The Warriors returned to the mountaintop on Thursday, closing out the Celtics in Game 6 of the Finals to secure their fourth championship since 2015.
Stephen Curry, a two-time Most Valuable Player, secured his first Finals MVP award with another clutch performance. He racked up 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in Game 6.
Curry’s 43-point outburst in Game 4 in Boston was a series changer. He received all 11 votes from a media panel, according to the NBA (Twitter link).
Kevin Durant was awarded the Finals MVP in Golden State’s last two runs in 2017 and 2018. Andre Iguodala was chosen in 2015.
Draymond Green and Klay Thompson also added a fourth championship to their résumés, as did head coach Steve Kerr (also a five-time champ as a player). Andrew Wiggins delivered stellar contributions, particularly on the defensive end, and Jordan Poole had some big offensive games after his breakout regular season.
All of those players are under contract for next season, though the Warriors have some key free agent decisions to make. Kevon Looney, Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica and Gary Payton II will all be unrestricted free agents. However, Golden State’s younger players — James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody — figure to play bigger roles going forward. The Warriors also own their first-round pick at No. 28.
The Celtics came up just shy of their first title since 2008. However, they figure to run it back next season with most of the same players that carried them through the rugged Eastern Conference playoffs. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will gain valuable lessons from their first Finals experience and it will surprise no one if they lead another Boston team to the Finals in the near future.
All of their rotation players are under contract for next season, though the Celtics may make some tweaks, particularly in the backcourt. Boston, which projects to be a luxury tax team, traded away its first-round pick to San Antonio.
With the Finals decided, the offseason is officially underway. The June 23 draft is just a week away, with free agency beginning the following week.
Congrats on a great season
Crickets from KnickAL. Finally shut him up
AL slept the the Dubs!! Warriors baby!!! 2022
Bing Bong
Why I really don’t care who won. But I did want Celtics for East. Only one team gets to me that’s NYK ….
I said Warriors would be in West Finals. Thought Suns would come out. I’m a basketball fan. Not a Hater like half this board.
Congratulations to all the GSW fans in here! Best team in the league at the start of this year, and obviously finishing as the Champs. Well earned and glad 30 got his recognition now.
Sidenote: Wiggins is Iggy all over again, with better offense. I’d keep him and do whatever it takes to not break up this chemistry they have built the last few years.
Would you pay him $37.5+ per season?
I would. As a Bulls fan, our run ended a year or two too abruptly. You have to capitalize the window that is given to you. Curry/Klay/Dray are all over 30 so you need to surround them with younger talent. Wiggins is only 27, he’s not 31-32. He came off his best year and made the ASG. He had an impressive finals performance too. The locker room loves his character and his professionalism. He’s a lunchpail type player while being a very good player at that. It’s a no brainer to me. He got that team like a glove on both sides of the ball and got coached up exceptionally from Kerr and the rest of the staff too. I give them credit for unleashing his true potential this year.
Kind of interesting to hear him and Poole talking about “getting paid” in the post game locker room party. Don’t know that I’ve heard an athlete go that direction at that particular moment and struck me as not boding well for keeping the team intact
Steph is Steph. He and the big three will always be at GS, of course. But Poole and Wiggins had fantastic seasons, especially the latter in the last couple series. Will be interesting to see if the front office can keep everyone happy
GPII deserves to be paid also both Poole & Wiggins are not franchise players so 4yr/100M is their max … LeBron or Dame is a better move for GSW legacy
Game 4，5，6
Wiggins is better than Tatum
Tatum is fatigue
Bucks and Lakers stole 2 championships because they traded away all the young players and future first round picks
Warriors and Celtics have good young players and future draft picks
I keep hearing people say this was the least talented of the warriors teams and I disagree. I think this is the best one. Wiggins is incredible. They never had anyone like that in the 2015-ish years. And those other 3 teams had no bench. Now they have Poole who is easily a starter for many other teams.
This is the worst “big 3” but not the worst team, imo.
People that say that are clowns
Yeah, the only people I heard say that were Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy. Enough said
@relfect – you know ball. That was such a dumb comment by Van Gundy, it was just plain wrong, like so much of what he says these days. What an incompetent commentator.
The correct answer of course, is the 2019 team, which had absolutely no one past the Hampton’s 5 and literally lost the finals because they could not withstand any type of injury. Alfonzo McKinnie+Jordan Bell+Quinn Cook+Boogie Cousins got serious minutes in 2019 Finals and were useless/playing injured. This 2022 team goes 14 deep, its wild to say all these lotto picks who are stars arent “talented”.
Both Van Gundys are a plague to the NBA and need to retire.
