{"id":11820,"date":"2017-06-22T21:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/06\/22\/nba-draft-day-the-impossible-dream-to-beat-the-golden-state-warriors\/"},"modified":"2017-06-22T21:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:01:00","slug":"nba-draft-day-the-impossible-dream-to-beat-the-golden-state-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/nba-draft-day-the-impossible-dream-to-beat-the-golden-state-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Draft Day \u2013 The Impossible Dream To Beat The Golden State Warriors?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Golden State Warriors celebrate their 2017 NBA Championship at The Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, Calif., on June 15.<\/p>\n

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For those too young to remember the NBA’s Michael Jordan era, you’re living it now. The Golden State Warriors are the new Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n

When Jordan ruled the earth’s hardwood, everyone else played for second. That’s where we are today with the super team from the Bay Area that just wrapped up its second title in three years.<\/p>\n

So why even play games for the next 3 to 5 years? Just build a permanent trophy case in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, right?<\/p>\n

WRONG.<\/p>\n

Sports, if anything, represent hope. It’s why they play the games. On any given Sunday. David did<\/em> beat Goliath.<\/p>\n

Which brings us to today’s annual day of NBA hope \u2013 the draft. Teams will replenish rosters with fresh faced, college-aged talent; they’ll execute trades to move up in the draft order.<\/p>\n

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Draft day also begins what’s expected to be a frenzied summer that will see the better teams try to beef up AND bolster their rosters in an effort to challenge you-know-who.<\/p>\n

Here’s some of what’s being said about the expected frenzy \u2013 an offseason drama that may as well be scored to “Man of La Mancha<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

To dream the impossible dream<\/em>
To fight the unbeatable foe<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>“Cleveland is closer than anyone to competing with Golden State, and the only player who realistically gets them closer is [Indiana Pacers star Paul] George.”<\/p>\n

That’s from a CBSSPORTS.com article<\/a> titled “Six trades or free-agent signings that could challenge Warriors’ NBA supremacy.” The article also suggests sending Chicago’s Jimmy Butler and Utah’s Gordon Hayward to Boston, Chris Paul of the L.A. Clippers to San Antonio and sums up with the three-team trade that would “save the world.”<\/p>\n