Seth Curry would like another run with the Golden State Warriors. The problem for Golden State is that want doesn’t line up with what the roster can afford.
Curry made it clear recently, during an interview with Warriors insider Monte Poole on the Dubs Talk podcast, that he’d welcome a return after a season that never really had a chance to get going. His message was simple: he wants another shot, and he still feels connected to the organization.
“I mean, absolutely. I mean, I feel like, like I said, I wasn't able to do everything I wanted to do on the floor last year. But I mean, I always got a lot of love for the organization, the fans, first class.
And like I said, it's disappointing what I dealt with last season," Curry said.
That sentiment makes sense. When he was actually on the floor, Curry gave Golden State real value.
In 10 games, he averaged over seven points in a little more than 13 minutes per night and hit 48% of his 3-pointers. The shot still played, and it played at the level you’d expect from one of the league’s most reliable shooters.
But the Warriors are in a different kind of bind now. They can’t keep rolling the dice on players whose availability is uncertain, especially with an aging group and a roster already carrying plenty of injury questions.
Golden State has 12 players under contract if Draymond Green’s return is counted as expected, and four of those players are 36 or older. Kristaps Porzingis is another concern because of his significant availability issues.
On top of that, long-term injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody only sharpen the need for healthy bodies. Outside of the team’s current pursuit of 41-year-old LeBron James, the Warriors have to make availability the priority with their final roster spots.
There’s also mutual interest in a return for Gary Payton II, which only makes it harder to see a path back for Curry. He may still have a place somewhere else in the league, but if that opportunity comes, it likely won’t be in Golden State - at least not this offseason.
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