By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Golden State forward Jonathan Kuminga has emerged from a protracted offseason contract dispute playing "incredible" two-way basketball, teammate Draymond Green said on Thursday.

With it, the Golden State Warriors were trying to do what no one in the modern NBA has ever truly done: compete for a title with a core of thirty-somethings who are walking Hall of Famers, while simultaneously developing a young, high-drafted core to take over the franchise without skipping a beat.

The Warriors are off to a 3-1 start to the season, with wins against fellow Western Conference contenders in the Lakers, Nuggets, and Grizzlies. The Steph Curry-Jimmy Butler pairing looks as good as it did down the stretch run last year,