Kurtenbach: It’s Lauri Markkanen or bust for the Warriors

If you squint and look at just the right angle, you can see a Warriors team that improved this offseason.

Sure, Klay Thompson — amid a surprising amount of one-sided acrimony — walked out the door, and yes, the Warriors did not turn Chris Paul’s expiring contract into, well, anything.

But with both of those players off the team’s books, the Warriors were able to sign De’Antony Melton — a premier perimeter defender — to a full mid-level exception contract ($12.82 million), and add...