you just hung out with brandin a few weeks ago on the santa clara campus. is he following you, or are you following him? >> i think i'm following him after that great season he had with the broncos. he was the co-player of the year. it's spelled brandin, pronounced brandon. >> i'm just worried about the last name. >> podziemski. he goes this is how you do t. i got it on tape. i got it saved. >> give me a few more weeks. >> the one thing i asked him about, what do you think your strength is? he goes, a lot of people don't think i'm athletic as i am. he was preparing for the nba combine, lit it up there. went and worked out for the war i don't remembers and they loved what they saw. >> what stands out to you from both these guys? >> confidence. every rookie comes in and says, i'm going to do this. you look in these guys' eyes and they believe it. they believe they can make a difference even on a team that has steph curry, klay thompson, draymond green. i asked, you know, it's hard for young players to get playing time. even a bigger challenge for rookies. her

brandin: you have victor wembanyama, brandon miller. the thompson twins.ou have anthony black, jarace walker. number nine was utah, taylor hendricks. number 10 was cason wallace, who got traded to the thunder for derek lively at number 12. 11 was? who did they pick? hold on, we will come back. number 13 was dick. then jordan hawkins. number 15 was the jazz with keyonte george. number 17 was the lakers. 18 was the heat. hood-schifinio. -- but 11, hold on, i am missing someone. 11 is -- the magic again? they picked up jett howard. that is who it was. [laughter] >> it was. chris: i was at the draft. he is a do not give me number 11, i will get it. dion: he was determined. he must have been very good at school. chris: i bet. what about that card game where you flip them over? i was decent at that. dion: a dog with backward is now the pick of the litter. we will look at the i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a h

brandin: you have victor wembanyama, brandon miller. the thompson twins.ou have anthony black, jarace walker. number nine was utah, taylor hendricks. number 10 was cason wallace, who got traded to the thunder for derek lively at number 12. 11 was? who had that pick? who had the hold on, we will come back. number 13 was dick. then jordan hawkins. number 15 was the jazz with keyonte george. number 17 was the lakers. hood-schifino. 18 was the heat. but 11, hold on, i am missing someone. 11 is -- the magic again? yeah. they had jett howard. that is who it was. so. >> it was. chris: sponsored by river rock casino. dion: so impressive. more to come. as we celebrate pride come powerful message from an area woman, one she hopes will save lives. what happened in russia after a crisis suddenly ends. h announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dion: a challenge to putin's power ended today. the head of the wegner group ordered troops to head towards moscow, but then ordered them back to their bases. we are following

they picked this guy, brandin pod sarks e, mski. he's a 20-year-old shooting guard, was the co-player of the year in the wcc this past season. doesn't have to drive far from levy center to chase center. the bigger headline, though, for the warriors, i'm sure you've heard about it now. they traded jordan poole, and in return the warriors got a future hall of famer. here's the deal. poole goes to the washington wizards for longtime star chris paul. poole and the warriors never seemed to recover from that preseason punch last year by draymond green. also by trading jordan poole, the warriors save a lot of money, which could ultimately help them re-sign draymond green. as for chris paul, the 38-year-old point guard comes to the bay area after stints with new orleans, the l.a. clippers, the rockets, and the thunder, and most recently phoenix. he'll now back up steph curry and add a veteran presence to that second unit. to complete the trade, the warriors are also throwing in some draft picks and another young play player, ryan rollins. >

brandin podziemski and trayce jackson-davis. podziemski, left-handed sharp shooter with swagger. >> i can pass, dribble and shoot, embodiment of the warriors program. i'm a smart basketball player and the warriors have smart basketball players as well. it's a perfect fit both ways. >> i like that. we'll see these guys when the warrio tip offrs baback in the e day, snsneaker dropops meant gettining online t to waitit in line.. now wiwith xfinityty mobile.. ...we get t the fastesest mobilele service and cacan get the e freshest kicks asasap. i got ththis. get ththe best pririce for 2 s of unlimitited when yoyou switch t to xfinity y mobiler $30 0 a line perer month. nicece job, littttle sis! ththey grow upup so fast.... i'm m a fan. frfrom xfinityty. >>> one more check of our breaking news in san jose. the four alarm fire near regional medical center. this is a live look at the scene, a lot of 5 personnel and first responders there. the fire tore through several townhomes, seven units involved. the fire appears to be out but crews

