With every passing season, it seems like NBA fans become more and more interested in the minutiae of team-building. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) used to be a discussion topic reserved only for front offices and the most hardcore fans. But now, most basketball fans are intrigued by the ins and outs of the CBA, in large part because it informs what kind of team-building the organization they love can get up to.
That’s doubly true for Golden State Warriors fans, who have seen CBA rules restrict ways that the team can spend, and punish Joe Lacob and Co.