With the re-signing of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston this summer, the Golden State Warriors have been successful in retaining their championship core. The acquisition of free agents Nick Young and Omri Casspi further strengthens their bench lineup, but it does come with a very hefty price tag.

Dubs general manager Bob Myers recently appeared on the Warriors Plus/Minus podcast with Tim Kawakami and Marcus Thompson where he admitted that even if team owner Joe Lacob is fine with paying the luxury tax, he knows they are way over budget, not just this season, but for at least the next three years as well.

“Joe is good in that we had a number heading into free agency as to what the budget was, and we're way over it,”

“Here's the thing to know about Joe. He's really competitive, and he wants to win. And so you have to balance that, like anyone does, with running a business. … you have to balance spending with running a business with trying to win championships.”

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Almost $335 million has been spent by the team in this summer alone, and even with the salary cap projected to once again increase next season, they will be way above the luxury tax line, and would be hit with a big loss, should they fail to defend the title they won this year.

However, with their stars’ service all secured, the Warriors are expected to be once again the odds-on favorite to win another style this coming season. If they indeed go back-to-back, Lacob surely will not mind having gone over the threshold.