Mark Jackson is way worse, but ya, that was a dumb comment
I picked Toronto when they made the Kawhi/Danny Green trade, but I should have been wrong. Still thought GS had it when KD went down, but when Klay got hurt, I instantly knew it was an ACL, from my own experiences, and that it was likely over. Didnt feel good to be roght for the wrong reasons there, but it wasnt the first time that happened, including 2016, 2020, 2014, 2011
Pretty sure they would have still won it if it had been an injury to Klay or Durant but not both!
Any type of injury?
Lol.
They likely could have withstood an injury to 1 starter, but 2 season enders was too much.
Recency bias. Wiggins is no Durant.
Durant has won just 1 Finals game without Steph (which proves he’s no Steph)!
@nba
such a stupid conclusion to make. GSW top 4 or 5 went to recruit him, not the other way around.
They recruited him to make sure the refs and the league office couldn’t take another title from them.
Youre ill
The Durant teams are obviously more talented. But even 2015 had Barnes, Bogut, near-prime Igoudala, near-prime Livingston and most importantly prime Draymond.
Looney and Wiggins played great down the stretch so the role players may be a wash. But the difference between 2015 Dray and 2022 Dray (not to mention Klay) makes me give the nod to 15 over 22
But is Dray really worse or is he just playing way better defenses? Can’t just judge by stats alone.
The 2015 teams had to get past LeBron and Harden but they didn’t have to get past cohesive elite defenses
Reflecting to reflect: The game was more about bigs then… Defenses were more about defending that than the “splash”.
Being ahead of the curve is one reason the 2015 team was better than 2022… Innovation counts.
Actually they were better in 2016, but the finals, the Cavs’ defense had learned how to beat the splash game. Learning counts too.
(Then 2017 GSW got Durant. Then 2018 CLE got… Well they got sabotaged by their own owner, just another Lebron hater, who traded Irving for draft equity not anyone as helpul as Irving. But I digress.)
Some people see Wiggins jumping, they think he must be so good. But it’s about more than just physical.
That’s 13 straight years for me on calling the NBA champion. GS was the clear and obvious champion from training camp onwards, and they stayed relatively healthy. Congrats to them. Well deserved
As I’ve said countless times, this is what happens when you build a deep, versatile roster AND use it correctly consistently, and have a little luck in the health department
Happy for guys I talked about that I got $#@+ on for talking about as NBA players, like Gary Payton II, etc, and I’m also happy for Andrew Wiggins, who I said some really true things about while he was in Minnesota, and finally showed that he cared, and that made him a champion. Big Otto Porter signing, and bringing back Iguodala, and drafting Kuminga as well, and also having Looney taking the discount a couple of years ago and coming back healthy this year. Bjelica as a floor spacing, playmaking big they’ve needed as well. Great stuff all around
As a fan of the college game, I just never understood how Wiggins was so inconsistent in the league. But this *is* the Wiggins most of us thought he’d be.
Curry had another remarkable series but I wonder if they win it without Wiggins
As far as your perfect record, congrats. Do you do this as the season begins, or some other point? Pretty amazing
I do it before training camp, before the regular season, and I used to do it again a couple of weeks after the regular season starts, and near the AS break/trade deadline, but the last few years I mostly just did the before training camp and preseason, except this year where I made picks, but wasnt as confident until the first week of the season, mostly b/c I took a break in the offseason for a few reasons, 1 of which being that I lost all my analysis of summer league players and the draft on my computer, and was burnt out
21-0
Curry plays 1 minute only?
Teammates are good
21-0
Hard to recover
Udoka kept calling timeout lol.
Boston did run a 7-0 right after.
But the impression made on Tatum was already set.
Congrats to the Warriors on another remarkable Finals run. I hope Memphis can continue to build a similar culture and find some success in the future as well. Hopefully their series against GS taught them the importance of late game discipline and team basketball
Stephen Curry is FMVP!!
Now, no more he-doesnt-have-FMVP nonsense.
I had some doubts about this team but they really did it. Andrew Wiggins was huge in the finals. Much respect.
And it doesn’t get any better than beating the annoying Boston Celtics.
Andrew Wiggins was the second best player on an NBA Championship team. Two years ago he was a salary dump. What an unexpected turn.
Wolves picked Rubio+Jonny Flynn over Curry and then traded Kuminga and Wiggins for D’Angelo f’n Russell, one of the worst players in the game lololol just give up at this point, the Wolves entire franchise is a cursed image
Now imagine what that same coaching staff can do with Wiseman/Kuminga/Moody!
