Bell appears headed for McAdoo-type role

Jordan Bell’s encouraging preseason won’t necessarily earn him a spot in the Warriors’ deep rotation.

With less than a week until Golden State’s season opener against Houston, Bell appears poised to fill a role reminiscent of the one James Michael McAdoo held the past three seasons. Though hardly a regular contributor, McAdoo — now on a two-way deal with Philadelphia — earned occasional minutes off the bench when the matchup called for another big man capable of guarding multiple positions.

“I’ll put him out there for certain matchups,” Warriors head coach

Steve Kerr said of Bell. “I wouldn’t say that he’s going to be in the rotation, because he’s got a lot of guys ahead of him. … But certain matchups, I’ll throw Jordan out there.”

Golden State paid the Bulls $3.5 million for Bell’s draft rights largely because they believed his high motor and defensive versatility gave him a chance to contribute immediately. The only problem? With three proven centers in Zaza

Pachulia, JaVale McGee and

David West, and Draymond Green entrenched at starting power forward, the Warriors probably won’t have room in their rotation for the 6-foot-9, 224-pound Bell.

That hasn’t kept the secondround pick out of Oregon from impressing early. Though he hasn’t cracked the first-half rotation in any of Golden State’s three preseason games, Bell has showed solid

energy, athleticism and instincts in his second-half cameos. The highlight came late in Sunday’s exhibition win over Minnesota when Bell scored four straight times, all on dunks or layups.

“He’s got a great feel for the game, and he sees it,” Kerr said. “He’s a good passer, and he’s a modern-day, multi-faceted defender.” Picking teams: Thanks to the All-Star Game’s new format, the players who lead the fan vote from each conference will draft their own All-Star teams from a pool of 24 players (12 from each conference).

Stephen Curry, who led fan voting for Western Conference All-Stars last season, has an idea of who he’d pick if given the chance.

“Probably one of my teammates,” Curry said. “When you run out of those teammates, then you’ll have to figure it out.”

Could having to pick the team create some awkward situations?

“If I’m the one picking, no,” Curry said. “It’s fun. It’s a different setup.”

Jet lag: A day after the Warriors cut practice short because, according to Kerr, “We’re all completely out of it,” Golden State had a full workout Wednesday. That doesn’t mean, however, that the team is over its jet lag after its weeklong tour of China.

“Guys were almost half asleep,” Kerr said, “but I think (Thursday) we’ll have a good practice.”