Golden State Warriors: 5 Early Season Takeaways

About a month into the 2016-17 NBA season, what have we learned about the Golden State Warriors? Here are the five biggest takeaways.

With or without Kevin Durant, another championship trophy would’ve been the expectation for the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors. Coming off the most disappointing and unlikely collapse in NBA Finals history, the Dubs were suddenly the team with something to prove.

In spite of that “us against the world” billing, however, the Warriors couldn’t have been further from the “underdog” label, not only because they were coming off a historic 73-win season, but also because they went out and added Kevin Durant, the 2013-14 NBA MVP, in free agency.

The targets were repainted on Golden State’s backs overnight, and like LeBron James‘ super-teams in Miami and Cleveland, anything less than a title in 2016-17 will feel like a bust.

Only a month into the new season, it’s too early to make any definitive rulings on whether the Warriors will accomplish their goal. But at 12-2, it’s fairly obvious this team’s early hiccups haven’t cost them their shot at the league’s best record and another potential run to the Finals.

The question is, what exactly have we learned about the most powerful super-team one month into their first season together? Here’s a look at the five biggest takeaways for the Golden State Warriors so far.