NBA Finals 2015: Biggest Offseason Questions for Cavs and Warriors After Game 6

It's an around-the-clock sports world in 2015, as championships don't last long before the future is predicted and the focus shifts to what's next. With that said, the glimmer of the Golden State Warriors' 2015 NBA Finals title will soon make way for serious offseason decisions.  

The players won't be thinking about the 2015-16 season for weeks upon weeks after embarking on the grueling two-month ride that is the NBA postseason. But the general managers have undoubtedly already given thought to what's to come, and all have plenty on their respective plates.

Both Finals teams are expected to get back to this point, as Odds Shark noted the Cleveland Cavaliers are a 3-1 title favorite for 2016 while the Warriors are right behind at 5-1. But plenty of work stands between both teams and returning to the Finals. 

Let's take a look at what each squad has to address heading into the offseason.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Things were supposed to be different for LeBron James in his return to Cleveland. Instead, his star-caliber teammates of his went down, leaving him with another band of misfits trying to will the Cavaliers to a championship.

Unlike in 2007, James' greatness had the Cavs in the driver's seat for stretches of these Finals. But as his historic average of 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists was secured, so was his fourth Finals defeat.

When James had the ball and Cleveland could slow down the tempo, things looked promising. But that didn't happen very often, and the Cavs' role players who needed to produce absolutely hung James out to dry in the rare moments he wasn't on the floor, as ESPN's Tom Haberstroh noted:

It is worth noting that players such as J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova had their great moments during the postseason, but all of them looked like no match for the Warriors. Big contributions weren't always expected of those players with such a deep bench, but the lack of playing time from three veterans had Russ Bengtson of Complex wondering why Cleveland wasted the roster space:

Of course, it's hard to paint the shortcomings of those players as why the Cavaliers couldn't get it done. Their expectations grew in the Finals, but largely because of injuries to Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, the Cavs were depleted at the worst possible time.

As Warriors head coach Steve Kerr noted, the series could have had a different result had they been healthy, per RealGM.com:

A simple offseason of healing will work wonders for this Cavaliers team, giving Love and Irving plenty of time to focus on their bodies and their health before suiting up in late October. That's not to mention James, who unquestionably needs—and deserves—a few long months of rest.

While he's at it, though, he'll need to make it a central focus to poke around the league and find some more talent to surround himself with. For all of James' greatness, he can't do it alone, even in the midst of Herculean efforts—he learned that over the last several days.

Golden State Warriors

Take a look around the Warriors roster, and it's scary how good this team might be for the next several years. But before Golden State puts the rest of the NBA on notice as the next dynasty, it has some issues to work out.

Most teams would trade the decisions the Warriors have looming to have Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson long term, but Golden State will still have to navigate some tough waters over the offseason. And some of those waters only got more choppy when it secured the franchise's first NBA title in 40 years.

On top on the list is figuring out how to keep Draymond Green, the Warriors' ultra-physical power forward who netted a triple-double in the series-clinching Game 6. It's been a talking point that has left Golden State fans uneasy for many months, but Green gave his franchise a big vote of confidence Tuesday night, per Diamond Leung of Bay Area News Group:

Of course, the Warriors don't have unlimited funds to do so. With re-signing Thompson to a long-term deal before the season and having a lot of money tied up in Curry and Andre Iguodala, sending a chunk of change Green's way will inevitably force others out of the door.

One already heading for the exits is David Lee, the former All-Star who lost his rotation spot during stretches. Lee and the Warriors have already mutually agreed to find him a new team, as ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported the day after the Finals ended.

Be on the lookout for Andrew Bogut's future as well, as the embattled center pondered retirement a few years back. He finally has that elusive title—and everyone wants to go out winning—and has seen his role vanish into thin air during moments of the season and playoffs.

Even with Lee likely to depart and possibility Bogut will as well, there's no shortage of firepower down low for the Warriors. They'll likely have Green and emerging big man Festus Ezeli, who is a much better fit for the versatile style that Kerr and the Warriors run to perfection.

Generally speaking, the tuneup that Golden State's front office has on the horizon isn't a daunting one in comparison to most title winners.