The Golden State Warriors reign, just like every other NBA dynasty, is bound to come to an end. The only question is: how?
Three of the last four NBA championships have been won by the Golden State Warriors. The team will be attempting to go for the rare three-peat this season behind two of the league’s best players.
Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will lead the charge this season.
The responsibility certainly won’t fall on just them though. The Dubs also have elite two-way player and sharpshooter Klay Thompson, the ultimate glue man in Draymond Green and arguably the league’s best center DeMarcus Cousins.
Their team is truly one many could only imagine in a video game. All five of their starters made the 2018 All-Star game. Also, all five of the team’s stars are in their prime, albeit center DeMarcus Cousins is coming off a gruesome Achilles rupture.
That said, the Dubs still have quite the winning to do in order to be considered among the top dynasties in the modern-day era. If they stay together, they’ll be able to, at the very least, stay in the conversation.
However, their high-level success will eventually come to an end. Here are three ways it could start to unravel for the Dubs.