It's no secret that there are a handful of teams in the league that possess a certain appeal for players as a potential landing spot. One of those teams is the Golden State Warriors. Dubs President and COO Rick Welts recently went into detail as to why he believes the Warriors hold a certain advantage over opposing teams when it comes to recruiting free agents to the city.
According to Welts, it's not all about Golden State's winning culture. What happens beyond the realm of basketball is also something that makes a move to San Francisco a very enticing prospect for potential recruits:
“In some measure, it's because of what goes on here in the Bay Area,” Welts said on the latest episode of the Dubs Talk podcast, via Grant Liffman of NBC Sports. “We have companies based here in the Bay Area that are charting the future of the world, and they are of interest to 20-somethings because they represent new economies, they represent new ways of doing things. Long term I think it's one of the reasons we will be able to stay a very attractive destination.”
Welts went on to say that big companies based in Oakland “will fall over backwards” just to be able to have the opportunity to sit in a room with the likes of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, or Draymond Green. For players, this presents itself as a lucrative business opportunity that transcends what they do on the basketball court. In his mind, the high-tanking team executive believes that this is one of the key factors as to why Golden State remains to be a prime destination for free agents:
“So I think it's a little bit of the secret sauce for why we are going to be successful over time where people who have interests beyond basketball, are going to see the Warriors as an incredibly valuable destination,” Welts said.
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