Since 2013, every single NBA Finals has featured two of these three players, one on either team: LeBron James, Steph Curry, and Kawhi Leonard. When LeBron’s Lakers failed to make the playoffs, we should have rightly assumed that Steph would face Kawhi for the title, right?
Perhaps you did see it coming. After all, nearly everyone predicted the Golden State Warriors to make it through the Western Conference gauntlet. Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and DeMarcus Cousins is the first 100% All-Star lineup in NBA history. More than that, it looks like one of those teams you might put together in one of those viral you-have-$15-to-create-a-squad-to-save-the-galaxy memes that make their way around the Internet every so often.