This NBA offseason has been one of the wildest in recent memory. Chris Paul left the Clippers to join up with James Harden in Houston, and the Thunder pulled off two major coups when they landed Paul George for pennies on the dollar, then somehow managed to sneak in under the radar and nab Carmelo Anthony from the Knicks.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers reloaded their roster as well. They got great value in return for a disgruntled Kyrie Irving when they swapped him out for Isaiah Thomas, and they also pulled Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade off the scrap heap to help buttress their second unit.
All of this, of course, amounted to little more than reactionary tactics in response to the team in Golden State that still stands head and shoulders above the rest. The Warriors have been blessed with an embarrassment of riches all across the board, and it’s a fact that’s not lost on head coach Steve Kerr.
Steve Kerr called this version of the Warriors the "deepest team we'll probably ever have here"
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 11, 2017
It’s stupefying to think that might be the case, given that a recent incarnation of this very squad won 73 games and made a strong argument for themselves as the greatest regular-season team of all time. But after adding Kevin Durant to the mix, the Warriors probably have the best collection of talent assembled on one team in NBA history.
And instead of being complacent after winning their second title in three years, they went out and got even better this summer. With Nick Young and Omri Casspi, they added two quality long-distance gunners to a second unit that already included Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, and JaVale McGee.
In short, everyone is still chasing the Warriors. Several teams have improved their rosters significantly, but it remains to be seen whether anyone can effectively match up against the Golden State monolith.
