“The clock’s ticking. We all know that,” said Stephen Curry. Over the last few months, we have been hit with many scary updates regarding the Golden State Warriors superstar’s future. Most recently, the Chef dropped a hesitant statement ahead of the Christmas Day clash against LeBron James. Now, with the latest ESPN interview, the 4x NBA Champ has given all sorts of anxiety to his die-hard fans. On the other hand, Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. has another issue placed in front of him.

Following the 2022 championship, it’s safe to say the Warriors have heavily mismanaged their roster. And, it has been the case since the team charted out the controversial ‘two-timeline’ plan. Before we go into the details, let’s hear about Dunleavy and Steph’s anxieties.

Stephen Curry’s talent needs no approval. Anyway, in the recent words of the Dubs GM, he is ” a generational player who is still at or near the peak of his powers.” So, without any doubt, the management must surround the superstar with the necessary help, not only to help him win the 5th chip but also for the franchise. However, that hasn’t been the case. Addressing the superstar’s ticking time, Dunleavy said, “It’s a little scary to think about what comes after this.”

“Given his time horizon, it’s different than if he was 25. If he was 25, there would always be a next year, but now you have to approach it like there may not be a next year,” said Dunleavy, dropping a heavy load on the fans.

Meanwhile, Stephen Curry doubled down with an anxious statement about his future on the court. He said, “It’s tough at times. It’s scary at times. I know there are a lot less days ahead than there were before.” 

Nevertheless, one thing is for sure – the Warriors fans aren’t far away from heartbreak.

Amid retirement woes, Stephen Curry breaks silence on Dubs’ controversial plan

Following the 2019 Finals, the Dubs saw both extremes. Following Kevin Durant‘s exit, the team lost a chunk of its talents to injury and ultimately produced a stinker of a season, finishing 15-50 in the 2019-20 season. And right when everyone wrote off the Dubs, it won a championship in 2022. It was truly a surprise championship.

Speaking of which, Steph added, “The ‘surprise championship’ was a crowning achievement based on that team we had and what we’d been through since the ’19 Finals.” However, between the 2019 and 2022 Finals, the team had a tough stretch and paved the way for a controversial ‘Two-timeline plan’.

Following the 2019-20 season misery, the team selected James Wiseman with the 2nd pick. The two-time plan was nothing, but a strategy to bridge the Warriors’ core with the young talents. Unfortunately, it didn’t really go as they intended.

Speaking of it, Stephen Curry added, “I think the postmortem on some of the two-timeline stuff is not great… We picked James Wiseman, who’s had a rough go… we had an opportunity when we were at the bottom of the standings and had the No. 2 pick, and picked Wise. We thought there was going to be a way to bridge that gap, and it didn’t work out that way.” What could the Warriors do differently? They could have relied on experience instead of building the future with young ones.

However, the youth movement wasn’t entirely a failure, as the team currently has Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody arose out of the same period. Anyway, what do you guys think? Let us know in the comments.