Warriors offseason preview: After title, extensions for everybody?
After two years in the wilderness, and against regression factors such as age and injuries, the Warriors made it all the way to the Finals and won another championship.
There was doubt that the remaining core was enough to compete for a title without Kevin Durant. What followed his departure was years of shrewd moves by an experienced front office backed by an ownership group willing to spend. Along with good health, they put together one of the deeper rosters in the league and got enough improvement from some of their younger players to more than make up for the loss of Durant.
Golden State is set for the present and the future, so there really is no need to make significant changes coming off a finals run. Their main focus this offseason will be retaining their key role players and extending their starters. The Warriors also project to have a record-breaking luxury tax payment next season and an even bigger one the year after that.