The Golden State Wonder: Kyle Lu Joins a Basketball Dynasty
by Mark McDermott The dynasty was in its later stages but still possessed many of the elements that had given rise to its greatness. These included creative leadership, an attention to detail, an openness to fresh ideas, and the unparalleled gifts of the man a rival king, LeBron James, has described as the player who “changed the narrative…who defied odds.” In other words, The Golden State Warriors still had Steph Curry, the best shooter in the history of the National Basketball Association. Something, however, was amiss. In January of last year, the team had fallen six games below .500. They were the defending NBA champions and had won four of the previous seven titles, but their decline had been startlingly rapid. “If you don’t have a consistent sense of urgency in this league, you lose,” said Draymond Green, the controversial yet cerebral and multi-skilled power forward who’d been a team leader throughout their championship years. Four hundred miles south, a 10-year-old boy in Manhattan Beach shared Green’s sentiments. Kyle Lu was only a fourth grader, but he’d been watching the Warriors as long as he could remember. Literally. His parents, Culbert and Candice Lu, were both…
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