The Golden State Warriors have six championships in franchise history, so they have had some of the best teams in NBA history.
The 2015-16 Warriors won a record 73 games during the regular season, topping the Chicago Bulls' previous record of 72. That team would widely be considered the best club in NBA history if they didn't blow a 3-1 series lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 Finals.
Since the Dubs didn't finish their record-setting season with a championship, the 1995-96 Bulls still hold the title of being the best team in NBA history. Chicago defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 Finals, capping its slogan of, “Don’t mean a thing without the ring.”
However, that 2015-16 Warriors group is still one of the best teams we have seen in league history. However, it's not even the greatest team in Golden State history.
That nod goes to the 2016-17 Warriors. That team won 67 games during the regular season and captured the championship over LeBron James and the Cavs in five games.
Warriors power forward Draymond Green recruited Kevin Durant to the Dubs right after Golden State lost the 2016 Finals to the Cavs. Green, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala met with Durant in the Hamptons during the 2016 free agency period. The “Hamptons 5” nickname was created after KD decided to join the Warriors.
The Dubs' death lineup of Curry, Thompson, Durant, Iguodala, and Green is one of the finest lineups in NBA history. You have two of the greatest shooters in league history in Curry and Thompson manning the backcourt, arguably the most difficult person to guard maybe in NBA history in Durant and two swiss-army knives in Green and Iguodala.
During the regular season, the Warriors averaged 115.9 points per game. That was first in the league. They were also pretty good on defense. The Dubs gave up only 104.3 points a night. That ranked 11th in the NBA.
The Warriors had the best offensive rating and were second in defensive rating. All in all, this team really didn't have any flaws.
Curry led the Dubs in scoring. The two-time MVP averaged 25.3 points. Durant was right behind Steph at 25.1 points, while Thompson was putting up 22.3.
The regular season was a cakewalk for the Warriors. The only real adversity they dealt with was when Durant suffered a knee injury against the Washington Wizards in February. It wasn't that big of a deal since Durant didn't require surgery and the Warriors still had Curry, Thompson, Green and Iguodala leading the charge.
The playoffs, just like the regular season, was way too easy for the Warriors. Golden State swept Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round, swept Gordon Hayward and the Utah Jazz in the second-round and swept Manu Ginobili and the San Antonio Spurs in the conference finals.
We should mention, though, that the Spurs had a huge lead in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The whole game and series changed after Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard got hurt.
In the 2017 Finals, the Warriors matched up against LeBron, Kyrie Irving and the Cavs. Golden State won in five games, with Durant capturing that elusive first ring and Finals MVP. KD averaged 35.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists in the series.
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