Should the Warriors Now be Considered a Dynasty?
By: Josh Embry
After winning their fourth title in eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors have unquestionably had one of the best runs in the 75-year history of the NBA.
Few franchises have accrued more success in the same time span as the Warriors since their first Finals win in the 2014–15 season, but because of their Game 6 Finals win over the Boston Celtics, the sports media has been floating out the question of whether or not this eight-year stretch warrants the distinction of calling the Warriors a “dynasty.”
The word “dynasty” is used often in NBA talking circles about wildly successful teams that have won multiple championships in a limited time frame, with the 1990's Chicago Bulls being the franchise most often mentioned. The most recent franchise given the dynasty label was the San Antonio Spurs who won five championships between the 1998–99 and 2014–15 seasons.
Other dynasties from the long-ago past are often forgotten when discussing dynasties, such as the Celtics of the late 1950s and the 1960s who won 11 championships in 13 years, or the Minneapolis Lakers in the early years of the league, when they won five championships in six seasons. Personally, I consider the 1980s Lakers to be a dynasty as well, given their prolonged dominance in the decade that culminated in to…