there is the commissioner in new york, the warriors of the 19th overall pick in the get this guy, brandin clara, a 20-year-old shooting guard, player of the year, co- player in the wcc in does need to fly>> josh: drive far. >> they were asked me who i want to go up against and i was like steph curry, but now being with him, a lot of guys out there already, unfamiliar, santa clara is right down the road from there, i'm super excited and blessed, god put me in a great situation. >> seeing his mom and dad on the couch. really cool. >>> the bigger headline tonight, they traded jordan poole to the washington wizards for chris paul, never seem to recover from the preseason punch from draymond greene and trading away jordan poole and is $120 million contract, the warriors saved a whole lot of money which can help them re- sign draymond greene. as for chris paul, a lot of layers, the will travel 38-year- old point guard comes to the bay area after stints in new orleans, la, houston, phoenix to name a few, he will back up his buddy, stephan curry. we should add late tonight the warriors also trade

brandin podziemski and trayce jackson-davis.ziemski, left-handed sharp shooter with swagger. >> i can pass, dribble and shoot, embodiment of the warriors program. i'm a smart basketball player and the warriors have smart basketball players as well. it's a perfect fit both ways. >> i like that. we'll see these guys when the we'll see these guys when the warrio tip off ♪ ♪ ♪♪ voltaren. the joy of movement. ♪♪ >>> one more check of our breaking news in san jose. the four alarm fire near regional medical center. this is a live look at the scene, a lot of 5 personnel and first responders there. the fire tore through several townhomes, seven units involved. the fire appears to be out but crews will be on the scene tonight. it will be remarkable if there are now injuries because of the density of the properties. a live look at luz avenue. the crews will be on site through the night. >>> special olympics northern california kicked off in santa clara. opening games at santa clara university, festivities, entertainment, of course. pro foo

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the warriors drafted brandin podziemski.s a 20-year-old shooting guard who attended santa clara university. the warriors traded jordan poole ands to the washington wizards in exchange for chris paul. the warriors did free up lots of money and said good-bye to the player at the center of last year's fight with draymond green. >>> trending this morning the twins from the east bay are the first pair of brothers to be drafted in the top five of the nba draft. >> with the fourth pick in the 2023 nba draft, the houston rockets select amen thompson from oakland, california, and overtime elite. with the fifth pick in the 2023 nba draft, the detroit pistons select ausar thompson from oakland, california, and overtime elite. >> they say oakland because it's national. get ready for the thompson twinning. some older viewers might think of an '80s pop band. these guys bypassed college. they played in the g league. this will be the first time they've ever played on separate teams. san antonio did draft anointed future superstar victor wem

hendricks, 10 was kason wallace, got traded for -- traded to the thunder, 14 hawkins, 15 was jaime, 19 brandin the magic. they picked up jed howard. that is who it was. >> it was. >> some of us cannot remember what we had for breakfast. he has the whole draft memorized.remarkable . that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> he is right. former san making the pitch to get a baseball team. according to our partners at the mercury news, the mayor sent a letter to the milby commissioner asking mlb to imminently suspend -- the mlb commissioner asking mlb to suspend the territorial rights. this comes as the a's are making moves to relocate out of the state. let's get a check of the forecast with frances dinglasan. frances, we have overcast this morning. is it looking better? >> it is still looking gray. june gloom continues. you notice lots of cloud cover all through the bay and parts of the spec. the inland areas and some areas getting clear skies. you will not find that across the golden gate bridge. looks like there's some work going on there, some lane changing goi

we're talking about the warriors drafting brandin podziemski.anta clara university. >> santa clara is right down the road. super excited. blessed. >> now let's talk about that history kris was mentioning. >> twins from the east bay are the first pair of brothers to be drafted in the top five of the nba draft. >> with the fourth pick in the 2023 nba draft, the houston rockets select amen thompson from oakland, california, and overtime elite. with the fifth pick in the 2023 nba draft, the detroit pistons select ausar thompson from oakland, california, and overtime elite. >> get ready for the thompson twins. not the '80s pop band. these guys are 20 and grew up in oakland. these guys bypassed college. they played in the g league. this will be the first time they've ever played on separate teams. we will point out that san antonio did draft anointed future superstar victor wembanyama with the first overall pick. that was super cool to watch. >> yesterday's draft was interesting. i know up until the thompsons were picked i was watching closely. that w