Former SEC Players Rule NBA Conference Finals
By Ryan Summers
January 14, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors center Marreese Speights (5, left) celebrates with forward David Lee (10) against the Miami Heat during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Heat 104-89. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Golden State
David Lee, PF – Florida (Drafted in 2005 by New York)
Lee is averaging 11 minutes per game in the 2015 playoffs and is shooting 30 percent from the field. Lee has been used by the Warriors mostly as a back-up for Marreese Speights.
Marreese Speights, C – Florida (Drafted in 2008 by Philadelphia)
Speights is averaging four points a game in 7.3 minutes for the Warriors this postseason. In two seasons as a Gator, Speights played in 69 games and had a field-goal percentage of 63 percent.
Festus Ezeli, C – Vanderbilt (Drafted in 2012 by Golden State)
Ezeli has played in all 10 playoff games for the Warriors this postseason and has shot 50 percent from the field. Ezeli, along with Lee and Speights, have given depth to a front court of Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green that is usually overshadowed by the play of the team’s sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
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