When the Golden State Warriors captured the fourth title in franchise history at the 2015 NBA Finals, it was a thrilling reward for one of the league’s most vocal and loyal fan bases. The Bay Area had waited 40 years since last tasting championship glory but the experience of this exhilarating ride made it all worthwhile. No one could have known that a little more than a year after selecting Stephen Curry with the seventh pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, the fortunes of the franchise were to be forever altered when the team was acquired by new owners, Joe Lacob and Peter Guber. Infused with optimism and a change of culture, the front office methodically went about the business of building a championship caliber club. Retooling the roster by adding key pieces like Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala helped to create an explosive offense capable of generating a crowd pleasing brand of ball. Led by the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry, Golden State raced to a franchise record 67 victories in the regular season and one of the most dominant campaigns that the league has ever witnessed.