As the Golden State Warriors prepare to take on the final two years of their established championship window, they have learned a lesson more painfully than almost any other team in the NBA; attempting to balance a win-now approach and building for the future almost always results in disaster.
Yet, as Bobby Marks previewed the Los Angeles Lakers' season on NBA Today, he pointed out that, with their balancing of Luka Doncic and Lebron James, the Warriors' Western Conference foes are attempting to take the same path, and they will soon see the perils of attempting to walk that tightrope.