Stephen Curry gets brutally honest about Warriors' quiet offseason

[ad_1] The Golden State Warriors have been comparatively inactive this offseason, as they did not signal any free brokers, let Kevon Looney stroll and nonetheless have not discovered a brand new dwelling for restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.

Many analysts imagine Golden State desperately must make strikes to compete with the Thunder, Nuggets, Rockets, Timberwolves and the gauntlet of powerhouses within the Western Convention. Stephen Curry, although, is in the slightest degree bothered by his staff's lack of exercise.

In a chat with NBC Sports activities Bay Space's Monte Poole on the American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe, Curry defined why he trusts in his staff's entrance workplace and is not able to panic simply but.

"The narrative outdoors versus the narrative inside won't all the time be the identical," Curry stated. "We speak. We have now communication. I do know what is going on on to the purpose the place I've a variety of confidence in our capability to place collectively a successful staff subsequent 12 months. That is all I would like."

The one free agent who has been always linked to the Warriors is Al Horford, the previous five-time All-Star and NBA champion. Based on ESPN's Marc Spears, the Warriors "anticipated" Horford to place pen to paper final week however have but to persuade the previous Florida Gator.

With free agent Gary Payton II unlikely to be introduced again, the Warriors have solely 9 assured gamers on the roster for subsequent season. That listing would not embody Kuminga, whose future stays unsure. The Warriors reportedly could also be pressured to re-sign Kuminga and discover buying and selling him later within the season because of the restricted marketplace for the fifth-year ahead and the dearth of cap house throughout the league.

The Warriors completed final season as one of many league's hottest groups, going 23-8 after touchdown Jimmy Butler. Nevertheless, their momentum suffered a jolt when Curry sustained a hamstring tear in Recreation 1 of the second-round playoff collection towards the Timberwolves. The star guard by no means returned, resulting in the Warriors dropping the collection in 5 video games.