The Golden State Warriors enter the 2022-23 season where 29 other teams wish they were: as defending champions. The confetti may have been swept up and the champagne may have dried ages ago, but the Dubs still carry the title of champs.
They’ll hold that label for 10 more months. They’ll raise a banner. They’ll have a ceremony. They’ll don rings that cost more than what most of us make in a year.
And they’ll try and do it again.
Like all teams, the Warriors have question marks. They lost two of their three best bench players and replaced them with worse players.