Over the last three contests, Post has averaged 11.3 points, four rebounds and two assists in over 16 minutes per game. He truly made his mark in Golden State's Thursday night win over the Chicago Bulls, where he scored 20 points, draining five of his 10 3-point attempts.

And don’t forget, this past offseason, the Warriors lost a $30 million chunk of salary when they jettisoned Chris Paul strictly for luxury tax avoidance. The NBA owners wanted a system that brought big-market, big-spending teams like the Warriors to heel, and they received it.