GSW coaching staff is changing and you cannot predict that Kuminga is the next Giannis. Just enjoy the present moment
They’ll have their pick of all the best candidates to fill those assistant coach jobs (I mean, world champs AND two of their guys just got head coaching jobs?), and Myers and Kerr have a stellar hiring record in that regard. Not an issue at all.
Take Luke Walton back then…
They’ll probably bring back Alvin Gentry.
Lmao
congrats GSW
Now……I hate this modern day 24 hour news media and the infuriating need they have to constantly re-rank the goats. Some of the nonsense.
-Has Curry, with 4 titles, now in the conversation of challenging Lebron for his spot in history. Not even going to bother with that.
-Is LBJ mad because he wants to join the GSW and they don’t need him? LBJ was asked a question on which player off of the two nba finals teams would he most like to play with? Him saying Curry is more about giving Curry his flowers and less of a secret overture towards wanting to join the GSW once he’s done in LA. I doubt his ego would allow him to do that but if he felt like sending out a kite he wouldn’t have to do it publicly. He’s boys with Draymond or im sure Rich Paul can backdoor and get real Intel on whether there’s interest.
-KD is home sick as the GSW PROVE they didn’t need him to win. FACT: Although I felt it was weak sauce for KD to sign with GSW it was the contingency of Curry, Thomson, Dray and Iggy who, days after losing to the Cavs in an embarrassing fashion went to DURANT while on vacation, and asked him to join them. FACT: The GSW have never beaten a fully healthy Cavs team with Love, Irving and LBJ on the floor, in the finals WITHOUT KD. And KD was mvp in the 2 finals they played vs the Cavs.
-The way the media are tearing apart Jayson Ain’t em Taytum is disgusting. THEY anointed him as the next superstar based off a couple of series. Too many idiot memes and back tracking on their premature anointing to go on.
Congrats to the GSW fanbase. Congrats to Boston for reaching the next level. I hate you both with an intensity. I can’t even imagine the idiotic comments coming from SAS and other ESPN hosts. JJReddick seems to be the only logical, rational commentator they have.
Just stop
@Bill
did you even bother to read what I wrote or did you just skip to the part about the GSW never beating a healthy Cavs team I hate the GSW because of the battle with the Cavs but it’s the same hate that turned to admiration towards MJ, Brady, etc. I respect the accomplishments of the GSW over the last 7 years but I hate em still. nothing personal. but I absolutely hate the nonsense coming from these “reporters” and “experts”. It’s not fake news but it’s nonsensical takes meant to create arguments and clicks.
Not that it matters, but in 2016, GS lost Draymond for Game 5, iguodala was hurt, Ezili was hurt, but they were still winning at halftime before Bogut also got hurt. I also argued that Cleveland was in better shape in 2015 after Irving and Love got hurt, but that still would lmt have mattered either way, as I picked GS to win that year the same day LeBron went back to Cleveland, after they signed Shaun Livingston that same day
Having said that, we know how the media is. We know how social media is. I dont give it any consideration of having any basis in reality. Its incredibly frustrating to me how narratives and perception are considered reality, but I know what’s real or what isnt, and obviously want to educate people, but people dont care. So all you can do is keeping forward, knowing what you know, and let things that happen prove you right in the future…and people still wont care, and that’s fine. As long as you get something out of living the game, thats all that really matters
*sigh* several unfortunate typos lol
former, have you ever posted your predictions?
There’s no way Cavs were better off with 2nd & 3rd stars out in 2014/15. Dellevadova was noble but a numbers nightmare, and Irving could occupy the GSW guards.
Predicting GSW #1 in the preseason would be amazing if true. In 13/14 GSW was a 6th seed and lost first round.
Youre on social media. The problem with it is that there will always be people who disagree, and that is pre-existing.
Every single year, except this year here (everyehere else I had said it/to my uncle for betting purposes/my friends), I think I only mentioned Boston as the number 1 seed in the east before the preseason was over (although I didnt have them in the finals b/c of matchups. I had the Heat losing to GS, but didnt think they’d play Boston. I actually didnt like the Heat matchup with Boston at the beginning. It wasnt until after the trade deadline where I felt the Heat could beat Boston if they played each other, so I stuck with that). I did say GS winning it all here at some point in the first week or 2. I wasnt as active here this year at the beginning/the last month or so of the offseason b/c of burnout and avoiding stuff
As for the 2015 year, I said it everywhere, and never waivered. There might be a post of me saying it on this site in the lebron returning or shaun livingston signing articles, but I dont remember if that was before they changed the commenting section style. I did post it on what was an attempted blog I did for a bit too, and called them the perfect modern NBA team, but I admittedly didnt know they’d be as dominant as they would be. I picked Cleveland in the offseason after that, heading into 2016, b/c I thought theh added depth to challenge GS, and it was the best roster Lebron had ever been on, in my opinion
@formerlyz
“Not that matters”…. you could’ve stopped there. It was 1 game missed by Dray because he couldn’t control himself. He was well aware of how many tech fouls he had accumulated up to that point and was warned.
