Golden State Warriors All-Star Stephen Curry still has the utmost confidence in his team. In fact, the former Davidson standout believes the Dubs are still shooting for a championship despite all the changes on the roster:

“A championship is still the goal,” Curry told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. “It’s always been. We’ve experienced it all and we’re going to keep pushing to get back there. That’s the goal. It’s the North Star. The narrative might have changed internally, but we’re still chasing the same goal.”

The Warriors have been viewed as a favorite for years. Now, however, things have changed a bit. Kevin Durant left the team over the summer, opting to join forces with Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets.

Durant's departure isn't the only bit of adversity that Golden State will be dealing with this season. Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The former No. 11 overall pick is in recovery, but he isn't expected to be ready for serious action until sometime after this season's All-Star break.

Still, Curry feels the Warriors can be a championship team. However, he says it will require a great deal of focus on the first 20 games of the season:

“We’ve always talked about focusing on the first 20 games, but this season, it doesn’t mean as we’ve said before. In the past, it was focusing on the first 20 games just to break up the 82-game monotony of the season. Now, it’s like the first 20 games [are] in a sense of urgency,” Curry said. “We’ve got to start off on the right foot and create a new identity and basically have fun playing basketball no matter what happens, while working through some of the unknowns. Even me trying to explain it to you, I just don’t even know what it’s going to look like for us on the court. And every day it's going to be fresh and new considering all the success we’ve had in the past. Every day is extremely important if we’re going to be a playoff team. And when we get Klay back and get to the playoffs and understand who we are, nobody is going to want to see us in the playoffs. I think that’s pretty well-known.”

Whether or not Curry will be able to claim another championship with the Warriors remains to be seen, but it's clear that he's focused on staying competitive.