Maybe, maybe not. Let's roll the film back to July, 2013. The Warriors had just finished a 47-35 season. Curry and Thompson were emerging stars, but the rest of the roster was a hodgepodge, and Draymond green was barely in the rotation, averaging under 3 ppg in 13 mpg. Their second leading scorer was David Lee, and guys like Carl Landry and Jarrett Jack played major minutes. They were the definition of an ok but not great team.
Then they pulled off the trade with Denver for Iguodala. In 2013-14 they won 51 games but were bounced in the first round. However, Green's minutes doubled. Then 2014-15. They added Livingston and Barbosa, demoted David Lee to the second unit and hired Kerr. Green was now a starter. They won 67 games and their first championship
What magical superstar did Golden State add to put them over the top? The fact is they grew their own superstars, none of whom was picked higher than 7th overall.
The Clippers are on the same path, except they also have the cap space to make adding Kawhi possible.