But you can’t compare the GSW missing Dray for Game 5 with 2 games left to play vs the Cavs without Irving for 6 games and 7 games without Love. That’s about 43 points 14 rebounds and 10 assists.
If you would have read it, I dodnt just say the Draymond thing…but again, it doesnt matter. It’s like 6 years later
Not having those guys the previous year helped them defensively, and also took away the ball stopping/needing the ball in his hands Kyrie. It allowed them to play off LeBron more, and he was amazing. He just needed 1 more wing defender/shooter on that team, and he potentially wins it
I argued it at the time. Not saying it in hindsight. I also argued against trading Wiggins for Love, and partially blamed that on why they lost in 2015, but I was wrong about that…although if Wiggins was then what he was this last couple of rounds, I wouldnt have been wrong
But it’s fine if that’s your opinion. This is mine. No need to go into it, like I was saying. Was just responding
BS. The refs on the court gave him a tech. The league changed it to a flagrant after the fact.
@formerlyz
“Not that it matters”… should’ve stopped there.
Can’t compare Dray missing 1 game 5 with 2 games to go in the series with the Cavs not having Kevin Love (17pts/9 reb) for all 7 games vs GSW no Kyrie Irving missing 6 out of 7 games in the GSW series. Yet that’s what GSW fans always hang their hats
And again, it was more than just Draymond in that 1 game. They were winning that game without him before Bogut got hurt, in addition to the injuries to Iguodala and Ezili…not taking anything away from Cleveland that year, so I dont know why you’re so defensive of it, but again, if that’s how you feel about it yourself, theres nothing wrong with that. And like I said, I did pick Cleveland to win that year before training camp…I just should have been wrong
Lol you’re still at it? Nobody forced KD to join the Warriors. At the end of the day, it was his choice. He did what was best for him.
“The GSW have never beaten a fully healthy Cavs team with Love, Irving and LBJ on the floor, in the finals WITHOUT KD.”
Lol go cry some more. This is such a laughable take.
@Capt
are you missing the part where I said “this is some of the nonsense I’ve heard the media say (since GSW has won)” ???
not my take
Lol LBJ won two of his rings playing in a superteam. If he didn’t join Wade and Bosh, he would have two rings.
@Capt
Curry, Klay, Dray and Iggy isn’t a super team? Add KD, not a super team. Swap out KD but add Poole and Wiggins. Not a super team? Why because their FM put it together? That’s a stupid point and not an issue I was raising. I hate GSW but give them their flowers for being a well run organization with an owner willing to pay the ridiculous costs to keeping it going. There’s almost no team in the last 50 years that has won it with just 1 star.
meant GM
Warriors became a superteam only when KD joined them. They drafted Curry, Thompson, Green and Poole. I wouldn’t put Wiggins or Iggy on KDs level.
Warriors made Wiggins. That’s why he made all star this year, his only all star so far.
So, going by your logic the Cavs with James, Irving and Love were a superteam.
James had a prime star player like Anthony Davis on Lakers when he won his fourth championship. What do you call that?
@captain
and again, for some reason you’re holding it against LBJ because he facilitated things rather than it being done by the GM. Who cares? Warriors didn’t MAKE Wiggins. Wiggins averaged 20 ppg before coming to GSW. They simply reduced his role as a #1 option and he matured into the role no longer expected to be the lead scorer. Instead he fell behind Curry, Klay and Poile. I’ll give GSW for knowing how to utilize him tho. Not even sure why you’re being so defensive. With your sensitive behind. I gave you your flowers dang it.
Warriors did MAKE Wiggins. Where was this Wiggins when he played for Timberwolves? Where was this defense then? Why wasn’t he an all star in Minnesota?
Timberwolves made the playoffs only once when Wiggins was there and that too came when Jimmy Butler was playing.
I’m not being “defensive” or “sensitive”. I’m just laughing at your silly takes.
100!
The Cavs never beat GSW without unprecedented help from the league, so…
@nba
Dray accumulates fouls. he knew exactly how many he had and all he had to do was chill out. stop making excuses. which loss is worse?
Drays Game 5 suspension or no Love for 7 games and no Kyrie for 6?
Be honest.
Draymond’s swing and a miss of Lebron’s junk as he stepped over him was in no way a flagrant, which is why it was called a tech (how can there be a flagrant with no contact)? Only time ever a Finals starter got suspended for a retro flagrant from the league.
