Warriors’ Biggest Threat Might Be Complacency

By Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle: Sports
Mon, 10/16/2017 - 8:11pm

This past summer, in the afterglow of the Warriors’ second NBA title in three years, links to news articles repeatedly surfaced in the team’s group text. It was the players’ way of making sure everyone monitored one of the most frenzied offseasons in league history. Eight marquee players ultimately switched teams, blockbuster moves made with a singular purpose: narrowing the chasm between Golden State and its NBA peers. That franchises were willing to gamble their long-term futures to better contend with the Warriors amused the players.

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