{"id":87455,"date":"2025-08-09T09:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=87455"},"modified":"2025-08-09T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:15:04","slug":"report-indicates-stephen-curry-and-cooper-flagg-set-to-face-off-in-high-profile-warriors-mavericks-matchup-during-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=87455","title":{"rendered":"Report Indicates Stephen Curry and Cooper Flagg Set to Face Off in High-Profile Warriors-Mavericks Matchup During 2025-26 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjEzMzAzNzk2MDM2NTQzOTUx\/steph-curry-and-draymond-green.jpg\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry and forward Draymond Green\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">As the 2025-26 season approaches, one team that continues to be in the news is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">This is mainly due to the ongoing saga between them and restricted free agent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/jonathan-kuminga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>, which has caused them to miss out on multiple free agent targets this summer.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Of course, the Warriors have failed to make any additions to their roster outside of the 2025 draft, which was not expected to be the case as many believed they were going to be aggressive to upgrade their roster around\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/stephen-curry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stephen Curry<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/jimmy-butler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Jimmy Butler<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/draymond-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Draymond Green<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Despite this, the Warriors do still have time to make some additions to their roster before the star of the 2025-26 season on October 21 where they will travel to face the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LeBron James<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/luka-doncic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Luka Doncic<\/a>\u00a0led\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, according to ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Opening Night of the 2025-26 NBA season on NBC on Oct. 21, per sources:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1953933022660604208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Charania also reported that the Warriors will host the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a>\u00a0on Christmas Day as the fourth game of the five-game slate across ESPN and ABC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1953931824054317292<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Of course, this matchup will be headlined by the Warriors star trio of Curry, Green and Butler going up against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/anthony-davis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Anthony Davis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/klay-thompson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Klay Thompson<\/a>\u00a0and Cooper Flagg.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">For the Warriors, this will be a great test for them as the Mavericks are expected to be one of the top teams in the West next season even without their star point guard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/player\/kyrie-irving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kyrie Irving<\/a>\u00a0who is set to miss most of next season with a torn ACL.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">For the Warriors, they are coming off an up-and-down season last year that changed for the good after they added Butler at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Despite this, Golden State failed to make it out of the second round of the playoffs after an untimely injury to Curry that saw them fall to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>\u00a0in five games.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The Warriors will now look to chase a championship next season but they first need to settle some things surrounding their franchise this offseason before the start of next season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBio__vbMqA\">\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBioWrapper__PCRrp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2025-26 season approaches, one team that continues to be in the news is the\u00a0Golden State Warriors. 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