The MVP was fouled out of a regulation length game for the only time in league history in gm 6.
And then the road team “somehow” was only called for 1 shooting foul (a 1 shot and-1) on 36 shots from Steph and Klay in gm 7, after they had averaged 9+ in the playoffs.
2 things happened the only time in league history in game 5 and 6 and the Cavs’ winning margin in gm 7 came from free throws.
NBAis2K has a belief that is way too common among Bron haters. And the bay area. Esp both
Forget the 4 titles, just think about the one finals fail where they got figured out and fell by their own flaws.
Celtics not going back n they got lucky bucks didn’t have Middleton and butler didn’t have help Giannis and butler would of had 30-40 every game this series Tatum keep trying to shoot Giannis and butler going to get in that paint Tatum or brown didn’t even outplayed giannis or butler they got lucky twice but not this third time
And the warriors went through 3 hurt teams, so don’t be talking luck there skippy
NBA is so boring and predictable these days. Celtics implode? Who guessed that one? Everyone.
Yup, the Warriors defense absolutely had them in hell, what an all-time great defensive game by Curry and GSW. Absolutely owned the Eastern Champs tonight.
I never heard “implode” used until now. And I disagree; the celtics just did not rise, usually.
Which was kind of predictable I guess, though some liked Boston’s size, youth, defense and athleticism. Maybe 3s too.
I think Boston would have made it more interesting before the trades they made during the season, or if they would have played guys off the bench that didnt play that could have helped in the matchup. Also helped GS that Kerr made the adjustment of starting Porter over Looney, and lowering Poole’s minutes, as I has mentioned. If not for that adjustment, it could have been at least closer
Looney only played 21′ a game RS. Yes after the RS I said Porter would be their new center but Im not sure I meant it. Everyone and S.A. Smith said they needed another center but they just won another #1, so Kerr wins again… his 9th as player & HC? Wow
What is a ‘RS’? Who is S.A. Smith? Smith is not a Basketball expert. Is he one of those cold bodies the Mickey Mouse Channel wheels out.
Regular season and Stepen A.
I did not even want his full name spelled out in my post, so to prevent a response like yours, thinking it was a post about him.
At least you found a place for that funny metaphor.
I do not say he should be listened to, just noted as representing a conventional wisdom that is out there occurring to everyone.
Disagree. White was a non-factor but the White trade took their defense to another level. I don’t think they even make the Finals with Schroeder in his place.
Tatum was by far the biggest factor in Boston losing. They just needed more from him offensively and didn’t get it.
I wasnt talking about Schroder. I actually forgot that was this year. I thought that was a bad signing/unnecessary
Good job GSW, the only time I’d pull for them to win a finals is against the Celtics or current Nets.
Steph finally got his finals MVP.
Celtics faced a hard road to the finals but idk that they get back next year. East is a beast. Bucks and GSW next season is my pick.
I don’t think we see either team next year. Assuming we finally have a normal NBA season in terms of injuries and missed games.
They won without Wiseman, Kuminga and Moody contributing. I think they’re even better next season and Klay returns more to form.
This was Klay’s best year in like 6 years
LMAO
Those are not even remotely proven players, try again lol
Yea they are developing those players duh
@animated force What is a ‘normal’ NBA season?
A “normal” amount of leaguewide “injuries” like I said. If you didn’t notice we had more players miss this year than ever before with COVID with holds and guys injured from short off seasons
This was much more of a normal season, compared to the last 2, at least.
Celtics will be a 4-6 seed for the next 3-4 yrs East too strong and. Getting better and brown is better than Tatum but everybody want Tatum to be the celtics star cuz of hype Same way lakers felt like they needed to.draft lonzo cuz of hype
Man I hate the warriors but gotta hand it to them, they are consistent
People always hate winners when they are on the outside looking in!
Well I hate them because they started this all 3 point era of basketball which I find to be pretty boring. It’s not about taking smart shots or defense anymore, it’s just throw up threes and if they go in great and if not they will lose. Luckily for them they have one of the best pure shooters in history, but they still changed the game for the worse not the better.
That’s not even true. The main difference between them and a team like the Lebron Heat, or the Dwight Magic, or phoenix in the mid 2000s is they had guys that were primary ball handlers that could pull up and shoot it without having to catch and shoot, and those were also the guys taking and making most of their 3s, as opposed to mostly role players being set up by the main guy(s) with paint penetration/passing. Then they could also play off the ball around their other playmakers, and knock down shots in catch and shoot situations. That being said, they were the best painst scoring team in the league those first couple of years (that may be true than that; I just know for sure theh were those years). They essentially took from the previous elite teams, and took that to the next level, without getting more into everything
Lol, their ball movement and cutting is beautiful to watch, and obviously this Finals win was about their defense.
