If the Warriors don’t pull off trade for Giannis, it doesn’t mean they failed

For more than six years, the Warriors have gazed through a window at Giannis Antetokounmpo sitting on the other side. Their desire to obtain the NBA superstar has endured through various phases, from impossible dream to utopian fantasy to the outskirts of reality.There always was, however, a “For Display Purposes Only” tag hanging from Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks jersey.That tag, which faded months before the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, has been replaced by an auction tag. The Bucks are making Giannis available to the best offer.And naturally, the Warriors, nose pressed to the window, are hyperventilating over the possibility of acquiring their Holy Grail.Golden State surely knows it would be exceedingly difficult to assemble a more impressive bid than those that will come from some of the other franchises seated at the auction. The Warriors don’t have enough young talent that the Bucks would find irresistible.Which, as we’ll explain later, might not be the worst outcome for Golden State.Once the Warriors go beyond offering the maximum four future draft picks, their cupboard is relatively sparse. Their roster has no young All-Star, and no one...