumor mill, another point guard the Warriors are familiar with almost came available, too. The Clippers, according to insiders, have a crush on Italian point guard Ricky Rubio. If Los Angeles was to draft Rubio, word is it would look to trade current starting point guard Baron Davis, the former Warriors star.