17. Golden State Warriors
July ranking: 14
The Warriors are a bit like the Heat in that a really positive rating for their front office relies quite a bit on history that’s getting further and further away. Complicating matters for Golden State: they’ve dealt with brain drain that Miami hasn’t. Bob Myers, Jerry West and Travis Schlenk, all important figures from Golden State’s rise, are gone. We’re now almost three seasons into Mike Dunleavy Jr.‘s tenure, and not much has been accomplished. The signature move was the Jimmy Butler trade, and it by and large worked as intended. A torn ACL, though, all but ended any hopes they had of contending this season.
Otherwise? The past few years have mostly been disappointing.