Point-Guard-Gate: Monta Ellis’ Power Grab or Draft Ruse?

In normal circumstances, teams that are looking forward to the draft don't have to worry about players they signed to a long extension less than a year earlier. But when the team is the Golden State Warriors and the player is Monta Ellis, all bets are off.

On Tuesday, reports came out that a meeting had taken place between new Golden State GM Larry Riley, Don Nelson, and Ellis. In this meeting, Ellis was supposedly promised that the Warriors would not draft a point guard in the upcoming draft.

By Thursday, Monta was declaring that he wanted to be a Warrior for the rest of his career, and Golden State management was busy talking about how Ellis wasn't a problem.

According to Ellis' agent...

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