When the Warriors failed to land Paul George and Lauri Markkanen this offseason, many felt bad for Stephen Curry.
Warriors’ Struggles and Projections:
With Curry turning 37 in March, he’s nearing the end of his amazing career. This season, he enters without an All-Star teammate again. The Warriors are expected to win only 43.5 games and might miss the playoffs for a second year in a row. If that happens, people will say even more that the Warriors are wasting Curry’s prime years.
Warriors’ Awareness and Response:
The team knows these worries well. On Thursday, GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. talked to the media about it. He said the franchise is feeling very impatient because of Curry’s age but still wants to give him another shot at winning a title.
“We’re probably as impatient a franchise as you can be right now given our time horizon [on Curry’s age] and all that,” Dunleavy said. “But there’s a fine line between impatience and undisciplined. I feel good about the discipline that we held this summer and the roster we built and the growth from within that we’re going to have.”
Dunleavy also mentioned they would stay aggressive up until the 2025 NBA trade deadline but won’t rush into bad deals just to add another star player.
Efforts Moving Forward:
“Making deals in this league can be tough. But the effort and urgency will always be there,” he emphasized.
To Curryโs credit, he has continued supporting the front officeโs decisions despite not getting another star player yet. In an interview with Marcus Thompson II from The Athletic, Curry said he trusts Dunleavy and his team to build a competitive roster against strong teams like Nuggets, Mavericks, Timberwolves, and Thunder in the Western Conference.
We fans really hope things turn around soon!
One wonders if Curry will stay patient if they have another disappointing season starting on Oct. 23 against Trail Blazers.
