The Golden State Warriors entered the offseason looking to swing for the fences, and whilst they have yet to knock one out of the park, their small-ball approach has yielded some promising returns.
As the Warriors have come to realize, the ascent to greatness comes at a price, one that might be too steep for them to pay. The bounty to acquire Kevin Love has been set, and the Warriors’ unwillingness to part ways with Klay Thompson may ultimately lead to Love slipping through their fingers.
Still, there’s always a Plan B, and the Warriors have made sure that even though they didn’t upgrade at the power forward position, they will enter the season with few holes on their roster.
Whether it was finding a new captain to steer the ship or finding the right crew members to make it go, the Warriors rose to the challenge and assembled what looks to be an upgraded version of the squad they sent out last season.
What remains to be seen, however, is whether those moves were enough to make up the considerable gap that existed between them and the Western Conference elite.
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