Joe Lacob said he is prepared to pay the luxury tax if needed for the Golden State Warriors' moves into next season.

"Committed or not committed, I don’t think we have any other choice," Lacob said. "Numbers would dictate–anyone can look at them–that we’re very likely in the luxury tax and very likely very substantially, next year. And you know what? We’re OK with that. I tell Bob all the time; he keeps asking me, ‘Are you sure?’ We’re prepared to do whatever it takes to win a championship; I’ve said that before. You want to do it when the timing is right. Maybe the timing’s right, right? We’re pretty good. And so, I think we need to take advantage of that and go for it.

"Luxury tax? It’s not something you want to do, it’s very penal. But can’t be worried about that right now. That is really not the issue. The issue is being the best team we can be and we’re going to do whatever it takes."

Lacob expects the tax to be an issue for likely just one season.

"We’re prepared to do whatever we need to do to become the best team we can be. Two years out? Three years out? Hard to say."