Joe Lacob Says Warriors 'Can Re-Imagine the Next Dynasty' Amid Struggles

Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob sees brighter days ahead for his franchise during a season in which the Dubs find themselves in the NBA's basement with a 12-43 record.

Lacob expressed optimism at the NBA Tech Summit during All-Star weekend in Chicago, according to Mark Medina of USA Today, saying: "The great thing about this is we can reimagine the next dynasty. I think it's been a good year for us to take stock with where we're at and try to recreate."

The Warriors are the worst team in the league this season after reaching the NBA Finals in each of the previous five campaigns and winning three championships, but they are set up well for success in 2020-21 and beyond provided injured stars Stephen Curry (hand) and Klay Thompson (knee) get healthy and return to their All-Star form.

The Warriors have been a shell of the team that dominated the NBA for the past half-decade without Curry and Thompson, as well as Kevin Durant, who was moved to the Brooklyn Nets as part of an offseason sign-and-trade.

Golden State landed All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell in the KD trade, but he was oft-injured this season and wasn't a good future fit, so the Warriors sent him to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Andrew Wiggins and a pair of 2021 draft picks.

Curry and Thompson are arguably the NBA's two best shooters, Draymond Green is a defensive stopper and playmaker, and Wiggins is a gifted offensive player who needed a change of scenery.

In three games with the Warriors thus far, Wiggins has produced 23.0 points, 4.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per contest. Early indications are that Wiggins may be an ideal fit in head coach Steve Kerr's system as a wing.

Along with the core of Curry, Thompson, Green and Wiggins, the Warriors are in line to land one of the top picks in the 2020 NBA draft.

Former University of Memphis center James Wiseman would round out the starting five perfectly, or Golden State could add another talented guard such as Georgia's Anthony Edwards or Lonzo Ball's younger brother, LaMelo Ball.

The Warriors also have some additional picks in the coming years that they can use to bring in more young pieces or trade for more established players to provide depth behind their starters.

This season has essentially been a nightmare for Golden State on the heels of one of the most successful runs in NBA history, but after going deep in the playoffs so many years in a row, the Warriors have a chance to rest, get healthy and reload for more potential championship runs in the years to come.