The Arms Race
Originally, the Warriors were organic. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were all drafted. It wasn’t until Kevin Durant joined that they were a “super team.” Now good teams will try to form “super teams.”
They think this is the only way to compete with the Warriors. It has started already. Cleveland is already picking up the phone to try to add Paul George or Jimmy Butler. Boston and Miami will try to add free agents like Gordon Hayward and Blake Griffin. San Antonio may get Chris Paul. Houston could try to add Paul Millsap.
Daryl Morey the GM of the Rockets has already said, “We have a trick of our sleeve“. Meaning that they simply won’t stand pat while Golden State racks up championships. Good Teams and contenders are competitive. They will try to accumulate talent, and hope they catch a break.