5 Lesser known facts about the Golden State Warriors

#5 Draymond Green had been the X-Factor that finally won Durant over

Kevin Durant & Draymond Green

After the Warriors suffered a gut-wrenching loss to the Cavaliers in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Green texted Durant, "See what we're missing," followed by "We need you. Make it happen."

Additionally, Draymond, as well as Klay Thompson were Kevin Durant’s teammates for Team USA prior to him becoming a free agent.

Durant was later visited by the Warriors in the Hamptons and had a positive meeting that included Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala telling Durant that they're all willing to sacrifice for him in order to win.

"I look at it as we lost the Finals, but we ended up with KD," Green said later. "That's a helluva consolation prize."

Apparently, the Warriors have Green to thank for immediately reaching out to Durant, while the NBA universe has Green to blame for the unfair balance in power that followed. As a result, there's no telling when this dynasty might slow down.