Stephen Curry knows that someday, in years or even decades, at one of those celebratory reunions that teams do, he and Kevin Durant will fondly look back on their three incredibly successful years together with the Golde State Warriors.
They will reflect on the greatness, the fun, everything they learned from each other by playing together daily. Two championships, a pair of NBA Finals MVP awards for Durant
«I will always remember the three years we had. We’ll probably be here in the future, celebrating those like the 1974-75 team did, ”Curry said, pointing in the direction of the Warriors’ recent championship pennants. “It will be good when it happens.”
For now, Curry is embracing the “fresh start” as the oldest player on Golden State’s roster, who will look quite different when training begins next month. That was also the theme he shared with the girls who attended his camp. summer season for the Warriors this week, on one of their last trips to the practice facility in Oakland before moving to San Francisco and the new Chase Center. Durant, recovering from foot surgery, went to the Brooklyn Nets.
“We won two championships and I think we both got better in the process as basketball players and as people,” Curry said. “With the demand every night to be excellent and everything that comes with it, in terms of press attention, attention, criticism, even praise, it’s a lot. And he and I understood each other in that sense. With him going to Brooklyn, you have to make sure he’s happy and going to a place where he feels like he needs to be. At the end of the day, you have to be happy for him. “
Also leaving were veterans Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, point guard Quinn Cook and center DeMarcus Cousins. Meanwhile, the Warriors acquired a handful of new players, including D’Angelo Russell, Willie Cauley-Stein and Glenn Robinson III. Draymond Green received a new four-year contract this month for nearly $ 100 million. Kevin Looney stays too.
As Klay Thompson recovers from a left knee injury suffered in the final against Toronto, Russell will be Curry’s teammate on point guard.
At 31, Curry isn’t concerned about being the veteran entering his 11th season in the league. A two-time NBA MVP, he has reached five finals in a row.
Have I assimilated it yet? No. Do people remind me? Yes, every time they mention the direction of the team, “he said smiling. “Okay, hopefully they are wiser than my years indicate, but still young in what I can do on the court.” AP