The Golden State Warriors fell short in their quest to capture back-to-back NBA championships, but the offseason shouldn't see major reform.
Most title contenders are forced to take a hard look in the mirror upon postseason elimination, but the Warriors are still in a position of superiority. They won a record-breaking 73 regular-season games, overcame a 3-1 deficit against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals and were five points away from lifting the Larry O'Brien trophy once again.
That's a successful season by most standards and won't lead to a panic-inducing conclusion. Golden State should march into the 2016-17 campaign as one of the title favorites, regardless of what happens this summer.
However, team general manager Bob Myers still has some riddles to solve. Certain members of the core are entering free agency, and keeping the entire crew together will be a challenge.
Bring Back Shaun Livingston
The last year of Shaun Livingston's $5.8 million contract is non-guaranteed, per Spotrac, but the backup point guard has to be retained next seaso ...
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