There are plenty of factors that go into the daunting task of winning four consecutive series in the NBA playoffs. As the Miami Heat demonstrated last spring, a few role players getting hot from three and a critical injury can be what it takes to propel a team to the NBA Finals.
But in a league that’s seen rampant player empowerment and team turnover in the last decade, a factor that’s gone underrated is continuity. The Golden State Warriors have been, for lack of a better phrase, the golden example of this.
They’ve won four NBA titles in 10 years with the same coach and core of three All-Star players in Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.