Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob is making the most of an otherwise disappointing transition season, one many have called a gap-year that will bridge one dynasty in what Lacob hopes is another to come in 2020-21.

Lacob was in attendance for the NBA’s Tech Summit during All-Star Weekend in Chicago, taking the positives from this rebuilding season without some of the team's best players.

“The great thing about this is we can re-imagine the next dynasty,” owner Joe Lacob told Mark Medina of USA TODAY Sports. “I think it’s been a good year for us to take stock with where we’re at and try to recreate.”

The Warriors have gone from having the second-best record in the league last season to dead-last in the league, quickly turning them into favorites for a high lottery pick in this year's NBA Draft Lottery.

This would be the first time the Warriors have had a lottery pick in the last eight years (Harrison Barnes — 2012), making it imperative for the organization to cash in with big-time talent or deal the pick for a valuable piece to their core.

In addition to 2020, the Warriors also set themselves up for a potential high pick in 2021, nabbing a top-three protected first-rounder and a second-round pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves in the trade that sent D'Angelo Russell to The Twin Cities.

The Warriors also filled a need with Andrew Wiggins at small forward, and they will get to see him work with Stephen Curry upon his return, as well as Draymond Green. Kevon Looney is also recovering from a nagging injury, which could mean an even more bolstered lineup in 2020-21.

“You add one guy and it can change everything,” said Lacob. “We already happen to have two of the greatest shooters of all time. Look at the games. We’ve only been losing by six or eight points. But add those two guys, and we’re already pretty good. I think Wiggins is going to help a lot.”

The Warriors are far from being “light years” ahead as Lacob once professed, but they could quickly come into the picture as a Western Conference contender once the heavy-hitters return to the lineup fully healthy.