Apparently you missed that the Celtics were better from three than GSW.
I was talking more about 2015, but also said “without getting into everything else,” which implied the versatile defenders, playmakers, and being able to bring the ball up in transition without outlet passes, being able to play multiple different ways, etc
Scored between 101-108 in all 6 games lols!
I’m just happy it’s over with. I tried to dig it, but this was a boring series and I think that’s why it recieved so little fanf compared to some past years. Last ring for Curry at 34 I’d say, Celtics got pretty close.
I somewhat agree. This was an ugly series that, in the end, wasn’t close for most games.
Weirds. Why would this be Curry’s last ring?
Wow incredible win. Time to take a second to breathe in and breathe out. I don’t know how Curry does what he does and the amazing thing is that he’s a regular guy not a super athlete. Totally self made, work ethic, 6 ft 2 with maybe some inherent basketball skills and vision. But the dribbling and shooting is all hard work. Probably why Poole watched him and got better himself.
Definitely don’t look forward to next season. Wow the Celtics will definitely be back they’re young and good and have seen the promised land and are about to step in. Oh so close.
Then the other teams.. Memphis watch out, Miami right there, the Bucks and the others. I don’t see how the Warriors could do this again a year older and facing all the youth out there.
Nuggets should be back, Lakers, Clippers, Suns, Mavs.. Wow.., taking this one and enjoying it because who knows if Dubs get back to this point.
Depends who they lose, and depends on health, but there are ways to replace the skillsets of those guys lost, and as long as the roster maintains the versatility they’ve consistently had, they have as good a shot as any, barring significant change around the league
Also depends on matchups, as always
For the record, going into the ECF, I had GS over Boston in 6, or GS over Heat in 7 either way
Curry and Warriors will win few more as long as Kerr, Lacob and Myers are around…. Poole, Wiggins, and our youngsters will be better going forward as well. We are still in the midst of the Golden Era of Warriors Basketball !!
Well said… Enjoy and celebrate
Ofc they can repeat. Experience > youth, as was just proved.
Curry this year has won FMVP, Western Conference FMVP and All Star Game MVP.
He was on a FMVP mission this year lol.
Also just want to point out Draymond Green was incredible tonight, and I hope he finally gets the respect he deserves, but I doubt it. That shouldn’t matter though. Ultimately, he is a legendary defender, and an all time winner
He is a 1st ballot hall of famer !! So glad he played great in the clncher game…
He was great this game. Overall he had one of the worst offensive performances in Finals history.
IDK I think Draymond gets quite a bit of a credit in general. He’s a great defensive player whose offensive limitations have generally been muted due to Curry’s brilliance
Warriors leap over MJ’s Bulls
Curry ties Bron for rings, with the better %
Just beautiful. Steph Curry is the #1 GOAT and best player of all-time. He’s been the #1 player in the league since 2014. You lying if you think otherwise, and you need to apologize if you ever put him on the same tier as Kyrie, Russ, CP3 or Harden, he’s so far ahead of them its an insult.
Its fine if you think that, as sports are subjective, and I’m one of the biggest Steph Curry fans, but I dont put him above Chris Paul, personally. I would put him somewhere in the top 15-20ish range all time probably (I havent looked at my list in like 5 or 6 years. Have it on my old computer). Steph is the greatest shooter, and one of the greatest paint finishing guards of all time. This is a great run, with the perfect modern NBA team around him, and he definitely is an all timer. Was super fun to watch in college, and people said he wasn’t a PG b/c of quickness, and handle, and playmaking, which obviously proved incredibly dumb. He is very much a combo guard, and is amazing off the ball, but he has made people look even more incredibly dumb for the handle comment. Above all, he has remained the same as a person, which is the most admirable of all of it
How many rings does CP have? F*** CP poser wannabe…
Steph doesnt prioritize selfish regular season stat chasing or he would blow away most other players on stats period, but Steph knows that the point is a title and you dont hurt your chances of that even to stat chase like CP.
It’s fine if you think that. Its subjective. I dont really understand the idea of claiming Chris Paul is a stat chaser, but if that’s your opinion, that’s fine too. Also, if you’ve seen me on here over the years, I’ve said countless times, I dont care about counting stats
I stopped reading at “I dont put him above Chris Paul”.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
And that’s fine, if that’s your opinion…which is what I said. I personally disagree, but sports are subjective, in general
A lot of Warrior fans wanting Wiggins to sign for $18-25m a year is totally clueless. He is eligible to sign 5 yr $233m extension and it’s one thing to hive your team a discount, but you have to be reasonable. Wiggins is improving, maturing, and now postseason experienced. His game might be even better suited for postseason than regular season which is exactly what Warriors need. His personality also fits perfectly in Warriors system and culture. Hopefully Warriors and Wiggins can come to a compromise. 5 yrs for $150M.
