It’s draft day in the NBA, which means that plenty of teams are getting ready to make moves - or, if they’re like the New York Knicks, are already making them with big trades and contract extensions to go all in now. The Warriors have been at the center of plenty of speculation going into the offseason as they try and find direction towards another title in Stephen Curry’s dwindling window, but things have been heating up lately with a myriad of rumors up in the air.
Read MoreIf the Western Conference playoffs have proved anything, it’s that even if the Warriors were able to make it past the play-in, they would not be ready for any series they would have faced.
Read MoreAfter showing their commitment to win now by trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul, the major Warriors storyline through this summer’s free agency window was how else they could get better. The need for a big to play some rotational minutes was obvious, but they clearly never had their sights set on a traditional one who would just rebound, roll, and block the occasional shot.
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Read MoreThe top of the mountain is hard to reach. Teams and players consistently put up historic stats in the regular season only to fall short on the path to the NBA Finals, the playoffs proving to be a different game. Draymond Green once made the point that there are 82-game players, and there are 16-game players, further putting an emphasis on that difference.
Read MoreWe’re less than a month away from the start of training camps across the NBA, and the Warriors look a lot different now than they did at this time last year. The addition of veteran presences Chris Paul and Dario Saric to replace young departures has shifted the team fully into win-now mode, and hopes remain that Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody are ready to contribute like they did in stretches last season.
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