Stephen Curry Discusses Warriors' Two-Timelines, Desire To Win One More Title
The Golden State Warriors had sought a two timelines of contention where they could continue to compete for titles with Stephen Curry while bringing along a next generation core featuring James Wiseman, Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga. The Warriors won the championship in 2022, but the hope of a second generation already being in place for when Curry and Draymond Green retire is all but over. Kuminga and Moses Moody are the only two players from that initial vision still on the team. Now, the Warriors have been looking at improving their title chances around Curry while not completely mortgaging their future for when he retires. "It's a little scary to think about what comes after this," Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy, Jr told ESPN. "Our philosophy comes from understanding we have a generational player who is still at or near the peak of his powers. And given his time horizon, it's different than if he was 25. If he was 25, there would always be a next year, but now you have to approach it like there may not be a next year." "This team has the potential to be a championship team, but we're not there yet," Steve Kerr said. "We're competitive every night, and we feel confident in our ability to be competitive every night. Now, whether we can do that for four rounds in the playoffs remains to be seen." "I think the postmortem on some of the two-timeline stuff is not great," Curry said. "We picked Wiseman, who's had a rough go. It's not his fault, but we had an opportunity when we were at the bottom of the standings and had the No. 2 pick, and picked Wise. We thought there was going to be a way to bridge that gap, and it didn't work out that way. But to hear the way people talk about the 2022 championship is still fascinating to me. Because the 'surprise championship'" -- here his hands provide the sarcastic air quotes -- "was a crowning achievement based on that team we had and what we'd been through since the '19 Finals. "So, 'Did they do enough?' That's not for me to answer, but this is a collaboration, and I just want to win, and they know that. Until it's all said and done, we want to have at least one more (title) to speak for. And that's it. That's what's left for me. That's all of it. I still love to hoop, but I love to win even more. So if we don't get it done, maybe when it's all said and done, I'll be able to answer that question better. Right now, we're still trying to figure it out."
The Golden State Warriors had sought a two timelines of contention where they could continue to compete for titles with Stephen Curry while bringing along a next generation core featuring James Wiseman, Jordan Poole and Jonathan Kuminga. The Warriors won the championship in 2022, but the hope of a second generation already being in place for when Curry and Draymond Green retire is all but over. Kuminga and Moses Moody are the only two players from that initial vision still on the team.
Now, the Warriors have been looking at improving their title chances around Curry while not completely mortgaging their future for when he retires.
"It's a little scary to think about what comes after this," Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy, Jr told ESPN. "Our philosophy comes from understanding we have a generational player who is still at or near the peak of his powers. And given his time horizon, it's different than if he was 25. If he was 25, there would always be a next year, but now you have to approach it like there may not be a next year."
"This team has the potential to be a championship team, but we're not there yet," Steve Kerr said. "We're competitive every night, and we feel confident in our ability to be competitive every night. Now, whether we can do that for four rounds in the playoffs remains to be seen."
"I think the postmortem on some of the two-timeline stuff is not great," Curry said. "We picked Wiseman, who's had a rough go. It's not his fault, but we had an opportunity when we were at the bottom of the standings and had the No. 2 pick, and picked Wise. We thought there was going to be a way to bridge that gap, and it didn't work out that way. But to hear the way people talk about the 2022 championship is still fascinating to me. Because the 'surprise championship'" -- here his hands provide the sarcastic air quotes -- "was a crowning achievement based on that team we had and what we'd been through since the '19 Finals.
"So, 'Did they do enough?' That's not for me to answer, but this is a collaboration, and I just want to win, and they know that. Until it's all said and done, we want to have at least one more (title) to speak for. And that's it. That's what's left for me. That's all of it. I still love to hoop, but I love to win even more. So if we don't get it done, maybe when it's all said and done, I'll be able to answer that question better. Right now, we're still trying to figure it out."
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