Stephen Curry: Every team that Chris Paul has been on gets better

Klay Thompson: Any time you get to play with a player who is one of the best of your generation it’s an honor. It’s a little weird because we’ve had so many battles in the past with Chris and he’s led so many teams that nearly knocked us off or did knock us off all the way back in 2014. I think he’s just going to add such a calming presence and leadership component that we need. -via The Athletic / June 27, 2023

“I’m definitely excited about this because these guys know what it’s all about. They’ve been there, they’ve won over and over again. I’m glad to be a part of that process.” Chris Paul on having a different mindset now that he’s a member of the Warriors -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / June 27, 2023

Gilbert Arenas on his tryout with USA Basketball: “I went to Colangelo and told him about my groin injury. I didn’t want to hold a spot for somebody to really help the team if my injury was serious. He said I was on the bubble. I looked at the team and realized that I’m not beating out CP (Chris Paul), you know? I still understand the concept of a team structure. I said, ‘Hey man, get my goddamn check. I’m out of here, man. I’m outta here.'” -via YouTube / June 26, 2023

Apple TV and A24 released the trailer for Stephen Curry: Underrated, a documentary about Curry’s rise to becoming an all-time NBA great. “I was the undersized scrawny kid that was just trying to figure out how to make it,” Curry said in the trailer. The one-minute video shows interviews with people throughout Curry’s life, including his parents, his college coach Bob McKillop and even Mike Krzyzewski. -via Sports Illustrated / June 27, 2023

Michael Granger: Reggie Miller, Klay Thompson and Steph Curry are some of the examples that Gradey Dick cites as examples for him to emulate as a pro. Notes the importance of the conditioning required to move off the ball as consistently throughout games. -via Twitter @michaelgrange / June 26, 2023

The Instagram page posed the question, “How do you even guard this?” And to everyone’s surprise, Curry stepped in to provide his perspective. He identified PAOK’s Jordan Sibert, wearing jersey number 18, as the primary problem. “No. 18 is the problem. Stay high over the flare. Hardest pass to make is the one over the top to the corner. Everybody else can stay home. Nice action though. Only works one time before they figure out,” Curry wrote of Vassilis Spanoulis’ action. Four-time NBA champion didn’t stop there. He responded to AllDayAthletes’ comments and reiterated his words by stating that a well-prepared scouting report could effectively neutralize this play. “Repeat. You could run it once but that’s getting shut down the rest of the game/season.” -via BasketNews / June 25, 2023