Stephen Curry doesn’t shy away from candid assessments, and his reflections on the Golden State Warriors’ two-timeline strategy offer a window into the team’s recent challenges.
“I think the postmortem on some of the two-timeline stuff is not great,” Curry admitted. “We picked Wiseman, who’s had a rough go. It’s not his fault, but… we thought there was going to be a way to bridge that gap, and it didn’t work out that way.”
The Warriors’ decision to draft Wiseman at No. 2 in 2020 was emblematic of their ambitious plan to develop young talent while competing for titles.
However, the rapid ascent of the NBA’s talent level and the specific challenges faced by Wiseman derailed that strategy.
While the 2022 championship served as a validation of their core’s enduring greatness, it also underscored the difficulties of integrating inexperienced players into a win-now culture.
Looking back, the Warriors’ experiment offers valuable lessons for teams trying to navigate competing priorities. The line between development and contention is razor-thin, and missteps can be costly.
Yet, the 2022 championship remains a testament to the team’s resilience. As Curry put it, “The ‘surprise championship’… was a crowning achievement based on that team we had and what we’d been through.”
For now, the Warriors are focused on making the most of the present. The two-timeline approach may not have yielded the intended results, but the pursuit of greatness continues – with Curry still leading the charge.
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