Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are listed as the second-oldest team in the NBA this 2025-26 season. Despite their old age, however, the team still believes in its ability to contend for the championship. Heading into the new year, the Warriors are expected to be one of the teams that could make noise in the Western Conference, especially late into the campaign.
Last season, Golden State tried its best to have a major impact on the postseason. They beat the second-best team, the Houston Rockets, in seven games during the opening round of the playoffs. That was followed by a five-game series loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves after Curry went down with a hamstring injury.
This year, the Warriors want to make sure their main core of Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler are all healthy when they’re needed the most.
During an interview with Mark Medina of Essentially Sports, Steph Curry revealed that health will play a significant role in the Warriors’ quest to contend for the title. Age will also play a part in their campaign, since it could affect their health in the postseason.
“There’s only so much you can control. But we’ve got a really good understanding of what it takes to get through an 82-game season,” he said. “We have some youth that can carry us. Hopefully, we can have a good complement of age and wisdom and youth and energy.
“I know with me, Jimmy and Draymond, we all understand the work that goes in behind the scenes with recovery and all that type of stuff. If you want to win a championship, health is a big part of it. Every team that gets to the finish line has health on their side. So you cross your fingers and hope you can get it done.”
Warriors’ owner admits that he’s wrong about Steph Curry and Draymond Green
Even though Steph Curry and Draymond Green are above 35, they’re still the engine that helps the Warriors continue running. Team owner Joe Lacob recently made a guest appearance at 95.7 The Game and talked about how the two currently longest tenured players have proven him wrong.
“I’m going to have to be really honest here,” Lacob said. “There’s no sense trying to paint it any other way. I did not expect — if you would ask me 5, 10 years ago — that these guys would still be playing and playing at this level, with this level of health at age 37 for Steph and Dray [Green] at 35 turning 36.”
Both Curry and Green are still playing at an elite level, which is why Lacob has been amazed by their longevity.
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