The Warriors seem like a lot of people’s favorites to win the NBA championship next season. There might be no greater indication of their preeminence than the fact that David West decided to sign with them.
Last offseason, West famously forfeited about $10 million to leave the Pacers and sign with the Spurs, presumably to try to chase a championship.
The Spurs won an impressive 67 games during the regular season, but looked sluggish in the Western Conference semifinals against a much more athletic Thunder team.
It was interesting that West gave up on his Spurs experiment just one year into it, deciding to opt out and become a free agent again.