The Golden State Warriors' 25-26 NBA season ended earlier than many had hoped, with Steve Kerr's team being eliminated at the hands of the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament. The early exit was the culmination of an injury-hit campaign that saw Stephen Curry suit up for just 43 games, while Jimmy Butler suffered a torn ACL.
Now, as the Warriors prepare for the upcoming season, with multiple new faces including rookie Yaxel Lendeborg, Steve Kerr knows that the campaign will be about building good habits and embracing the process of becoming a competitive unit.
“For me, this is all about the process and what we’re doing day in and day out," Kerr told Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area. "This is a season where we’ve got to get back to our values,
our basics, supporting each other, bringing great attention to detail day in and day out. That starts with our staff having a great camp, really being prepared for everything we’re going to face this year, and we have to convey that to the players.”
Golden State has struggled to find the right mix of experience and youth in recent years. However, with both Curry and Draymond Green another year older, the Warriors will need to figure things out if they're going to return to contending near the top of the Western Conference.
Therefore, embracing the process and what it takes to be a competitive unit is likely the right call. Whether that process can pay dividends in the upcoming season will remain to be seen, though.
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