NBA: Warrior godfather.

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The next day, Oklahoma City. Since the Warriors had a game against the Thunder in the evening, they started training at 8 a.m. so that the players could have a good rest in the afternoon and accumulate energy for the evening game.

Curry woke up on time at seven o'clock, sat on the bed for a while, got dressed, and went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash up.

Click!

The door opened and Butler walked in wearing a sports vest, with sweat stains on his forehead and a wet pure white towel hanging on his chest.

"Hey! Stephen, you're using my toothbrush!"

Butler walked into the bathroom and wanted to wash his face, but saw Curry brushing his teeth with his cup and toothbrush, and hurriedly called out to him.

Curry didn't notice Butler coming in at all. His eyes were fixed on the mirror without focus. After hearing it, he looked down and woke up as if from a dream. He put down the toothbrush in his hand and quickly rinsed his mouth.

"What's wrong with you? You look so absent-minded that you even use the toothbrush wrong. Are you missing Ayesha? I think you should persuade her to come to Oakland, so that you two don't have to video chat every day until 11 o'clock at night and disturb my sleep." Butler teased with a smile.

"Gululu...Pah!"

After Curry rinsed his mouth, he picked up his toothbrush and did not joke with Butler as usual. Instead, he was stunned for a while before whispering:

"Jimmy, do you think I'll be traded by the boss in the future?"

"What? A deal?"

"Yes, like Andris, who scored high points amid the cheers of home fans yesterday, and was traded to another team the next day." Curry said in a low voice.

"What a joke, of course not. The boss traded Monta Ellis for you, and everyone can see how much the boss likes you. You will definitely not be traded." Butler said with certainty.

Curry sighed: "Okay, you have a point...but what if I get injured? What if my strength declines? I don't want to leave the Warriors. I want to keep playing for the boss. He was able to trade Andris who played so well, will he trade me one day?"

Butler opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say, so he smiled bitterly and said, "I think you should ask the boss. I have never thought about these issues. I only know to train well according to the boss's instructions and play well on the court. The boss will naturally take care of other things..."

Curry looked at him with disdain, then continued brushing his teeth, staring into the mirror in front of him as if trying to see a flower.

Butler quit:

"Hey, what do you mean? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"nothing."

"Nonsense, the look in your eyes just now made me feel like a fool."

"No, you're not stupid, you're just a little dumb."

"No, I'm not stupid."

"Then you are stupid."

"you..."

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At half past seven, Curry went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast. He chose his breakfast, looked around, his eyes lit up, he found Liam's seat, and walked over quickly.

"Good morning, boss." Curry greeted Liam.

Liam was chewing a large piece of bacon and looking at a newspaper in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up, nodded at Curry, and motioned him to sit down.

Curry didn't hesitate and sat down opposite Liam, putting the pile of newspapers in front of him aside.

This must have been bought by Jonathan. Liam's habit is to read the newspaper while eating breakfast. Before Jonathan became Liam's assistant, he either arranged for the team staff or instructed Curry Butler and others to go to the newsstand to buy newspapers.

Curry bought newspapers for Liam several times and often heard difficult-to-understand remarks from him such as "I'm fed up with the crappy 3G network. It's so slow to refresh a web page and I can't even watch videos", "This crappy thing can be called a smart phone? My one thousand dollar Redmi is a hundred times better than this".

He didn't know what Liam was talking about. Every time he did that, he looked mad and pressed the iPhone 3GS in his hand hard, as if he wanted to break the screen. This made Curry afraid to say anything and he just put down the newspaper and ran away.

When he picked up the stack of newspapers, he caught a glimpse of the front page of the sports section of a newspaper with the headline "Big Deal! Warriors and Bobcats swap centers, Warriors lose a lot": "...The Warriors sent starting center Biedrins and a mid-level exception (split from the trade exception obtained in the Corey Maggette trade) in exchange for Bobcats backup center Tyson Chandler and the Bobcats' 2010 second-round pick and the Knicks' 2010 second-round pick (obtained from the Raymond Felton trade)."