I agree to point. He has matured to a better force. This year. It could be an aberration and he could revert. So signing him to a big contract could be a mistake. He wouldn’t be the first player to play well in his contract year just to revert.
Also he is 26 already not old but young by NBA standards either so a 5 year deal takes him to age 31 season
Wow Curry first ever to win Conference & Finals MVP… after sooo many decades, right?
Steph….one more great season and I just may anoint you the best PG to ever play. That’s coming from a guy who grew up and cut his teeth on the NBA watching Magic.
Kudos to the WARRIORS, when Curry hangs up his sneakers, that top 10 list will probably need revising and include his name.
Like I posted in these threads much earlier, very many bought in the hype of the CELTICS – even creating narratives just for them e.g. Best team since the start of the 2022, WTF ?
However, a closer look should have seen that the CELTICS feasted on much weaker and depleted teams during that regular season run …….. they got very lucky against a Middleton-less BUCKS and a more injury-depleted HEAT (includes losing a 20ppg 6th man).
Very few would admit it, but the refs helped carry these CELTICS during the ECF. The refs called every thing against the HEAT, hence Tatum and Smart got very spoiled ……… come the Finals, Tatum harshly discovered that the ref won’t be as whistle-friendly since they’re up against the WARRIORS.
Except the fact is that the Finals refs were COMPLETELY “whistle-friendly” to the Celtics in the Finals.
The “more physical Celtics” shot 31 more free throws and were called for 28 less fouls.
I wonder how Chris Cohan feels right now.
Chris Cohan, the worst owner in Bay Area history, except for Fisher of the A’s.
First. Congratulations on a great season and a great championship run. 4 chips 8 seasons is enough to be a dynasty in my eyes.
Now the blaspheme. Is now the time to Trade Klay to the kings for the 4th pick?
He had a Klay season. averaged 20pts 4 boards and 4 assists but he is also 31 coming off 2 injuries to his legs. How long will he last? If the Warriors get the 4 pick they could pick up Ivey who is a little smaller but a half decent point guard option.
If Wiggins has regained the talent that made him a number one overall pick and Poole develops further is now the time to pull the trigger and get a decade younger player to keep the team and remain competitive for years to come?
Just food for thought
Also this gives Klay a chance to be the #1 option of his own team to see what he can do
Klay would be at best #3 in SAC, can’t forget Fox & Sabonis, come on dude!
I think Klay gets the nod as the 1 over both and they all play off his shot. And as I said lower in the thread he is the one with championship pedigree and vet leadership.
Why would the Kings do this?
While I like the Kings guards and Barnes. Kings could benefit from a legit #1 option and Klay could realistically be seen as an option as veteran #1 with championship pedigree for a young team so they take the next step.
The Warriors got lucky. I’m certain Tatum was playing hurt in this series. It was mentioned during the Nets series the he was dealing with wrist soreness. The Celtics sweep with a healthy Tatum.
Excuses. Who’s not playing hurt in the finals?
The all GSW team
Tatum moved fine. Sounds like you were just wrong and are not handling it well. Tatum seemed to surrender. He had a great defender on him.
Congratulations to Warriors. They earned it. Happy for Wiggins most. Curry proved he’s an all time great. Glad to see Klay back.
I’m a big fan of Kuminga and Wiseman. So I see Warriors as a fun team to watch now. They should trade Wiggins imo. Love to see him in Toronto.
Celtics might never be back.
Kerr out coached Udoka……
Why should they trade Wiggins?
Kuminga, Moody and the cost of raises for ‘shippers.
Either you don’t pay attention when Joe Lacob speaks or you’re extraordinarily obtuse.
GSW are a great team but the spending & pay 2 win needs to Stop. It’s beyond ridiculous & they are Abusing the CBA & the Tax, making a mockery of it.
Having a new Billion dollar stadium & new TV deal Allows GSW to never have to make a tough choice…
They just pay everyone & pay the rookie 10mil a yr & 6mil a yr while having 2 supermaxes at 45mil a yr and 40mil for steph + klay, then green gets 20mil +, and why not go get another max guy in Wiggins.
Which they did BC Durant sign & trade, to land Russell who they traded for Wiggins & pick which became Kuminga.
