The biggest news to come from the 2018 NBA offseason is undoubtedly LeBron James taking his talents to Hollywood to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. While many were quick to crown James the new king of the purple and gold (except for this guy) and foreshadow the team's playoff appearance next season, defending NBA champion Stephen Curry has some other words for LeBron to keep him on his toes.
Curry recently sat down with USA Todayand made sure that nobody has forgotten who the west coast team to beat still is.
"There’s a lot that’s been made about the competition in the West and his eight straight Finals appearances and all that, but that just makes everybody raise the antenna up a little bit—including us," he said. "It’s going to be fun for fans, playing (more) in the regular season and who knows in the playoffs. So the West obviously got stronger with LeBron but you’ve still got to beat us."
Let's not forget that the Warriors also made a big free agent move of their own this offseason with the signing of All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins—a move that has left a lot of fans frustrated as the Oakland franchise becomes even more of an opponent for The Avengers and less of an actual NBA basketball team. Chef Curry had some thoughts about acquiring Boogie as well and isn't too pleased with all the people saying the Warriors' dominance is "ruining the NBA."
"So everybody says how we’re ruining the NBA—I love that phrasing; it’s the dumbest phrase ever. We are always trying to find a way to get better. If we were just happy with winning a championship and staying stagnant, we wouldn’t be doing ourselves justice," he said.
Curry and the Warriors are currently coming off of their third NBA title in four years with no visible signs of the dynasty coming to an end anytime soon. Meanwhile, LeBron has comfortably made the NBA Finals his second home for the past eight seasons and along with young stars like Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma, as well as veteran signings like Rajon Rondo and Lance Stephenson, will look to lead the Lakers to the team's first playoff berth since the 2012-2013 season.
Despite the parity within the NBA seeming to get even more lopsided this summer, there is certainly plenty of storylines to follow when the 2018-2019 regular season kicks off next fall.