"Trade rating - Golden State Warriors: D. According to Coach Liam's previous tweets, all of the Warriors' trades were authorized by him, and in this trade, I can't understand his train of thought. Biedrins may have some flaws, but he is obviously very suitable for the Warriors' tactical system and has the potential to be further developed. This season, Biedrins averaged 12.4 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 0.9 assists per game. Especially in the past month, his data has skyrocketed to 16.7 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 1.2 assists. In the game against the Bobcats, he broke his career scoring record."

"Coach Liam gave up a young and promising starting center in exchange for an expiring contract and two second-round picks. This behavior is unreasonable and illogical. I even think he is further cleaning up the Warriors players in the Nelson era - just like he traded Monta Ellis, Corey Maggette and Stephen Jackson."

"Charlotte Bobcats: A. After Tyson Chandler returned from injury, he served as the backup center for the Bobcats. His efficiency dropped significantly compared to his two excellent seasons with the Hornets. His style of play mainly focused on finishing near the basket, but his hit rate was only 57.4%, which was obviously very unqualified. His playing time, points, rebounds and blocks also dropped to a new low in his career. He is obviously still troubled by injuries, and his hands and feet seem to be rusty... When can he recover, or even if he can recover? Only God knows. The Charlotte Bobcats were able to send him away with two second-round picks in exchange for a high-quality starting center, which is obviously a very cost-effective deal."

Curry roughly read the report, quietly looked up at Liam, gently put the newspaper aside, and started eating breakfast.

He didn't know the specific situation of Tyson Chandler. In the game against the Bobcats the night before, Biedrins actually scored 32 points. Curry thought that the report was correct. Why did the boss want to trade Biedrins who played so well?

He took two bites and suddenly asked, "Boss, why did you send Andris away? He was such a good fighter..."

Liam stopped what he was doing, looked up at Curry, and found that he was looking at him with a puzzled look. Liam hesitated for a moment and said:

"Because he didn't fit in with the team, simple as that."

"But you often praise him, saying that he plays well and fits the team's tactics very well," Curry said.

"Okay, let me modify what I said just now - he is suitable for the current Warriors, but not for the future Warriors. For long-term considerations, I can only trade him." Liam thought for a while before replying.

"In the future? Don't we have a good chance of making the playoffs?" Curry asked in surprise.

"Our goal is not just the playoffs, we also want to compete for the championship." Liam said lightly.

"Fight...fight for the championship?" Curry was stunned.

"Yes, why not compete for the championship?" Liam chuckled.

"But...but isn't our goal to make the playoffs?"

"Yes, it's enough for us to make it to the playoffs this season, but what about next season, and the season after that? Should we always aim to make it to the playoffs?" Liam said in a deep voice.

"But... can we really win the championship?" Curry looked at Liam with half doubt and half expectation.

Curry often hears Dell say that the biggest regret of his career is that he doesn't have a championship ring, but he has no choice. As a role player, making money is his top priority, and he is not yet at the point where he can take a pay cut to join a strong team to compete for the championship.

Curry knows that the NBA championship is arguably the highest basketball honor in the world. It's not that he's arrogant. Although the United States has lost in the Olympics and the World Championships, as long as the American team wants to go all out to win the gold medal, it will be unstoppable.

Although the Bulldogs were able to win two consecutive championships in the NCAA, the NCAA and the NBA are two different worlds. Here gathers the best basketball players in the world. Everyone in this league is a genius, and those who can win the championship are the geniuses among geniuses, the strongest among the strong, and the superstars among superstars.

Before Curry participated in the draft, although he also dreamed of winning the championship, he knew that his talent was there. He was not outstanding in the NCAA, let alone in the NBA where there are so many strong players. The scout report was not made up. His talent was indeed mediocre.

