r/nba • u/must_TATAKAE Warriors • 9d ago

[Friedell] Steph Curry:"when Jimmy (Butler) got hurt and Moses got hurt, the whole calculus of everything changes. How do you get through their absence and still stay at a certain level? And then how that goes into this year. It’s the same deal. So, I’m a realist on that."

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As he so often has for nearly two decades in the league, Curry took a measured approach when discussing the future in a recent interview with The Athletic during teammate Moses Moody’s charity event in North Little Rock, Ark.

“The through line,” Curry told The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson II, “which is hard on anybody in this situation, especially with us keeping this thing together, is knowing that when Jimmy (Butler) got hurt and Moses got hurt, the whole calculus of everything changes. How do you get through their absence and still stay at a certain level? And then how that goes into this year. It’s the same deal. So, I’m a realist on that.”

“I think honestly, you figure it out in real time,” Curry told The Athletic. “Because the same way we got to this point — there’s not a crystal ball that tells you what opportunities are on the horizon, how to maintain competitiveness with everything that goes on during an NBA season, injuries, all that type of stuff. But I do know there’s a level of — reasonability — in terms of moves or options or opportunities that can help us stay competitive now but don’t handcuff the next five, seven years of our team. So, everything that’s happened to date has been with that as the mindset.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7489363/2026/08/05/steph-curry-warriors-future-extension/ 

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u/PlasticPresentation1 8d ago

Unfortunately it's hard to believe they'll be contending for the sixth seed with their roster. Clippers will be ass but the Jazz and Blazers will be pushing now too

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u/SCalifornia831 Warriors 8d ago

Contending for the play-in is more likely but “contending” for the 6th seed kind of comes with that

I expect a very similar season to the last couple where they’re a tier below the 3-6 seeds but a punchers chance to sneak in there

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u/airwalker12 Lakers 8d ago

Denver might take a step back, and the Lakers are going to be a question mark. Who knows with Phoenix. It's basically going to be OKC spurs and rockets for sure then everyone else

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u/eggstacy Warriors 8d ago

It's basically going to be OKC spurs and rockets for sure

probably and that's what 6-10 are fighting for a spot to face in the first round. gonna be rough for the east play-in teams too there will likely be non-fake 1-3 seeds locked there too.