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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I could be wrong (usually am) but I don’t think Warriors are getting any better. I don’t believe Rockets are serious candidates for LeBron but I believe there could be 3 or 4 possible challengers for it all next year. LeBron, Celtics, 76ers, Rockets...
I mean there was no doubt the Bulls would win all those championships but that great NBA basketball.
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Do they need to get much better? Curry, Durant, Green and Thompson are all in their primes. They might lose a bit of depth this offseason, but there will of course be ring chasers who will take the vet minimum or mid-level exception to go play there. Of course there is one way they could get better: Trade Klay to open up room to sign LeBron. Imagine the NBA Twitter meltdown if that happened? And it's not all that preposterous to think either, Klay is a UFA next summer, so trading him now makes the absolute most sense, especially if you can get LeBron.
Now on paper the Rockets seem unlikely, but Morey is a creative guy and CP3 might want a ring so badly he takes less to accommodate bringing LeBron in. No state tax also helps LeBron take "less", but still make the same or more as playing in say California or Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. You could also sign and trade Capela and picks to get LeBron as well. There are definitely ways to get it done, and if any GM is crazy enough to find a way, it's Morey. But if they can't get LeBron, they really don't have many ways to get much better either, and this year is probably the peak of what the Rockets can be.
Really though as we saw this year, the Warriors are playing against themselves, against boredom. When engaged, they simply cannot be stopped because they have three all-time great shooters and you can't double everyone. They play strong defensively, and have a great coach. It'll be another offseason of trying to figure out who the next superteam will be. I'm still thinking the Celtics need to go all in with their assets and find a way to have LeBron and AD next year.