Stephen Curry Rumors

VanVleet was supposed to buy Sheppard more time. But ultimately, the Rockets believe Sheppard has the right temperament to grow from the ups and downs of this season. "He just flashes so much greatness you can't teach," a team source said. "From Steve Nash to Steph Curry, none of those little guards play great their first few years. We're still big believers in Reed."

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NBA Courtside: Michael Porter Jr thinks James Harden is the most unstoppable offensive player of all time: “He changed the game. Him and Steph changed basketball completely. In his prime, people were guarding James from behind him. I’ve never seen that, ever.”

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That lottery pick is an important tool within the Warriors' plan to rearrange the roster this upcoming summer, which is part of the equation in Kerr's decision whether to return. At this stage of his life and career - 60 years old, having just wrapped his 12th season in the same role - there's an agreed belief that Kerr still makes sense as the head coach leading a firm playoff contender built around Steph Curry and Draymond Green, but not necessarily the fresh face of a reconstruction. "I still love coaching, but I get it," Kerr said the night the Warriors were eliminated. "These jobs all have an expiration date. There is a run that happens, and when the run ends, sometimes it's time for new blood and new ideas."

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Guru: De’Aaron Fox shouted out Stephen Curry when asked about Wemby’s gravity and defensive impact: “It’s like no one else. I mean, between probably him and Steph like, those are the only guys that you see that have the type of gravity that they have and it’s amazing to play with.”

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For another year, right? Steve Kerr: Yeah, another year each on their contracts. And I don’t want to abandon those guys. If Steph and Draymond were retiring this year, I think this would be an easy decision: we all go out together and the organization takes their new path. But it’s not that easy because I think Steph’s going to play another couple of years and I think we can still do some good things together. But these are all conversations that will happen in the next week or two and we’ll figure it out. And whatever happens, it’s going to end well. I know that, because it’s too important not to. ♦

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You sound like a guy who wants to come back, and if it’s your choice, then you would. Steve Kerr: This is a really interesting situation, and I’m very respectful of the organization and their place in the universe right now. And I know how this stuff works. Most coaching runs just last a certain amount of time, and then it’s best for everybody to move forward. And what we have to figure out is whether now is that time, because what complicates it is we still have Steph and Draymond.

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Jeff Stotts: Jalen Williams Injury History: The average time lost for Grade 1 hamstring strains is ~12.4 days. Multiple players have suffered the injury in the playoffs including Jaylen Brown, Steph Curry, & Devin Booker. Curry's injury occurred last year & kept him out of GS's last 4 games.

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Curry could have made a plea Friday night to publicly ask Steve Kerr to stay. He didn’t. Instead, he took the moment to express what he wants Kerr to have the most as he makes his decision in the near future. Curry only wants Kerr to come back for his 13th season if he really wants to be back, and only one person knows the answer to that question. “I want Coach to be happy,” Curry said. “I want him to be excited about the job. I want him to believe he’s the right guy for the job. I want him to have an opportunity to enjoy what he does. So whatever that means for him, everybody’s plan is their own, and I’m not gonna try to tell anybody what to do.

New York Times

Whether the Warriors re-emerge as a suitor, however, could depend on whether Steve Kerr is back as Golden State's coach after 12 seasons. If Kerr re-ups as coach of this team, that would be a very strong signal that the Warriors will try to assemble at least one more veteran-laden roster around Stephen Curry to try to contend. If the sides part ways, by contrast, it could signal the start of a real Bay Area overhaul.

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Before Stephen Curry became a superstar with the Golden State Warriors, the sweet shooter participated in Chris Paul's first elite guard camp while at Davidson. The two point guards also trained together the following summer -- and even found time to go to Walt Disney World while Paul was on a family vacation in Orlando, Florida -- before Curry's rookie season in Golden State in 2009. Few have gone through the entire Paul experience like Curry, who went from mentee to rival before becoming teammates in Golden State during the 2023-24 season. "That was the start of the relationship that extended into my rookie year and ever since in terms of the friendship," Curry told ESPN of attending Paul's camp. "He's just a dude that loves the game, loves to give back to it, is always going out his way to give advice or be available. He's impacted lives in a phenomenal way."

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Well, it was his Warriors teammate, the one and only Steph Curry, who got Butler this time. Back when the sharpshooter entered his own sneaker free agency and had the entire league wondering what kicks he’d be rocking on any given night, Curry stunned Butler when wearing a pair from his signature line with Li-Ning during a game. “I think the first time I wore a shoe other than my own in an actual game, which was the [Li-Ning Jimmy Butler JB4 “Dark Knight”],” Curry said on his YouTube channel when asked about which pair of sneakers he wore that surprised people the most. “Those, even my own teammates, nobody knew I was actually going to wear another shoe outside of mine until literally right when we went to the starting lineups, and we were in the circle. “We do like this little dance, and everybody's getting hype, and then (ex-Golden State fan favorite Buddy Hield) pointed down and is like, ‘Oh, look at–,’ and then Jimmy looked down; he lost his mind because he didn't even know, because everybody's kind of in their own mode, getting ready for the game. I'll remember that moment for the rest of my life, just because it was kind of from a teammate-to-teammate perspective of being able to show love."

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NBA History: Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown record their 50th playoff game both scoring 20+ PTS, becoming the 8th duo to reach the mark. They join Larry Bird & Kevin McHale as the only Celtics duos to do so. The other duos: 74 - Jerry West & Elgin Baylor; 68 - Scottie Pippen & Michael Jordan; 67 - Shaquille O'Neal & Kobe Bryant; 58 - Kevin McHale & Larry Bird; 56 - Russell Westbrook & Kevin Durant; 53 - Klay Thompson & Stephen Curry; 50 - Tony Parker & Tim Duncan.

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‪Nate Duncan‬: Stephen Curry is now the leading scorer in play-in-tournament history.

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Anthony Slater: Steph Curry: “They say a lot of golf helps my knee.” Here is Curry on his knee issue and how much more time remains in his career. “Multiple (years) for sure. That’s more than one?”

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