And, with all that being said, the last six weeks haven’t changed one crucial thing: that the Golden State Warriors remain the NBA’s best team.

But while the last several weeks haven’t changed Golden State’s status as both defending champion and favorite to win again next season, it’s still been a very busy summer, and Tim Kawakami stopped by the latest episode of Posting Up to discuss it.

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Topics touched on include:

— Golden State bringing the band back again, including a contentious negotiation for Andre Iguodala that ultimately resulted in him returning

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— The impending salary and luxury tax crunch the team is going to be facing, and why the team’s new San Francisco arena could solve those problems without Golden State having to give away any of its stars

— Why it wasn’t a surprise that Jerry West chose to leave the Warriors this summer, and why it wasn’t a surprise that he chose to join the Los Angeles Clippers instead of the Los Angeles Lakers when he did

— How Steve Kerr has found his calling as a coach, and how that’s helped drive him to stick around the franchise even as he’s battled debilitating back pain over the past two seasons