Steph particulars what success appears like for him in age-36 season

Steph particulars what success appears like for him in age-36 season initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space

There is not a lot left for Steph Curry to perform after he earned a gold medal with Staff USA on the 2024 Paris Summer season Olympics.

However that doesn’t imply the 16-year Warriors veteran will simply cruise by the 2024-25 NBA season. Curry nonetheless has objectives — notably championship aspirations — and is prepared for one more 82-game gauntlet.

Curry is 36, although, and time is as helpful as it’s daunting. Curry defined to NBC Sports activities Bay Space’s Kerith Burke at Warriors media day what success will seem like for him throughout his age-36 season.

“By no means been a stat man,” Curry mentioned within the interview, which debuted Thursday on the most recent “Dubs Discuss” podcast. “Moreso that feeling if you stroll off the court docket realizing how a lot I poured into your sport within the offseason. There’s all the time that feeling of being mentally and bodily locked within the night-to-night, what it takes to win.

“I nonetheless like to play the sport. I might like to win one other championship. That will be the icing on the cake. [I] understand how arduous that’s going to be.”

Curry nonetheless has a “love” for basketball. And the sport undoubtedly loves him again.

The 6-foot-2 guard has received 4 NBA championships, earned an NBA Finals MVP and is a two-time — and first unanimous (2016) — league MVP.  He is additionally a 10-time NBA All-Star, 10-time All-NBA choice, a two-time scoring champion and a member of the league’s seventy fifth anniversary staff.

However Curry does not want the numbers or the accolades to maintain going. As he talked about, the “night-to-night” grind and the post-game satisfaction following a hard-fought sport are all he wants.

Curry, although, is pleased with what he has completed within the Bay. He made it clear that it is an honor to be the best face in Warriors franchise historical past.

“I don’t ever take these compliments as a right as a result of I do know all that goes into it,” Curry instructed Burke. “I take all of the accountability severely and respect the chance I’ve.”

The Warriors will look totally different this season, even with Curry nonetheless there. Longtime star Klay Thompson left this offseason for the Dallas Mavericks, leaving Golden State to lean into its up-and-comers corresponding to Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski.

Curry stays a relentless in coach Steve Kerr’s lineup. And whereas many don’t see the Warriors as Western Convention contenders, Curry’s confidence additionally stays a relentless.

“Being right here my total profession is a giant deal and being aggressive is life like,” Curry instructed Burke. “Very excited in regards to the problem forward of us.”

There’s nothing Curry hasn’t finished getting into 12 months No. 16, and that’s fantastic. He is prepared for one more marketing campaign of carrying Golden State with 25-plus-point video games and 3-point capturing barrages.

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