People are going to continue to ask the question: Did the Golden State Warriors ruin the NBA? It's not as ridiculous as it sounds, but it's quite ridiculous to ask Golden State players this question.
Bell mentions that they drafted and developed most of their players and then created a place where other stars wanted to play. That's no one's fault but the rest of the teams in the league.
Watch Bell's take on whether or not the Warriors ruined the NBA here:
Bell had this to say about the Warriors path to ruining the NBA:
“They drafted Steph. Six teams before him could have drafted him. Thirty-four teams could have drafted Draymond. Thirty-seven teams could have drafted me.”
Bell's numbers are a bit off here as there aren't even 37 teams in the NBA, but his point still stands. A number of teams passed on guys that have turned into absolute studs. Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson are prime examples of that.
Bell isn't quite at the level of those three, but he was an integral piece of their championship run this year.
It's not the Warriors fault that they're better than everyone else. They handled their business the right way. They drafted well and developed their players. Now that superstars want to play in Golden State shouldn't be their problem.
It's a problem that the rest of the league needs to solve. The Warriors shouldn't have to worry about whether or not they ruined the league. Their only priority needs to be winning games.
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