That path is straightforward, and it might even work well — that sounds like a 50-win team to me this upcoming season. (After that, though …)

But that’s hardly “big-game hunting.”

And there’s a reason the Warriors are signaling to the league that’s what they want to do — it’s what they need to do if this team is going to be relevant in 2026, 2027 and 2028.

But if the Warriors are, indeed, serious about bringing Paul George north to the Bay — as multiple media reports suggest and the Warriors have not disputed — that’s something that will need to happen before the new league year, July 1.

After that date, teams above the second apron of the luxury tax have onerous restrictions on trades. They’re unable to aggregate contracts and the money going in and out has to be exact.

Or, to phrase it another way: They’re not making trades.

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.” That’s my favorite definition of the latter term, posited by Arthur Schopenhauer.

Landing George — or another All-NBA player — would take some genius. It’s exceptionally difficult for me to see how it gets done, but then again, I write for a newspaper.

Oh, and that time element: Be a genius, but do it before the end of biz on Friday. No pressure, Mike.

I never saw Dunleavy as a clutch player, but perhaps he’s a clutch GM.

I suppose there’s only one way to find out.

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