Warriors sign first-round pick Biedrins

Oakland, CA (Basketball News) - The Golden State Warriors signed first-round draft pick Andris Biedrins to a contract Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Biedrins, a 6-11 forward from Latvia, was the 11th overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft.

He competed in the 2004 Under-18 European Championship and averaged 21.8 points, 14.4 rebounds, 4.4 blocks and 3.8 steals per contest. Biedrins appeared in 28 games for Skonto of the Latvian League in 2003-04 and averaged 18.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per outing.