Wild NBA offseason: Taking inventory of the Warriors' top competition

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Now that the Cavs have finally traded Kyrie Irving, we have a pretty clear idea of what every roster will look like heading into the 2017-18 season.

Of course, things could change if the Knicks trade Carmelo Anthony and/or Dwyane Wade and the Bulls agree to a buyout.

The Warriors are considered the heavy favorites to win back-to-back titles, but many teams improved (some significantly) this summer.

Let's take a look at the projected rotations for Golden State's top competition:

ROCKETS
James Harden
Chris Paul
Trevor Ariza
Ryan Anderson
Clint Capela

Bench: Eric Gordon, P.J. Tucker, Luc Mbah a Moute, Nene, Tarik Black

SPURS
Patty Mills
Danny Green
Kawhi Leonard
LaMarcus Aldridge
Pau Gasol

Bench: Dejounte Murray, Tony Parker (unclear when he will return from injury), Manu Ginobili (reportedly coming back), Rudy Gay, Kyle Anderson

THUNDER
Russell Westbrook
Andre Roberson
Paul George
Patrick Patterson
Steven Adams

Bench: Raymond Felton, Doug McDermott, Alex Abrines, Jerami Grant, Enes Kanter

TIMBERWOLVES
Jeff Teague
Jimmy Butler
Andrew Wiggins
Gorgui Deng
Karl-Anthony Towns

Bench: Jamal Crawford, Tyus Jones, Nemanja Bjelica, Taj Gibson, Cole Aldrich

CAVALIERS
Isaiah Thomas
J.R. Smith
LeBron James
Kevin Love
Tristan Thompson

Bench: Derrick Rose, Iman Shumpert, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Richard Jefferson, Jeff Green, Channing Frye

CELTICS
Kyrie Irving
Gordon Hayward
Jaylen Brown
Marcus Morris
Al Horford

Bench: Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum, Aron Baynes, Guerschon Yabusele

We'll be nice and include two more teams...

WIZARDS
John Wall
Bradley Beal
Otto Porter Jr.
Markieff Morris
Marcin Gortat

Bench: Tim Frazier, Kelly Oubre, Jodie Meeks, Tomas Satoransky, Jason Smith, Ian Mahinmi

RAPTORS
Kyle Lowry
DeMar DeRozan
C.J. Miles
Serge Ibaka
Jonas Valanciunas

Bench: Delon Wright, Norman Powell, Bruno Caboclo, Jakob Poeltl, , Lucas Nogueira

Who is the biggest threat to the Warriors in the Western Conference?

Do the Celtics have a legitimate shot of taking down the Cavs in the East?

Oct. 17 can't get here soon enough...

Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders and a Web Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller

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