On Monday evening, the Golden State Warriors dropped back to .500 on the season with a tough loss to the Utah Jazz. The Warriors were playing without several key players, including point guard Stephen Curry, who had missed much of the All-Star break due to a knee problem.
Many are already looking at the 2025-26 Warriors season as a lost one, given Curry's prolonged absence as well as the loss of Jimmy Butler for the season due to an ACL injury.
However, apparently, Curry hopes the Warriors' fortunes change this offseason.
"...I think he knows that whether it's Giannis, whether it's LeBron James, there's going to be somebody next summer that's going to join him, join Jimmy, join Drummond, assuming he's still there... Remember, this is the Warriors, they've got a brand, they can make a quick fix and add some talent," NBA insider Mark Spears said, via 95.7 The Game, per NBC Sports Bay Area. Said.
However, Spears also said there is still value in giving some of the Warriors' young players big minutes throughout the rest of this season, and regardless of how far Golden State goes in the playoffs.
"...But on the cheaper side, there are young guys and if you get them the good experience that they are getting now, it will help the franchise in the long run and save them some money for someone bigger in the process."
The Warriors have spent the past several seasons trying to put together a young core and maximize the final years of Curry's career, an effort that has had mixed results, with Jonathan Kuminga recently becoming a victim of Steve Kerr's inability to do both tasks effectively.
Still, if Golden State were indeed able to add another star talent this offseason, things would get a lot more interesting in the Bay.
