In today’s Dub Hub:
- Steph Curry joins TODAY to discuss his career and life lessons in new book Shot Ready.
- Free agent vets are “quietly pleading for clarity” amidst Jonathan Kuminga saga, per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Monte Poole.
- Commissioner Adam Silver calls the NBA a “highlight sport” in response to rising costs of streaming services.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has released a new book titled Shot Ready, offering readers an inside look at the preparation and mindset that have defined his career. Curry joined TODAY and explained that the title is about more than just basketball — it represents the importance of being ready for life’s biggest moments both on and off the court.
The book features behind-the-scenes photos, along with Curry’s reflections on family, faith, and the daily work that goes into being the best.
As he enters his 17th NBA season, Shot Ready serves as both a memoir and a blueprint for Curry’s approach to success. For fans, it’s another chance to see what makes the Warriors superstar one of the greatest athletes of his generation.
For more on this and other news around the NBA, here is our latest news round-up for Friday, September 12th:
Warriors News:
Warriors star Steph Curry reveals motivation behind his new ‘Shot Ready’ book | NBC Sports Bay Area
When asked about what he plans to do when he finally retires, Curry promised he won’t leave the game. Whether it’s coaching or another role, he says he will find a place in basketball after he is done playing.
“I see what these coaches go through in the league, so I understand how hard the job is,” Curry said. “For me though, it’s about figuring a way to have an influence in the game, to give back to it the way that so many people have poured into me. Whether that’s a skill development thing, a consultant thing, I don’t know what it is, but I know I’m going to be a part of the game where anybody can reach out to me.”
Josh Giddey, Cam Thomas conclusions won’t impact Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga saga | NBC Sports Bay Area
Kuminga signing the qualifying offer remains the anticipated outcome. The deadline to do so is Oct. 1. Meanwhile, Al Horford and the rest of the veterans in Golden State’s waiting room are quietly pleading for clarity.
NBA’s ‘heave rule’ will allow deep end-of-quarter shots without hurting shooting percentages | NBA
According to SportRadar, players last season made about 4% of shots taken in the final three seconds of the first three quarters of a game with the 36-foot minimum distance. Based on its tracking data, Golden State’s Stephen Curry made four shots under those criteria last season and Denver’s Nikola Jokic made three.
Jimmy Butler on last season’s Luka Doncic trade to the Lakers: ‘There’s always more to it’
Draymond Green Comes On Kai Cenat’s Stream!
NBA News:
Aspiration paid Kawhi Leonard days after investment by Clippers’ minority owner: Report | The Athletic
According to two former finance officials at Aspiration who appeared on the podcast, as well as company bank statements the Torre podcast obtained, Wong — who owns 1 percent of the Clippers, is the team’s alternate governor and was also Ballmer’s college roommate — made his first payment to Aspiration on Dec. 6, 2022, while it was clear the firm was losing money.
Leonard’s uncle and business manager, Dennis Robertson, was reportedly upset that a quarterly payment had been missed. Aspiration paid Leonard on Dec. 15 — the same day the company laid off 20 percent of its employees, or about 100 people, according to the podcast.
Teams to host Emirates NBA Cup semifinal games beginning in 2026-27 | NBA
Under existing rules that will continue through the 2025-26 NBA season, the Emirates NBA Cup Semifinals and Championship are played at a neutral site (T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the upcoming season). Starting with the Emirates NBA Cup during the 2026-27 NBA season, the Championship will be the only game played at a neutral site.
Adam Silver says the NBA is a ‘highlight sport’ in response to rising cost of streaming games
In case you missed it at Golden State of Mind:
Does Josh Giddey’s contract change the equation for Jonathan Kuminga, Warriors?
Giddey’s contract does shift a small amount of leverage in Kuminga’s direction. In a summer that has reset the market in at-times perplexing ways, Kuminga now has a similarly-talented player in a similar situation, with an exact dollar figure that he can connect to it. There’s a concrete example that he can bring to the Dubs brass representing something similar to his worth.
A post to end the week:
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