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Analysis: In big-money times, NBA teams face biggest risks

Janie McCauley

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers talks with reporters at the NBA basketball team's practice facility Friday, June 14, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. Their three-peat quest denied by the champion Toronto Raptors, the Warriors now brace for major uncertainty ahead as Kevin Durant begins a long rehab from right Achilles tendon surgery and must decide where to sign, and Klay Thompson has a torn left ACL that will be another lengthy recovery. (AP Photo/Janie McCauley)

Golden State owner and CEO Joe Lacob often uses the same phrase when asked about how much money the Warriors are willing to spend to keep a championship-contending roster together.