Following a historically bad loss in the 2016 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors responded by putting together the greatest team in league history. Let’s reflect on the 2016-17 season.
The NBA world was set ablaze on July 4 of 2016 when Kevin Durant announced he would be leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to join the Warriors. Only a few months ago, Durant had been eliminated in embarrassing fashion by the Dubs. Now, he would be joining the team that had just won 73 games in the regular season and fell four points short of back-to-back championships.