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Golden State Warriors: Grading The Offseason

By Gerald Bourguet

June 7, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa (19) celebrates a scoring play with center Andrew Bogut (12), guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23)against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
June 7, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa (19) celebrates a scoring play with center Andrew Bogut (12), guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23)against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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June 7, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Leandro Barbosa (19) celebrates a scoring play with center Andrew Bogut (12), guard Stephen Curry (30) and forward Draymond Green (23)against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

As the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors didn’t have many changes to make to the roster this summer. With one of the most versatile lineups the league has ever seen, Steve Kerr‘s Dubs steamrolled their way to a 67-win season and a 16-5 record in the playoffs. To keep the machine rolling, Golden State’s main goal for the offseason was keeping a good thing together.

Bearing that in mind, the Warriors were never going to make any flashy moves this summer. The team is already heading for the luxury tax, so the biggest names of the summer like LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Monroe were never realistic options.

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The Dubs reportedly offered David West more money than he wound up taking from the San Antonio Spurs, but even missing out on West isn’t a major blow to a team that was going to be among the title favorites no matter what next season.

Well, technically speaking, the Dubs still had business to take care of this summer in order to remain in that upper tier. It was a relatively quiet offseason, but the luxury of being defending champs is not having to scramble around too much to keep a contender intact. Here’s a look at how Golden State accomplished that task with individual offseason grades.

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