History is written by the winners — and not always fact-checked.
For instance:
In March 2012, the Warriors traded guard Monta Ellis to the Milwaukee Bucks for center Andrew Bogut. The narrative arising from that transaction goes a little something like this: It was a brilliant gambit, the first of several ingenious moves that catapulted the Warriors to a series of NBA titles.
The Warriors finished 20 games under .500 in 2011-12. But the following season, with Bogut at center and Stephen Curry taking over the point guard position from the departed Ellis, the Warriors won 47 games and reached the playoffs for just the second time in 19 seasons.