Steve Logan might have found himself in a near-perfect situation. The former University of Cincinnati All-American was drafted with the 30th overall pick Wednesday night by the Golden State Warriors, a team with no true point guard on its roster.

        Golden State tried last season to convert shooting guard Larry Hughes to point, and when that didn't work, it started former Arizona standout Gilbert Arenas at point guard. He, too, is naturally a shooting guard. Arenas averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 assists.

        Logan, who will have to be a point guard in the NBA because of his size (5 feet 10), has the chance right away to compete for playing time behind Arenas. The only other Golden State guard who can play some point is Bobby Sura, also a shooting guard.

        “We are extremely pleased with Gilbert Arenas,” Golden State general manager Garry St. Jean said. “It's going to be very difficult to take the starting point position from him. We are very pleased with the progress that he has made. Right now he is the starting point guard.”

        Logan was one of three players the Warriors added Wednesday night during the NBA draft. As the first pick in the second round, he does not automatically get a guaranteed contract. But Golden State officials indicated Wednesday night that Logan has a very good chance of making the team.

        The Warriors also selected Duke's Mike Dunleavy with the third overall pick, and they traded future draft picks to Philadelphia for 16th pick Jiri Welsch, a guard from the Czech Republic.

        ESPN.com graded Golden State's draft with a B+. ESPN's Chad Ford wrote: “Steve Logan, though a bit undersized, is better than anything they have at the point.”

        Said Logan: “I thought that there was a chance I might go late in the first round, based on what several teams had told me. I'm glad that I'm in the situation that I'm in, now that I've looked at it. I wasn't going to get too worried about whether I went in the first or second round. I'm just thankful that someone picked me.

        “I'm looking forward to coming in and doing whatever the team wants me to do. Playing in the summer league, whatever they want.”

        Golden State, which finished 21-61 last season, had the fourth-lowest field goal percentage in the NBA last season. It feels it drafted three solid shooters. Brian Winters is serving as interim coach while a coaching search is ongoing.

        “We are very pleased with our three picks,” St. Jean said. “We have three quality young men that we believe have quality basketball skills to help further our young nucleus to go forward and grow as a basketball team.

        “(In) Steve Logan . . . we are getting a guy with a very big heart and is coming from a very good college program. He has been instrumental in the success that Cincinnati has had and is a very highly thought of player in the college ranks. He has the ability to shoot the ball from long range and just has a feel for the game. He is unique in terms of getting to where he needs to be on the floor to make very good basketball decisions. He has toughness to his game along with great passing skills.”

        Logan is, for now, teammates with former Bearcat Danny Fortson, who led the Warriors in rebounding (11.7) this past season. But several reports Thursday indicated Fortson may end up getting traded.

        With the drafting of Dunleavy, a small forward, Golden State may move Antawn Jamison — its leading scorer (19.7 ppg) — from small forward to power forward, and try to move Fortson to another team.

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