February 15, 2025
KOC believes Steph should leave the Warriors and pursue a career like Brady

KOC believes Steph should leave the Warriors and pursue a career like Brady

KOC believes Steph should leave the Warriors and continue Brady’s career originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Steve Kerr recently assured Dub Nation that there was “no way” Steph Curry would ever leave the Warriors, but that won’t stop what-if fans from speculating about the unlikely possibility.

Yahoo Sports NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor acknowledged that the reality of Curry parting ways with the only NBA organization he knows is still far away, but he hopes the 3-pointer God will not rule this out completely.

“Steph could be replaced early due to the nature of his contract. So him could Be. There’s no restraint on him,” O’Connor said on “The Kevin O’Connor Show.” “Highly unlikely. I would be shocked if it happened this year. I would be shocked if it ever actually happened. But he should think about that. He should think about that because he still has something to offer. It could benefit the Warriors in the long run — and it won’t have a negative impact on your legacy.

“Being an artist of life is beautiful. Kobe [Bryant]60 points in his last game. dagger [Nowitzki] He ended his career and passed the baton to Luka [Dončić]. There’s something amazing about that, but I think it’s overrated. I grew up hardcore [New England] Patriots and [Boston] I’m a Celtics fan, and I don’t think about it [Tom] Brady no less for leaving the Patriots. I think of him more because he did it.”

Of course, Brady’s future Pro Football Hall of Fame career began in 2000 with New England. Six Super Bowl championships and 20 seasons later, Brady left the Patriots and joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the final three seasons of his 23-year career.

Regardless of Brady’s emotional exit from a franchise he loved, Patriots fans understood and continued to support the 15-time Pro Bowl quarterback. Mutual respect took another step this past offseason when New England announced during Brady’s induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame that it would retire its iconic No. 12 jersey number and expected a 12-foot statue of Brady will stand in front of Gillette Stadium in the 2025 season.

No matter what Curry plans to do for the rest of his career, it will be with the Warriors and their superstar who changed the game with his elite 3-point shooting. Statues. Street names. Rafters. All of it.

That’s partly why O’Connor sees no harm in Curry’s hypothetical departure from the Bay.

O’Connor also compared Curry to other franchise icons like Bryant and Nowitzki.

The Lakers averaged 30 wins in Bryant’s final five seasons with the team. The Mavericks averaged 35 during Nowitzki’s time.

Golden State has not been a title contender for three straight seasons and the team currently sits in 11th place in the Western Conference with a 20-20 record and a long list of growing problems. But not for a lack of effort on Curry’s part. In the 16th grade, the soon-to-be 37-year-old is averaging 22.9 points on 44.9 percent shooting from the field and 41.6 percent from 3-point range, with 5.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 31.7 minutes.

When Brady left New England, he led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl victory in just his second season with the team. Could Curry have the same impact on another NBA squad?

“Steph is much better than Kobe and Dirk at 36,” O’Connor said. “Much better. So I think Steph falls more into the Tom Brady camp, where at least I hope it’s a strong consideration and it would benefit the Warriors as well. That would really do it.”

Again, the likelihood of Curry ever leaving the Warriors seems like nothing more than a fantasy. But once upon a time, that’s what the NFL world said about Brady and the Patriots.

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