Golden State Warriors general manager and president of basketball operations Bob Myers admitted that the legacy of Stephen Curry is a driving force for the team.
Per NBC Sports, Myers said that he feels the “pressure” to maximize Curry's remaining prime years, a feeling that hasn't changed since he first joined the Warriors in 2011.
Speaking to 95.7 The Game's “Steiny, Guru & Dibs,” Myers said that the sense of responsibility would remain until Curry retires or leaves the Warriors.
“I feel that pressure because I'm competitive, and I want to win and I grew up a Warriors fan. I want to give the fans a great team, just like everybody else. So we hear that [chatter], but we're always trying to [improve],” the Dubs exec explained.
Stephen Curry is averaging 29.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game this season, his best set of stats since he became the first NBA player in history to win the MVP award unanimously in 2016.
The Warriors, too, have improved significantly since last season and currently sit in ninth place in the West with a 19-18 record.
And while that isn't exactly on the same page as the Warriors of five years ago, Myers is hopeful that their fortunes can continue to improve and help towards landing Stephen Curry his fourth championship ring.
“What's your responsibility? It's to help him win a championship, to put the best players around him that you can. So we try to do that, and I think for a stretch, we did. … And now we say, ‘How do we keep doing that?' And it never was easy then, and it's not easy now, but — we don't ever have it all figured out,” Bob Myers added.
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