Golden State Warriors General Manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has voiced concerns about the team’s lack of a clear second option to support Stephen Curry, as uncertainty surrounds the role previously held by Klay Thompson.
Curry, the driving force behind the Warriors’ success, cannot carry the team alone, and Dunleavy acknowledged that identifying the right player to step up is a key challenge for the franchise.
The positive is, it’s a bit unknown,” Dunleavy said in a media session. “If you’re an opponent, you’re asking, ‘Who do you have to stop besides Steph Curry?’ The good news is, maybe they don’t know either.”
Several players, including Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, and Brandin Podziemski, have been mentioned as potential candidates to fill the gap.
Dunleavy pointed out that different players might rise to the occasion on different nights but admitted the uncertainty could be both exciting and challenging.
“I think for us, whether it’s Wiggs, JK, or Brandin, we have a lot of ways to get scoring,” Dunleavy said. “But we have some things to figure out, and that’s where the uncertainty comes in.”
