Way before the Golden State Warriors had their current stacked lineup, their team back in 2007 could have brought in another star to help them continue their run of success from the previous season.

The Dubs were apparently close to trading for Kevin Garnett from the Minnesota Timberwolves, but their former owner Chris Cohan and team president Robert Rowell vetoed the trade and decided to stay put with their group of players instead.

Chris Mullin, who held the position of executive vice president of basketball operations that time, recalled the experience of almost having a legitimate star on their team. He also shared, via Tim Kawakami of RealGM, the confident feeling they had in being able to give the Wolves the package they desired as they had a number of tradable pieces in their roster.

“After the playoff series with Utah [Jazz], we had a nice group but we were trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap. We had a deal. Kevin Garnett was getting ready to move and I think he was being very selective. But at one point, he liked our situation.”

“The exact deal was probably going to be more Minnesota's choice. We had Monta (Ellis), Andris (Biedrins), the pick itself, Jason (Richardson), Baron (Davis). We felt whatever combination they took, we had enough.

“It got really, really close, but it was vetoed.

The former five-time All-Star then revealed what the real reason was for the Warriors not to pull the trigger on the deal that could have changed their fortunes that year and moving forward.

“At that time financially, they weren't willing to go there.”

As it turned out, the franchise missed out on the playoffs for five straight years before making the last five, including their championship winning run in 2015.

Now in their third straight Finals appearance, the team’s front office is hoping they can win it all, to strengthen their belief that they made all the right moves that led them to the success they are currently enjoying. Should they do so, it may entice Stephen Curry to re-sign with them, as the promise of more title runs could be enough for him to stay. However, before they get ahead of themselves, the Dubs must take care of business first in this year’s Finals, and defeat the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, which is definitely not easy to do.