Moreover, he has never played in the NBA, so he doesn't know if he can still make a three-pointer under that kind of intense confrontation. He also doesn't know if there will be a second Liam who can let him play the way he wants.

So even though he is the scoring champion of the NCAA, his goal is just to gain a foothold in the NBA. He will be satisfied as long as he can play in the NBA.

It was not until Liam told Curry the news of his acquisition of the Warriors that he felt relieved and gained confidence in his upcoming NBA career.

If the boss says he can do it, then he can definitely do it!

But Curry still has not thought about winning the championship. The Warriors are an absolute bottom-ranked team. The glory of the past has long disappeared. This ancient powerhouse that has continued since the founding of the NBA has long been forgotten in a corner of the West Coast.

The only memory it left to people is the noisy and surging golden ocean at the Oracle Center when it created the black eight miracle.

But the reason why a miracle is a miracle is that it cannot be replicated. After the black eight, the Warriors unexpectedly fell into decline again. It was not until Liam spent a huge amount of money to move into the Oracle Center that they attracted attention from the outside world again.

But that's all. No one would associate the Warriors with the championship, and Curry has never thought about it that way. All he wants is to play well, help the team return to the playoffs, win the best rookie, and not let his boss lose the bet with Barkley.

As for the championship? That's something that superstars like Kobe, James, and Howard should think about. He is still a rookie, so he should first make entering the All-Star Game his goal.

But today, Liam told him that the Warriors' goal is to win the championship, which made Curry doubt, not doubting Liam, but doubting himself.

Curry grew up amid doubts, from the fact that he couldn't play basketball, to the fact that he couldn't play in the NCAA, to the fact that he couldn't play in the NBA... He relied on his own efforts to shatter these doubts, and has come to where he is today step by step, developing an unyielding character and a strong competitive spirit.

But he is inevitably influenced by external comments. Deep down in Curry's heart, he has a little doubt about himself, otherwise he would not have written "I can do all things" on the upper. This is a psychological hint he gave to himself, forcing himself to forget the insecurity hidden in his heart.

This kind of doubt will not disappear unless he can win decisive honors such as MVP and championship, then he can truly fade away that doubt and no longer be a underdog, but a true superstar.

But now, Curry still has a long way to go to reach this step, and he doesn't even dare to think that he can reach that step.

Liam met Curry's expectant gaze and said slowly:

"Why not? Don't forget, we are the champions! I came to the NBA not to make the playoffs, survive one or two rounds, and then go to Hawaii for vacation. What I want is to fight until June and let the Warriors go the way of the Bulldogs again! For this goal, Monta Ellis can be traded, Andris can be traded, and even when necessary, as long as it is beneficial to winning the championship, Jimmy can also be traded!"

His voice became lower and lower, and his expression became more and more stern. At this moment, he was not the head coach of the Warriors, but the owner of the Warriors, the one who could decide the fate of the Warriors!

Curry's expression changed, but before he could say anything, Liam smiled:

"Of course, that's just the most extreme situation. If possible, I certainly hope to maintain the current lineup and keep playing until we win the championship. Stephen, you are the core of this team. As long as you don't want to leave, I will never trade you. I will build a lineup around you to compete for the championship!"

"Andris is very good, but he still has certain deficiencies on the defensive end. This is not a problem in the regular season, but in the playoffs and even further, the team will encounter great difficulties. And don't you think that the quality of his screens is still a little poor? His shoulders are limited in width and he can't put much meat on them. His body is not wide enough and his strength is not strong enough. Top perimeter defenders can easily squeeze through his screens. This is nothing in the regular season, but at critical moments, it is fatal to the team's offense."

"I need a big center, a center who can guard the basket and sweep the defense, a center who can provide you with high-quality screens, and Tyson Chandler can play this role."

After Liam finished speaking, Curry nodded in understanding:

"I understand, boss. This is just the first time a teammate has been traded, and I'm a little panicked... I don't know if I can be the core of a championship team, but I will do my best!"

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