The Golden State Warriors will enter uncharted waters figuratively and literally after moving across the Bay Bridge to San Francisco and now calling their newly built, state-of-the-art facility home. The move to the Chase Center brings along more than just logistical challenges for the veterans on this roster, but also the major elephant in the room: how Stephen Curry's minutes will be managed through an 82-game regular season.

No longer can Steve Kerr choose to sit his best player out for an extra game or two, or give him extended rest through the bulk of a fourth quarter during blowouts. Curry will have to earn his keep, and that being a large $40.2 million keep this season, becoming the first NBA player to ever make that sum in a season.

Truth be told, Curry has yet to sniff 35 minutes a night in the regular season since before the dynasty got started — last logging 36.5 minutes per game during the 2013-14 season. This was way before the era of load management got started, though he has seen his share of nights in the high 30s and 40s through his five straight trips to the NBA Finals.

So what is the perfect sweet spot for Curry now that he's 31 years old and tasked with a heavy scoring load?

Taking a quick look at his numbers, the two-time MVP has racked up a total of 11,921 minutes of floor time in the past five regular seasons, adding another 3,443 minutes when taking into account five consecutive deep playoff runs to the NBA Finals — more than one whole other regular season of play.

His 15,364 combined minutes through 451 games played in that five-year stretch render an average of a whisker over 34 minutes per game. That average alone is more than he played in the last three seasons with Kevin Durant at his side, but consistent with the 34.2 minutes he averaged during his unanimous MVP season in 2015-16.

If Curry is to make the most of his season and try to go through it healthy, he can't be taxed to a point where he's forced to miss games due to fatigue or load management. Despite the swift handles, the sharp 3-point shooting, and an automatic 90%-plus clip from the foul line, Curry's best ability will be availability, and he will have to play more than the 51 games he played in 2017-18 and the 69 appearances he mustered last season.

Keeping Curry at a decent minutes load will allow the Warriors to make the most out of their superstar player while still leaving something in the tank for a potential playoff run. The Warriors could of course choose to stagger this and bring him around 35 or 36 minutes a night until the All-Star break and reduce his workload as the back end of the season nears, at which point the runners-up expect to get Klay Thompson back from an ACL injury.