So how u Fix this… bc what is happening now. Only a handful of teams in big markets w huge TV deals & teams w new billion dollar stadiums are going over the tax by crazy crazy amounts
To the point if ruining the gm.
How can Cs who are under tax & have $134mil payroll compete vs $350mil payroll.
Basically it’s cheating. Look at Cs now. They can’t keep Horford. At 23 mil a yr w out moving young guys.
But not GSW they just pay everyone & sign another max guy.
It’s not fair & it’s ruining the game.
How u fix it.. Simple
#1 Repeat TAX offenders lose their 1st Rd Pick. If it’d traded they lose next year’s. If they have traded for another teams they will lose the highest value pick.
All 1st rd picks lost by tax payers, will go to a lottery where teams under tax will get a chance to win them. Max 1 x win per team…
Worst teams get best odds…
Basically teams can go over a Lil bit if they have a title run. That is how CBA was designed. The tax penalty was so high mo1 thought ppl would abuse it.. but GSW have.
It’s not even close… largest payroll in NBA history… by a mile…
#2 NBA enacts a red line hard cap that is 15mil over tax line…
This means teams can only go over by 14.99mil
The tax line. 15.01 mill over would be illegal & would result in player needed to be cut..
By enabling a hard tax line at 15mil you ensure a team ain t adding another max guy to the roster. Wiggins at 30mil + wouldn’t work.
Plus the rookies earning $10mil plus would go.
I mean I think GSW was at $180mil salary so 52mil over. If it was $138mil.
So Wiggins would be gone or all their youth basically..
Point is it makes it Fair!
All GMs have to make tough decisions.
Bob Myers never has to make a tough decision EVER..
A REAL TOUGH CHOICE…
Just look at Cs… they need to decide yo pay Horford 23mil which they can’t afford to do without going into tax. Again look at Okc and there big 3. It was a travesty they couldn’t afford to pay their big 3. Harden had to get traded… and KD left for GSW bc okc couldn’t win.
Ofc GSW paid their big 3 & gave KD a max deal which turned Into Dlo which turned Into wiggins.. all max players.
It’s simply not fair & there is no parody.
On top of that u wonder why Cs got no calls in gm 5. Klay pushing off for wide open 3s w no calls but on other end bad acting flops got called. Tatum getting whacked but no calls. In ecf he got those calls. And 2x Ts are Cs . But none on green.
Well follow the $$
GSW pays $180 mil in luxury tax bill
Cs pay $0 in taxes…
If GSW wins… to keep roster together mostly, GSW looking at a 1/2 Billion TAX bill over 2 yrs..
Yes Billion with a B… just in tax. Not payroll to players…
Now if GSW lose, they go to there young rookie & there tax bill goes way down… They don’t bring everyone back if they lose..
If Cs win. They bring ppl back & maybe have a tax bill of 10mil. Which use to be really high. Lol
Point is… follow the $$… tape don’t lie.. I hate the Cs and I felt bad for their fans In gm 5 bc the refs were giving gsw every call incl 2x Ts.
GSW are great team. But could they win w out Wiggins? W out looney?
I know it be a closer gm..
Wonder why Tatum got no calls in gm 5 & 6.
League didn’t want to risk a billion tax bill on a gm 7, so it got ended in 6. No calls for Tatum at all. In ecf he got those calls.
Steph over extending his leg to draw foul on 3 and step on foot of Def bc he extended his leg became a 4 pt play. It was off foul all year tho.
Klay pushed off for wide open 3. Extended arm… no call..
Tatum hacked bumped but no calls.
Green flail arms intimidates swears walks onto opp huddle but no Ts. But Cs got 2x Ts in pivotal gm5.
Follow the $$
So how u fix it..
#1 Repeat tax payers lose their next 1st Rd pick
. Picks go into lottery w worst teams getting best odds.
#2 a Hard red line tax cap of 15mil over tax os set in stone. This ensures teams aren’t getting a max player added on to team. 15mil max over. Not a penny more.
#3 you can only go over tax 3x in a row after that you need to get under tax line. You can only be a repeater 3x yrs in a row. 1x yr under tax line resets to 0. 3x repeater yrs in a row would equal 2x 1st rd picks lost.
By doing these 3x simple things you encourage parody in the league…
And remember they could always raise the caps & tax line every year, which they already do. But most important thing Is a level playing field.
GSW are cheating…
And there not alone. Others w new Stadiums are going to do it more…
LAC, Bkn , etc ..
Big markets + New Stadiums + New TV deals = Ruining Basketball
We must have parody.. we want NFL not MLB.
No pay 2 win… GSW must be stopped..
LAC, LAL, BKN, GSW, are all spending out of control.
Other teams won’t have a chance… bc there is no parody..