In 2010 David Lee came to the Bay Area to turn around a struggling franchise.
Five years later, Lee is leaving with a championship, an All-Star appearance and the respect and admiration of everybody associated within the organization.
Lee was traded to the Celtics on Tuesday afternoon in a move that was seemingly promised to Lee and his agent after the Warriors won the title.
In return, the Warriors received the corpse of Gerald Wallace and what could amount to be more than $25 million in salary.
The Warriors are still well over the cap, but because the luxury tax is progressive, meaning teams pay high penalties as they spend more over the tax line, small decreases to payroll can have a big impact.