As part of Monday's media availability, Golden State Warriors president Bob Myers noted the team has no load management plans for Stephen Curry in the coming season. Instead, Myers pondered the thought of increasing the three-time champion's minutes:
Bob Myers said Warriors don't have plans to rest Stephen Curry "unless something develops." Myers said "the bigger discipline will be, do you increase [the minutes]."
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) September 30, 2019
Curry, now 31 years of age, is coming off a fine season with the Warriors. The former Davidson standout made 69 regular-season appearances (all starts), racking up averages of 27.3 points on 47.2 percent shooting from the field (43.7 percent from beyond the arc), 5.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.8 minutes per outing. He also converted on 91.6 percent of his shots at the free-throw line.
Whether or not the Warriors will play Curry more in the coming season remains to be seen. His 33.8 minutes per game from last season represented a reasonable amount, but there is no doubt he is conditioned enough to handle an increased workload.
Curry will be without the services of one his Splash Brothers for the majority of this season, though, as Klay Thompson is still recovering from an ACL injury in his left knee. At this point, the Warriors are hoping Klay will be back sometime around the All-Star break.
Golden State finished the 2018-19 regular season with an impressive 57-25 overall record, which earned the team a No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, though, the Warriors were defeated by the Toronto Raptors in the Finals, 4-2, and then Kevin Durant left for the Brooklyn Nets, with D'Angelo Russell coming back in return.
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