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The Golden State Warriors may be making a big mistake as they look to extend their core’s championship window.

If one thing has become clear this offseason, it’s the fact that the Golden State Warriors are willing to do whatever it takes to help extend Stephen Curry’s championship window with the team. Even if it comes at the expense of losing a core player – which is the exact scenario that played out with Klay Thompson when he signed with the Dallas Mavericks in free agency.

Instead of keeping Klay around, the Warriors decided this offseason was the perfect time to pivot in hopes of surrounding Curry with a stronger supporting cast that could help the team reemerge as championship contenders next season in the Western Conference.

Part of those plans involved letting Klay walk in free agency (officially via a sign-and-trade). It’s beginning to look like the second and third parts of those plans revolve around replacing Klay’s productive with a collection of cheap supporting parts while holding out for Lauri Markkanen, an emerging All-Star talent that the Utah Jazz may or may not trade this summer.