The countdown to the new season is 19 days. Looking back on last season, although the Warriors stopped in the second round due to Curry's injury, it is undeniable that they saved their 2024-25 season through the Butler trade.

The Warriors had 12 wins and 3 losses at the beginning of the season, Melton had a torn ACL in his left knee and was reimbursed, which interrupted the Warriors' momentum in the early stages of the season. Moreover, Melton is an important offensive and defensive puzzle in the Warriors system, and 3D attributes are difficult to replace. Cole needs to continue to try lineup matching to find the best solution.

On December 15, 2024, the Warriors sent Melton + 3 second round picks, which were reimbursed for the season to the Nets, and exchanged for Schroder + 1 second round pick, and urgently looked for a replacement to strengthen their backcourt combat power. Schroeder is not the answer to the Warriors. The Warriors won 12 wins and 3 losses at the beginning of the season and lost 3 wins and 12 losses, 15 wins and 15 losses, and the winning rate fell back to 50%.

Until the end of the trading day in February 2025, the Warriors once had 25 wins and 26 losses, and their winning rate hovered around 50% and never improved. The Warriors management made a major three-party transaction, giving away Wiggins + Schroeder + Lee Kyle + Waters + the first 10 picks in 2025 to protect the first round, and replacing Butler and signing a two-year, $121 million contract extension with him.

The Warriors had 25 wins and 25 losses before introducing Butler; after introducing Butler, the Warriors had 23 wins and 7 losses in the second half of the regular season. The "Butler Effect" regained the Warriors' rebirth. The team's offensive efficiency rose from 18th to 4th during the same period, and the defensive efficiency rose from 10th to 1st during the same period!

Butler also transformed the Warriors' system's playing style from "Curry-dependent" to "dual-core co-drive". The powerful spiritual attributes and instant combat power have completely renewed the team's mental outlook. When Curry is relatively healthy, the Warriors' performance in the second half of the regular season + the first round of the playoffs is enough to prove the feasibility of Curry + Butler's dual-core championship win in the next two years.

The Warriors' first round of picks in 2025 this year were sent to the Heat (protected in the top 10 picks). Due to the salary space, they can only use the second round of picks to Taobao.

The Warriors' first round of picks in 2025 were finally converted to the Heat because of the Warriors' record. The Warriors won the No. 52 and No. 56 this year's lottery through the transaction, and the second round was scrapped at the end.

The Warriors selected forward Alex Tuxi from Australia with the No. 52 draw. He is 203 cm tall and played for the NBL Sydney Kings last season, averaging 11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Tuxixia United averaged 6.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of only 26.2%. The Warriors are likely to have a word "Thank you...".

The Warriors selected Will Richard from the University of Florida with the No. 56 draw. He is 193 cm tall and is a typical 3D player. The draft template is Caruso, and Xia Lian demonstrates a game style that is both offense and defense. The Warriors gave him a 4-year contract, including 2 years of full guarantee and long-term investment.

The Warriors had 9 guarantee contracts before the draft started, and the rotation depth was sufficient. They did not expect Tuxi and Richard to enter the rotation quickly. The second round pick was a scrambler. If you find the treasure, you would make a lot of money.

The Warriors finally solved the Kumingga problem three months after the free market was opened, and the management quickly completed the construction of the roster.

The Warriors' team-building ideas are very clear, and they revolve around the dual-core filling practical puzzles of Curry and Butler.

In the new season, Curry's salary is 59.61 million, Butler's 54.13 million, Dream Chasing 25.89 million, Moody's 11.57 million, Hilder 9.22 million, Podjemsky 3.69 million, Davis 2.22 million, Santos 2.22 million, and Post 1.96 million. Without renewing the contract with Kumingga, the total salary has reached 170.5 million!

Warriors and Kumingga finally chose to make concessions and reached a two-year, 48.5 million contract renewal (the second year team option), and everyone was happy. The management also introduced Horford, Payton Jr., Curry Jr., and Melton, and the rotation depth is only stronger than last season.

Horford is a space-based insider, and his support, defense and shooting are perfectly adaptable to the Warriors system; Melton proved his success with the Warriors last season, his 3D defender attributes are highly adaptable to Curry, and the Warriors are also actively "buy back"; Payton Jr. is the Warriors' defensive player last season, but the defender's figure is the center-strike style, and plays the screening wall and Curry's pick-and-roll effect is excellent; 35-year-old Seth Curry is a high-quality shooter produced by the Curry family, with a three-point shooting percentage of 45.6% per game in the Hornets last season, the league's first, and his career averages 43.3% of three-point shooting percentage. He can play the top space point around Curry/Butler. Once Curry pick-and-roll attracts a slid attack, Curry will have an open three-pointer chance to make the defense pay the price.

The four new players, plus Kumingga who stayed in the team, basically have his own unique skills in survival in the Warriors system, and plug and play, the Warriors' rotation depth has ushered in a major enhancement in the new season.

Considering Curry and Butler's contract, the Warriors are taking on a full-strength sprint for the last dance of the Curry era.

Curry is now 37 years old, and the contract is currently expiring in the 2026-27 season (62.58 million); Butler is 36 years old, and the two-year contract renewal given by the Warriors happens to expire in the summer of 2027 with Curry; 35 years old, the player options for the 2026-27 season - the three brothers can all release their salary space for the Warriors in the summer of 2027 at the same time, and the Warriors can pursue super big fish such as Antetokounmpo and Jokic in the summer of 2027.

In other words, before the summer of 2027, before Curry was 39 years old, at the peak of the three Warriors Butler, Zhu Meng, and Curry, this is the last window of the championship for the Warriors in the era of Curry as the absolute core.

The Warriors' lineup depth in the new season is enough to support them in the playoffs and even the championship, provided that they are healthy.

Horford, Dream Chasing, Post, TJD, Butler, Moody, Kumingga, Santos, Payton Jr., Curry, Pojemsky, Hilder, Melton, Seth Curry, 14-player rotation depth, paper strength cannot be underestimated - the two top cores are combined with a number of practical puzzles, the Warriors still follow the team basketball route.

Last season, the Warriors' regular season winning rate was as high as 76.6%, and the "Black Seven" in the first round of the playoffs eliminated the Rockets. Before Curry was injured, the Warriors even led the Timberwolves 1-0 with a score. These prove the feasibility of Curry + Butler's dual-core driving championship game.

The Warriors' four starters Curry + Butler + Dream Chasing + Horford Although the average age reaches 36.75 years old, their personal abilities, experience and execution are unquestionable. As long as they can maintain health, they can never underestimate the heart of a champion!