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Tyshawn Taylor had his first NBA workout Saturday when he visited the Warriors ' downtown Oakland facility.

Seemingly every May, there is a prospect who leaps up NBA teams' draft boards, and the early favorite to make that kind of jump this season is Norfolk State big man Kyle O'Quinn. The 6-foot-10, 240-pounder had 26 points and 14 rebounds in his 15th-seeded team's 86-84 upset of No.

Sure, he never lived up to the hype from his days as a McDonald's All-American out of Archbishop Mitty High-San Jose.

The Golden State Warriors won 23 games last year and with the expectations surrounding this team, every player should be on the improvement list.

Just having a talented team does not guarantee anyone playoff spot, and who would know that better than the Warriors? With plenty of reasons to be excited for the start of next season, instead of hoping for good results on ESPN's NBA Lottery Mock Draft we will be discussing the Warriors' performance in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs.

Jason Kidd is a Bay Area legend from his days at St. Joseph's in Alameda, Ca. to playing for the California Golden Bears, and a fitting end to his career would be to see him on the Golden State Warriors .

Throughout his career, in idle moments, Jason Kidd has spoken of ending his career in Oakland.

What a year for the Golden State Warriors . A season that started out with optimism and hope ended up featuring struggling performances, a plethora of injuries, swirling trade rumors and vocal disapproval of team ownership.

The Warriors went 5-12 in a league-high 17 games that were decided by three points or less and 8-17 in games that were within three points in the final 90 seconds.

April 26, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Chris Wright dunks the ball over San Antonio Spurs forward Matt Bonner in the third quarter at ORACLE Arena.