CURRY WARNS HIS TEAM: “NEED MORE PIECES”

Stephen Curry answers questions from reporters during a break from his Under Armour Camp at Arrillaga Family Gym in Menlo Park, Calif.,, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

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Of course Stephen Curry knows the Golden State Warriors are the only team in the NBA that hasn’t made a transaction this summer.

Not that he seems to be bothered by that.

“It’s different, for sure,” the star guard told a gaggle of reporters Thursday afternoon in Menlo Park. “But my confidence is built on the identity we were able to create over the last third of the regular season last year and the playoff journey.

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“We have a really good team.”

Curry communicated his confidence Thursday between sessions of his annual basketball camp, conducted at Arrillaga Family Gymnasium and comprised of top boys and girls high school players. Dressed in a long-sleeved white T-shirt, black shorts, tights and his signature sneakers, he noted the “need for some pieces to help get us to the next level.”

Golden State has a nine-man roster amid a standoff with restricted free agent forward Jonathan Kuminga, whose negotiations — or lack thereof — have halted other prospective signings. Training camp follows Media Day, scheduled for Sept. 29.

Added Curry, a four-time NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP: “The veteran presence that we have — me, Jimmy (Butler), Draymond (Green) — we understand how to prepare through that uncertainty and hit the ground running in training camp knowing we should have some movement by then. But you control what you can control.”

Warriors guard Stephen Curry said he will be ready to roll when the team begins training camp and that he envisions success with a team that includes Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green.

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For Curry, that means proper preparation ahead of his 17th season with the Warriors, who lost last season to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. Acquiring Butler prompted wins in 23 of their last 31 regular-season games and galvanized Curry, an All-NBA second-team honoree averaging 24.5 points (39.7% 3-point shooting), 4.4 rebounds and 6 assists.

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Curry said his offseason prep has “evolved drastically” in the past decade, consisting less of on-court work that’s now “much more purposeful” and “data driven.” Workouts, he says, are “checking off all the boxes of movement and skill set that’s relevant to my game. … The work feels harder, which is kind of fun, because you have to kind of meet that level as you get older.”

His postseason over prematurely because of a left hamstring strain, Curry, 37, said he’s feeling “great” as he tapers his training toward training camp. The Warriors open the 2025-26 season on Oct. 21 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

“Pacing myself nice,” he said. “Ready to finish the summer strong. … When you see me whenever Media Day is, should be primed and ready to go.”