The Warriors went on to win the 2017 NBA Championship after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4–1 in the NBA Finals. McCaw started again in Game 4, finishing with six points, four rebounds, two assists, one block, and a plus-12 in a 129–115 win over the Spurs. McCaw became the first rookie in the NBA with at least 18 points off the bench in a playoff game since James Harden in 2010, and the first Warriors rookie to do so since Robert Parish in 1977. McCaw was 6-for-8 from the field, including 3-for-4 on three-pointers. In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, McCaw had 18 points, five assists, three rebounds, and three steals off the bench to help the Warriors win 136–100. McCaw started in place of Durant again in Game 3, contributing eight points, five rebounds, five assists, one block, and three steals in a 119–113 comeback win in Portland. He finished with nine points, five rebounds, one block, one steal, and an overall plus-27. McCaw made his first career playoff start in Game 2 of the first round on April 19 in place of injured Durant in which the Warriors won 110–81 over the Portland Trail Blazers. With starting forward Kevin Durant injuring his knee on February 28, McCaw started in place of Durant in most games. On February 13, 2017, McCaw made another start in place of Thompson and went on to score a career-high 19 points in a 132–110 loss to the Denver Nuggets. He was reassigned to Santa Cruz on January 13, and was recalled the next day. On January 10, 2017, he made his first career start in place of an ill Klay Thompson, contributing one three-pointer in a 107–95 win over the Miami Heat. The next day, he was recalled by Golden State. On December 29, he was assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State's D-League affiliate. On December 8, 2016, he scored a then-career-high 10 points, all in the first half of the Warriors' 106–99 win over the Utah Jazz. In nine minutes off the bench, he recorded two points, two assists, one steal and one block in a 129–100 loss. McCaw made his debut for the Warriors in their season opener on Octoagainst the San Antonio Spurs. Warriors executive board member, Jerry West, felt McCaw should not have slipped that far, saying "People are gonna be sorry they didn't draft him." On July 6, 2016, he signed with the Warriors and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League. He was later traded to the Golden State Warriors on draft night for cash considerations.
On June 23, 2016, McCaw was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 38th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
Professional career Golden State Warriors (2016–2018) Rookie year and first ring (2016–2017) On April 4, 2016, McCaw declared for the NBA draft. He earned second-team all-conference honors in the MWC and also was named to their all-defensive team. In his sophomore season, he played 33 games and averaged 14.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.45 steals in 33.7 minutes, having the second most steals in the nation. McCaw attended UNLV where, in two seasons, he averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 31.7 minutes in 65 games. After he graduated, he was ranked as the 38th best shooting guard in the country. He initially attended Christian Brothers College High School but transferred to Montrose Christian School as a senior, where he averaged 13 points per game and led the team to a 20–5 record and the National Christian School Athletic Association Division I title. Louis, Missouri, to Jeffery and Teresa McCaw. He won three NBA championships in his first three seasons: two with the Golden State Warriors and one with the Toronto Raptors. McCaw was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) as a sophomore in 2016. Patrick Andrew McCaw (born October 25, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.