DUBS Again

By Graham Hoffman

Nothing new to see here. The Golden State Warriors are NBA Champions again. Four rings in the past 8 years is a feat many thought not possible in a modern NBA but here we are. After three years of injuries and defections, most noticeably Klay Thompson being injured for 15 months and KD leaving the Warriors in the 2019 offseason, the Warriors retook the throne.

Everybody in the Warriors organization deserves credit for this victory: The people in the front office who could have traded away assets after their horrific 2019 season. Players like Anthony Wiggans who last offseason was an unwanted former first-round pick who put up 18.3PPG and 8.8RPG, being by far the second best warriors player in the finals, or Jordan Pool, a guy who spent time in the G League last season, then averaged 13.2PPG in the NBA Finals. Even the players who were part of the old Warriors core like Draymond and Clay who didn’t quite look like their former selves in this series, only averaging a combined 23 points in 74 minutes a game, still contributed in meaningful ways. But this Championship was Steph Curry’s masterpiece. Averaging 31.2 points a game, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, on 48.2% shooting (43.7% from 3), and a finals MVP. Without him, none of this would be possible.

So what does this mean for his legacy? “Steph solidified himself as the best point guard of all time,” said Andre Iguodala. While that seems like a stretch to put him above Magic Johnson he’s closing the gap: 1x Finals MVP, 4x Champion, 8x All-Star, 8x All-NBA, 2x MVP, 2x Scoring Leader, and the way he forever changed the way basketball is played fully cements his place as an all-timer.

Being only 34 years old his career is far from over and Vegas already has the Warriors as finals favorites for the next season meaning Curry definitely has time to become the best point guard of all time.