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It's rare. Especially in today's NBA. But every once in awhile a superstar comes along who becomes so much of a walking embodiment of his team, fans couldn't imagine him in another uniform.
Someone so accomplished, who means so much to a city, their team couldn't imagine letting them play for anyone else -- no matter how bad it may get at the end. So they overpay (or overspend) to keep that player home, to make sure they retire with the same team they started with.
The last of those players to come to mind is Dirk Nowitzki. Before him, it was Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
The next in that line of players needs to be Stephen Curry.
Demands for the Golden State Warriors to trade Curry have intensified since the team missed out on LeBron James in free agency, leaving Curry in the unenviable spot of having to carry an aging and injury-riddled roster that just missed the playoffs on his shoulders next season... at 38 years old.
And if the Warriors seemed content to let Curry go down on a sinking ship, I might agree with those demands. They owe it to him to continue pushing for championships. But the ship doesn't seem to be going down for a lack of trying. They're plugging holes and scooping water out with a bucket. They just aren't succeeding.
That's the important thing here. The Warriors tried to sign James, even reportedly attempting to trade for Anthony Davis to help lure him to Golden State. They tried to get Curry help last year too, when they traded for Jimmy Butler. There have been other reported attempts between those.
Those attempts, and all the other things Golden State does to keep its players happy are more important than the results. Which aren't all bad, by the way. Curry is a four-time champion after all. Which is exactly why Draymond Green said he'd never voluntarily leave the Warriors.
Leaving the team that drafted you after 17 years would make sense for a less accomplished player. But for someone who's enjoyed all the success anyone could ever dream of, it's more valuable for Curry to stay with that team than to bounce around chasing a fifth ring. And if he's lucky enough to fall into another championship before he's done, it would mean so much more to do it with the Warriors.
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Someone so accomplished, who means so much to a city, their team couldn't imagine letting them play for anyone else -- no matter how bad it may get at the end. So they overpay (or overspend) to keep that player home, to make sure they retire with the same team they started with.
The last of those players to come to mind is Dirk Nowitzki. Before him, it was Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
The next in that line of players needs to be Stephen Curry.
Demands for the Golden State Warriors to trade Curry have intensified since the team missed out on LeBron James in free agency, leaving Curry in the unenviable spot of having to carry an aging and injury-riddled roster that just missed the playoffs on his shoulders next season... at 38 years old.
And if the Warriors seemed content to let Curry go down on a sinking ship, I might agree with those demands. They owe it to him to continue pushing for championships. But the ship doesn't seem to be going down for a lack of trying. They're plugging holes and scooping water out with a bucket. They just aren't succeeding.
That's the important thing here. The Warriors tried to sign James, even reportedly attempting to trade for Anthony Davis to help lure him to Golden State. They tried to get Curry help last year too, when they traded for Jimmy Butler. There have been other reported attempts between those.
Those attempts, and all the other things Golden State does to keep its players happy are more important than the results. Which aren't all bad, by the way. Curry is a four-time champion after all. Which is exactly why Draymond Green said he'd never voluntarily leave the Warriors.
Leaving the team that drafted you after 17 years would make sense for a less accomplished player. But for someone who's enjoyed all the success anyone could ever dream of, it's more valuable for Curry to stay with that team than to bounce around chasing a fifth ring. And if he's lucky enough to fall into another championship before he's done, it would mean so much more to do it with the Warriors.
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