Steph Curry spoke openly at his end-of-season press conference about the Warriors’ challenging year and what lies ahead for the team.
The four-time NBA champion described watching from the sidelines due to injury as “tough” and “a first” in his career. He said, “You wish you were out there to be able to do something about it. But it just wasn’t in the cards this year.”
When asked how close he was to returning during the playoffs, Curry revealed, “Everything was kind of aligned for Game 6,” but added he still had “a couple more checkpoints to get through.” He called it a “great ‘what if.’”
Looking ahead to the offseason, Curry plans to rest and rebuild after playing a lot of basketball the past year. He said, “I’m going to take full advantage of the offseason, knowing I’ve been playing a lot of basketball for the last year.”
Regarding the Warriors’ core and contract situations, Curry confirmed he, Draymond Green, Steve Kerr, and Jimmy Butler all have two years left on their deals, saying “we want this ride to last as long as possible”. He noted, “It’s just about what does this team need for next year? Answering those questions over the summer.”
Curry acknowledged the difficulty of this season’s playoff run but stressed the team’s optimism for the future. “We have a lot to be proud of and a lot to build off of,” he said. “We got to maintain that optimism.”
He also reflected on the team’s potential if fully healthy, saying, “You obviously have that mindset… this league is hard to win. You have to have health. You have to have good fortune.”
Curry spoke about the mix of youth and veteran leadership on the roster. “We had enough to accomplish it and get to a point where we were playing pretty high-level basketball,” he said. “If you can run that back, make some tweaks, make it as good as possible.”
When asked about what the roster might need, he said, “I don’t know. I’ll think about that over the summer.” He praised the team’s chemistry and said, “Every team has to get better, and they have to address that.”
On Jonathan Kuminga, Curry noted the player’s growth despite tough circumstances, praising his readiness and resilience.
Curry also discussed the impact of acquiring Jimmy Butler midseason, calling the fit “seamless” and saying Butler gave the team “so much belief that we could beat anybody any given night.”
At 37 years old, Curry acknowledged the age talk as both a compliment and a reminder of basketball’s fragility. “It allows me to just have fun and appreciate this chapter of my life,” he said.
