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With the 2013 NBA draft a week away, Golden State sits on the outside looking in.

If the San Antonio Spurs win Game 6 of the NBA Finals, they will have gone 16-4 en route to an NBA title.

The widely held perception of the Golden State Warriors is that they need to keep their core intact in order to keep playing at the same level they were last season.

If not for Charlie Bell 's legal troubles , this upcoming offseason would look entirely different for the Golden State Warriors .

Dec 12, 2012; Miami FL, USA; Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry celebrates their 97-95 win over the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena.

For the first time in a long time, the Golden State Warriors don't have a laundry list of offseason needs.

Ideally, the Golden State Warriors will enter the 2012-13 season with a roster identical to the one they had in 2011-12. Other than Carl Landry and Jarrett Jack, every key Warriors player from this season is under contract for next season.

In one of the few instances in my lifetime, we are coming off a season in which most things went right for the Golden State Warriors .

The Golden State Warriors re-signed Brandon Rush last year as a key defensive cog and a versatile offensive player, but does he still have a place on this roster? Rush, as you can remember, suffered a season-ending injury in just the second game of the season when he was attempting a dunk against the Memphis Grizzlies .

Every team deals with them, staying healthy is part of the game and it's difficult to predict what would have happened had this player or that player been on the court.

May 10, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors point guard Jarrett Jack celebrates after the basket and foul against the San Antonio Spurs during the second quarter of game three of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena.

For what appears to be the tenth time, Dwight Howard is making waves with the Golden State Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors won legions of new fans with their enthralling playoff performances this postseason.

Oct 19, 2012; Portland, OR, USA;Golden State Warriors shooting guard Brandon Rush dunks the ball on Portland Trail Blazers power forward Joel Freeland in the first quarter of the game at the Rose Garden.

A 47-win regular season brought them a rare postseason appearance, meaning May 21's draft lottery was finally not their concern.

The Warriors aren't decorated with championships. The team's retired jerseys belong to the distant past, mostly from an era of the 60s and 70s that precedes the current Golden State fan's memory.

The 2012-2013 season was an anomaly in the eyes of many Golden State Warriors faithful.

Jan 19, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Golden State Warriors power forward Carl Landry celebrates with point guard Jarrett Jack during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Hornets at the New Orleans Arena.