The Golden State Warriors have raced out of the gate to a 30-9 record, tied for the best mark in the NBA. The ultimate goal for the Warriors is the same one that it's been since owner Joe Lacob bought the team: win a championship. Key to those championship hopes is star guard Stephen Curry, who is still at the top of his game, though also is not getting any younger. With Klay Thompson, another key piece to those title hopes, back in the Warriors' lineup, Lacob invoked Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady in a message to Curry and Thompson via Yahoo Sports.
“Well, Tom Brady’s 44 now. I tell Steph all the time, ‘Do whatever he does. Whatever he does, you do.’ I told him that,” Lacob told Yahoo Sports. “But who knows? The world is changing a lot and maybe I’m just being my usual optimist self. But I feel like Steph can play at a high level, and maybe Klay, too, for longer than most people would have done in the past.”
Warriors owner Joe Lacob, who believes that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have a fair amount of gas left in the tank, mentioned that he tells Curry all the time to “do whatever Tom Brady does.”
That would seem to be sound advice, as Tom Brady is 44 and at the top of his game, as he led the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl last year and has them positioned to secure a Lombardi Trophy once again. Warriors fans might see Curry and Thompson on that TB12 diet soon after Lacob's comments.
In all seriousness, Lacob has a point about the potential longevity of both Curry and Thompson's Warriors careers. Neither of them rely on their athleticism or finishing ability around the rim, just as Brady doesn't rely on his athletic ability.
Rather, both Curry and Thompson, as Lacob mentioned, rely on their shooting ability, or skill, to get the job done for the Warriors, while Brady, not the most athletic, has relied on a superior understanding of his sport and a drive to win.
Just as Tom Brady has done, one can imagine Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson extending their careers thanks to their unique skillsets.