When the free-agent negotiation period opens at 3 p.m. PT with a league-wide frenzy, the Warriors will be sprinting as fast they can, engaging in a flurry of visits, phone calls, text messages and probably a few FaceTime connections. With the franchise's immediate future at stake, the front office, with president/general manager Bob Myers as its center, is tasked with trying to revamp a roster deftly enough to produce an eighth consecutive winning season for the first time in Warriors history. The Warriors are willing to spend, but Myers will need to be at his most persuasive.