Jordan Bell has been considered one of the steals of this 2017 NBA Draft class, after the Golden State Warriors purchased the No. 38 overall pick from the Chicago Bulls for $3.5 million to net the Oregon product's services.

At 6-foot-9 and 224 pounds, Bell was caught in a Marvin Williams-like dilemma — a tweener who wasn't enough of an offensive force to play at small forward, and one that can get the short end of the stick defending taller, more skilled power forwards.

Yet the Warriors saw what they witnessed in Patrick McCaw from the prior draft, a lot of raw, untapped potential that can be summoned as a rallying force with this team.

Jordan Bell didn't take long to show his upside, netting a 5-by-5 a few games into his preseason schedule; which had analysts point him as yet another Draymond Green.

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The 22-year-old was notoriously ecstatic during draft night, knowing he'll join the defending champions on a quest to repeat, and most recently offered he has no hard feelings for the rebuilding Bulls.

“No,” said Bell, according to Connor LeTourneau of The San Francisco Chronicle. “I might want to give them some money, honestly.”

Bell's comment wasn't taking a shot at the Bulls, but rather emphasizing he's happy to be where he's at.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has repeatedly tried to find opportunities to play him, usually the first player off the bench at the start of a fourth quarter rout. Jordan Bell has meshed well with the starting unit, providing a unique set of intangibles and athleticism that lauded his basketball talent.