The Golden State Warriors' season didn't go as many had hoped. At one point in the season, they were as low as the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference. Desperate not to make it a lost season, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.

The dream of a potential LeBron James-Stephen Curry pairing was at least put back on the table after Rich Paul's statement that indicated the future Hall of Famer might be looking to leave the Los Angeles Lakers.

Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and executive chairman Joe Lacob should have tested the Lakers' resolve in keeping James around. Golden State has multiple young talents it could have dangled in trade talks. Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody, Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis are all part of the Warriors' young core.