Regardless of bowing out of the playoffs in disappointing vogue, Steph Curry is worked up for what’s subsequent to come back with Jimmy Butler.
Curry can’t wait to see what unfolds this summer season, following the crew’s second-round exit by the hands of the Timberwolves.
“Our contracts — me, Draymond, Steve, Jimmy — are all two years [more],” Curry mentioned. “And we wish this journey to final so long as doable. But it surely’s nearly what does this crew want for subsequent 12 months, answering these questions over the summer season, all people getting ready themselves individually to get by way of one other 82-game season hopefully with slightly bit extra of a consolation room down the stretch the place we don’t must have a two-month gauntlet simply to make the playoffs.
“I’m enthusiastic about it as a result of there’s readability [to the top of the roster], though there are a whole lot of choices that must be remodeled the summer season.”
If the Warriors had managed to win one with out Curry, who was sidelined with a hamstring damage, every thing was aligned for his return in Recreation 6 on Sunday.
However he’s attempting to not dwell on it an excessive amount of.
“Disenchanted for positive,” he mentioned. “We’ll think about and imagine that we may have gained every thing had we been wholesome. However you progress on.
“… You have a look at the pattern dimension the final two months and even the Houston [first-round] sequence after we had our thoughts centered on a objective, we had sufficient to perform it and get to some extent the place we had been enjoying fairly high-level basketball. Does that imply we are able to win a championship? We hope so.”
Butler as soon as once more gushed about how thrilled he’s to be enjoying alongside Curry and Inexperienced, one thing he has carried out a number of groups since being traded to Golden State round three months in the past.
“I’m fully content material with who I’m as a basketball participant, the way in which that I play the sport,” Butler mentioned. “And to come back right here and know that I’m second to Steph, I believe that’s a extremely good factor, really, if you speak about one of many biggest gamers ever to play this sport. I get to come back right here and be his sidekick for a pair extra years hopefully. It’s simply refreshing. You then’ve obtained some actually high-level younger expertise that wish to do effectively, that wish to be nice, after which the vitality is at an all-time excessive. I don’t suppose there’s an excessive amount of extra that you may ask for.
“I landed right here, and we hit the bottom operating, and I’m comfy. I’m completely happy. I obtained my pleasure again, as Buddy [Hield] would say, and I’m very lucky to be right here.”
This roster undoubtedly has extra to offer.
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