Stephen Curry is still making the game look easy, even with Golden State trying to keep a lid on his workload.
That’s the big takeaway from the Warriors’ 6-3 start and the way Curry has opened the 2026-27 season. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst put it plainly while talking about the 38-year-old guard’s early production:
“I’m old enough to remember when people thought the end of Steph Curry's career was going to be boring…Steph is now back to must-watch TV. Now he’s on a minute restriction, it’s not slowing him down, he is scoring at a rate that we’ve almost never seen before. Like last night, he played 29 minutes, 28 points.”
The numbers back up the point. Through the first seven games, Curry is sitting behind only Wilt Chamberlain, George Gervin, Luka Doncic and James Harden in points per minute, with a 1.04 average in 2026-27 so far.
Golden State’s plan is pretty clear: protect Curry now and hope it pays off later. Steve Kerr and the Warriors are managing his minutes with the stretch run in mind, trying to avoid injury while still leaning on him to drive the offense. So far, Curry has handled that assignment by thriving in a role few people probably expected him to take on this season.
“Steph [Curry] is now back to must-watch TV… He’s scoring at a rate that we’ve almost never seen before.”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 6, 2026
Brian Windhorst with high praise for the Warriors star 🗣️
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The Warriors have two home games coming up before a road trip that includes the Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks in the Texas triangle. That stretch also comes with Kristaps Porzingis trade rumors swirling around the league.
Curry hasn’t been the only Warrior making noise lately, either. He recently had a Klay Thompson trash talk revelation, while Draymond Green has also been in a ruffled mood after comments he made about Kendrick Perkins. But even with those side stories floating around, Curry remains the center of the conversation - and the reason Golden State keeps looking like a team that can still punch above its weight.
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