The Golden State Warriors are navigating a new chapter in the franchise’s history following the departure of Klay Thompson, who signed with the Dallas Mavericks this past offseason after 13 years with the team. While Thompson’s exit marks the end of the Splash Brothers era, it also underscores the reality of an ever-changing NBA landscape.
Very rarely do players get the storybook ending of playing for one team their entire career. Warriors superstar Stephen Curry even acknowledged this during a recent interview with Yahoo Sports.
Per Yahoo Sports:
“I mean, I can clearly say I want to be a Warrior for life,” Curry told Yahoo Sports in an interview Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. “It’s always been my goal, and I’m saying that sitting in this chair right now, but like you said, life, and especially life in the NBA, it is a wild environment, and things change quickly.”
Now, Curry is no ordinary player and the idea of him being in a jersey other than the blue and gold would be a massive organizational failure from all angles. So, when asked about Curry’s upcoming contract extension eligibility, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. confidently reassured everyone that the best player in franchise history will remain a “Warrior for life”.
