Target Tuesday: Isaac Okoro

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🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Wes Goldberg, Warriors beat reporter for the Mercury News, and Charles T. Hamilton break down the strengths and weaknesses of Auburn forward Isaac Okoro, and why the Warriors could take him in the NBA draft. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BuiltGo Visit BuiltGO.com and use promo code “LOCKED,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. Roman Go to getroman.com/lockedon TODAY. If approved, you’ll get fifteen dollars off your first order of ED treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Locked-on Warriors, your daily podcast on All Things Warriors, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network.
0:05.8	I'm Wes Goldberg Warriors beat reporter for the Mercury News.
0:08.2	And on today's show, I'm joined by Charles T. Hamilton to break down Auburn Ford, Isaac Okoro, and his potential fit with the Warriors.
0:15.0	You are Locked-on Warriors, your daily Golden State Warriors podcast.
0:20.5	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network.
0:23.0	Your team every day.
0:29.5	Auburn forward, Isaac Acorro, is widely considered the most defensive ready prospect in the draft.
0:34.9	The Warriors desperately need help on the defensive end. Charles, I know it's not
0:39.0	that simple, but when you watch Akoro, what is it that you like about him? I mean, defense. He's a
0:45.4	defensive menace, but there are other aspects that come with that. He's NBA size immediately. It's
0:52.6	not a guy that you're going to have to add strength or anything like
0:55.0	that. He's 6-6-225. That's what he's listed at. I mean, give or take some couple pounds,
1:00.8	you know, body similar to Andre Guadala, like he's a specimen. I think they have him listed at
1:05.2	about 6-9 wingspan, which is solid for a guy his size. And then athleticism, which the Warriors,
1:12.0	even coming out of that little bubble mini- they did have mentioned they're lacking athleticism and it's something they need to
1:16.7	address those are you know two or three things that he would immediately take care of for the warriors
1:23.0	but just the the NBA size you know you don't have to have to be a beast physically to be a good defender.
1:30.9	You know, there are small defenders like Patrick Beverly, who are damn good.
1:33.9	But, you know, he has a limit to what he can do because he's 6'1.
1:38.6	So a guy with Isaac Acoro's size and weight, you know, the length and weight, you can project him guarding four
1:46.2	positions, you know, still going to need to work on it, but those things are there already. Those
1:50.2	aren't things you're going to have to worry about with him. I talked to Bruce Pearl on a, on a profile
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