Steph Curry Says He Doesn’t Believe There Will Be Another NBA Dynasty

“I don’t think [it will be replicated] just because it’s very hard to keep things together in this league,” Steph Curry told ESPN after sitting down to discuss the departure of SG Klay Thompson.

“It’s very hard to keep things together in this league. A lot more player movement. Me, Klay and Draymond, we complemented each other so well for so long. We all brought something different to the table, so we’ll see. Records are meant to be broken. Dynasties come all different shapes inside of us so we’ll see.”

Thompson spent his first 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors after being drafted 11th overall out of Washington State in the 2011 NBA draft.

The five-time NBA All-Star departed the Warriors last week, signing a 3-year $50 million deal with the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks. Thompson and Curry had been teammates for over a decade, with Draymond Green winning four titles over seven years from 2015-2022. New faces came and went over their dynasty span, including future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, but, Curry, Green and Thompson, were synonymous with the Warriors’ run. The trio transcended the game of basketball, turning the NBA from a defensive back-to-basket game to a high-flying, three-point-shooting track meet. Golden State took the baton from the Miami Heat’s early 2010s dynasty, which won two titles in four years and became the new face of the league.

On Wednesday, the shooting guard was introduced at a press conference as a new Mavericks player. He believed “change could spur greatness” for himself and his team. He continued, “I am very grateful for my time at Golden State. But I felt that moving on could re-energize me.”

Thompson will wear a #31 in Dallas, trading in his iconic #11. He told reporters he made the change to honor Indiana Pacer great Reggie Miller. The Washington State alum appeared ready to put his time in the Bay Area behind him and take on a new challenge.

With the new CBA beginning this season, creating a dynasty has become even more difficult. If a team spends over the second apron of the salary cap, it is fined an exorbitant tax and loses the ability to sign players at the minimum in free agency and trade draft picks. Warriors owner Joe Lacob did not mind spending deep into the tax to sign Durant, but Golden State could not make that transaction occur if the rules were applied today. The Boston Celtics attempt to prove Curry’s claim incorrect as they re-signed 14 out of the 15 players from their championship roster in 2023-24. However, some experts believe they will have to pay over $100 million in luxury tax penalties, and owner Wyc Grousbeck just put his team up for sale a week after winning the title.