INDIANAPOLIS — Shortly after Kevin Durant announced his intention July 4 to sign with the Warriors, Utah center Rudy Gobert distilled much of the nation’s reaction to a tweet: “Wow.. Only problem there’s only 1 ball.”
With arguably four of the NBA’s top 20 players, including two of its top three, Golden State boasted the makings of a historically explosive offense. To maximize that potential, head coach Steve Kerr needed to incorporate Durant into his system without infringing on what makes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green special.
Now, more than four months after Gobert’s tweet, Golden State has yet to find a way to play with more than one basketball.