HAVELOCK - Last Thursday night may have been perceived by some as a painful night for former Havelock and Boston College basketball star Kyran Bowman, but via his social media pages, Bowman stayed calm and clear-headed.

During the NBA Draft, Bowman's name was not called through 60 picks, leaving him as an undrafted free agent.

In a way, it can be better for a player as he can basically choose where to go instead of someone choosing him.

For Bowman, a guard, it wound up great as over the weekend he found himself with an opportunity to join one of the league's most successful franchises of late - the Golden State Warriors.

Word surfaced that Bowman didn't want to sign a two-way contract, which dictates that most of his time would be spent in the G-League, the NBA's developmental (minor) league.

Players that sign two-way deals can spend no more than 45 days with the NBA club, the rest with the G-League team.

Instead what Bowman got, is a one-year deal which nothing is dictated, it will all be how well he plays and what he can earn, which is fine with him.

Many ACC schools deemed the Havelock product "not good enough" for the power conference only to watch him go and average 16.9 points per game over his three-year career with BC.

Bowman was an All-ACC second team player this past season for the Eagles.

Now, he can train with and learn from Stephen Curry and hopefully, eventually Klay Thompson.

Due to the Warriors' injuries this past postseason, it creates an even bigger opportunity for Bowman as Golden State is a team that drastically needs depth from talented, young players.

Bowman will likely be competing during the NBA's Summer League which for the Warriors, begins July 1.