Warriors Locker Room: Draymond Green Reveals Steph Curry’s Message That Could Scare The League

The Golden State Warriors season came to an early and disappointing end. Watching Klay Thompson struggling early on had every Warriors fan shaking their head in what was going to be certain death. But that’s old news now. The Dubs have been struggling since the start. The franchise brought in an experienced veteran in hopes of turning around the season. While Chris Paul did his best in the short time given to him to adjust to a new place, it simply fell short. And now the question on everybody’s mind is, ‘What next?’

Of course, everyone is counting down the days of Thompson’s time with the Golden State, whether that’s in a good or bad way. But Draymond Green has a message from Stephen Curry that might put a pause on the countdown. In the latest episode of his podcast, The Draymond Green Show, the veteran forward shared what Steph said in the locker room. “We ain’t done.”

Seeing how the Dubs are in fact “done” with the season, we can fairly assume that he was referring to the future. Curry has mentioned on several occasions how he wants to keep the core together for one last time. Not the one that we’ve seen this season. But the group that took over the league in unbelievable ways in the past.

Steph believes that they still have enough juice to hit a home run and, given that the ‘Chef’ is adamant in that belief, his statement can very well be considered a warning. But going back to Green, he elaborates on an aspect many might have started taking for granted nowadays.

Draymond Green believes that players are “devalued” because of not having a ring on their finger

Gone are the days when basketball was played for the sheer thrill of the sport. Now it’s a multi-billion dollar industry with endorsements, marketing, and bets. As the stakes increase each day, so do the expectations of the public. A major change in the viewpoint was in the number of championships a player holds. The higher the number, the more the better.

A 4x champion himself, Draymond Green knows the kind of pressure and inhuman treatment this warrants. “Because of what we’ve accomplished and made it look like it’s supposed to be done that way and made it look so easy … players [now] get devalued because they don’t win a championship. Because that’s the standard.” 

And this doesn’t only apply to players without titles on their resumes. Klay himself was one of the most important pieces in the Warriors dynasty. But the season he’s just had put him in the black book of disappointments for many. Winning a ring has become so normalized that after a breakout season, the natural step is to win the championship. Not doing so is apparently a significant red flag!

But as Draymond notes, a player just had a career-defining night, or a team had a dominant victory. That in itself is a huge achievement. And the reality is that their level of brilliance, skill set, and talent is as good as a contending team.