CHARLOTTE – It is a scene witnessed in almost every NBA city the Warriors visit: fans arriving hours before tipoff and congregating in the lower bowl to gawk at Steph Curry’s legendary shooting routine before begging him for a signature or picture.

Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry paid a tribute to USC Trojans guard JuJu Watkins before Friday night's Warriors-Pistons game. Curry was wearing JuJu's signature shoe in pregame warmups.

Stephen Curry once spoke glowingly about the Golden State Warriors’ next generation, but time has not been kind to that vision. In early 2022, Stephen Curry expressed confidence that Jordan Poole, Jonathan Kuminga,