Many Golden State Warriors fans are nervous about the road ahead for their team.
They are fearful that they are about to witness the final season of Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, and Steve Kerr working together.
However, Kerr is urging people not to be afraid, because he says this isn’t like the “Last Dance” situation that Michael Jordan went through with the Chicago Bulls.
Speaking to Tim Kawakami, Kerr opened up about where things stand.
“By no means am I looking at this as the last dance or my last dance,” Kerr told Kawakami. “I think this team, you know obviously Steph [Curry], Draymond [Green] and Jimmy [Butler] are signed for two more years. That Bulls team, everybody was a free agent. Michael [Jordan], Scottie [Pippen], Phil [Jackson] were all free agents. It was very clear cut and defined. We were also coming off back-to-back championships. Very unique situation. This is different. This is more of a traditional NBA situation where you got some aging stars, you’re just trying to be good for as long as you can. You don’t know if it’s going to be this year or two more years or three more years. None of us have any idea. So, this definitely is not the last dance.”
That should ease the worries of fans, at least a little bit.
Everyone knows that Curry, Green, Butler, and Kerr won’t be doing this forever.
Curry has publicly said that he knows he is getting closer to retirement, and Green and Butler won’t be far behind.
As for Kerr, no job in the NBA is ever safe.
Time is now a huge factor for this team, but they still have a desire to win another championship.
The Western Conference is only getting tougher, and age isn’t slowing down, so there are concerns that it won’t happen unless the front office makes some major moves to bring more youthful but proven support to the roster.
Fans believe that someone gigantic like Giannis Antetokounmpo or Nikola Jokic needs to be injected into the roster in order to give the Warriors another chance before retirement arrives for multiple stars.
Kerr says this season won’t be “The Last Dance,” but that doesn’t mean it isn’t coming soon, and unless something big happens, this team might not be able to earn another title.
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