Golden State Warriors: 5 bold predictions for 2017-18 NBA season

4. Jordan Bell will be a rotation player

Kerr has had two weaknesses since becoming the Warriors coach: One for James Michael McAdoo, the other for traditional bigs. He fears getting beaten badly on the glass, so much so that even when going “small,” he opted for the tough-on-the-boards McAdoo over bolder, more skilled options.

Likely to Kerr’s dismay, McAdoo is no longer a Warrior. Jordan Bell will act as his rebound, so to speak.

It is perhaps unfair to chide Kerr for his reliance on size. Up to this point, Green has been the only small 5 on the team that didn’t present immense problems. Presumably, that is why they bought the Bell pick — that, and the fact that he was a top-20 talent sitting there at No. 38.

The rookie version of Bell will be something of a Green/McAdoo hybrid. He possesses a light version of Green’s passing gene, and plays a similar brand of active help defense. His jump shot and overall scoring game are limited in McAdoo-esque fashion, but he also, like McAdoo, can do a decent job guarding the center and both forward positions.

What will truly earn Bell minutes, however, is his ability to approximate a traditional big. He is a terrific lob threat, the best on the team outside of JaVale McGee. He should rebound better than McGee and potentially David West, though not as well as Green or Zaza Pachulia.

He may be a rookie, but he gives Kerr the perfect solution to his versatility-versus-size dilemma. For that, he should see upwards of 12 minutes a night by season’s end.