It’s unusual for any NBA team, right on the back of an NBA championship, to double-down on the idea of building a young core in the hope it would sustain success for the next decade or longer. But that’s what the Golden State Warriors’ vision was last offseason, one that’s now largely been tossed aside in spectacular fashion.
The Warriors entered last offseason full of optimism and joy after a triumphant title win against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Yet what followed through the summer was an unserious effort to try and re-tool for a crack at back-to-back championships.