As basketball fans, we dread very few things more than Stephen Curry’s retirement. Over the last decade or so, Curry has become one of the top faces of the league. His influence on the game is second to none. Goes without saying, we’ll miss Curry when he hangs up his sneakers. But according to his teammate Draymond Green, we may see the Dubs legend keep on playing for the next couple of years.– but only if a certain condition is met.
Steph Curry is 37 right now. He’s no spring chicken by any means. Even so, the Baby-Faced Assassin remains at the top of his game. But we’ve seen a lot of top players fade as they age. Remember MJ as a Wizard? Well, it seems that’s the fate Curry is trying to avoid. Unless he wins his 5th ring this year.
“You know, he is definitely that type of person where he just not going to hold on and do the whole thing that a lot of guys do. If he not an elite level, he not gonna do it. Problem he has is…we win number 5 this year he got a strong chance to get 6 next year. And he not going to screw me out of six. So he has no chance of retiring because if we got a chance to get six, I’ll be out of his house every day making sure he ain’t retiring. Cause we need to go after that,” said Draymond.
Feb 10, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates with forward Draymond Green (23) in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
And it’s wholly understandable that Draymond would do that. After all, even at his age, Curry has a lot left in the tank. And Draymond believes that Curry himself will realize this if he hangs it up too early. “He’ll be like, all right, I’m doing this again. I feel too great. I’m too at the peak of my powers.” And we agree that this is a very real possibility.
But Green also told us something that may hold him back from making that decision. And it’s got nothing to do with basketball and everything to do with his family. Specifically, his children.
Green’s touching conversation with Steph Curry about his daughter Riley revealed
Now we all know what a family man Stephen Curry is. He’s happily married to his high school sweetheart, Ayesha Curry, and they have 4 lovely children together. But being an elite basketball player for so many years has meant Steph has made some sacrifices. His family has borne the brunt of those. And it seems this may be why Steph may retire despite winning a fifth ring this year.
Draymond Green revealed he and Steph had a few conversations about this. “Like he said to me, he’s like, you know, when you go through these summers, you start to realize, hey, I’ve done this 18, 17 summers. How many more summers I got?…it’s never really the game…It’s missing Riley’s volleyball game.…Like I missed XY and Z with Riley. I don’t want to miss that with Kai, you know,” is what Green alleges Steph told him.
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 16: NBA player Stephen Curry and daughter Riley Curry attend the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards 2015 at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 16, 2015 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/WireImage)
Again, it’s not hard to see why Curry would feel this way. We talked about the sacrifices he’s made for the game. But how long should he keep doing it for glory in a sport that moves so fast? Another ring will add to Steph’s legacy, sure. But he’s already among the all-time greats. So will a fifth and then a sixth ring really mean that much if it means he keeps missing important milestones in his children’s lives?
According to his conversation with Draymond, it appears Steph doesn’t feel that way. He might end up making the choice to retire to be there for his children. And more power to him if he does!
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