If Steph Curry’s recent actions with Unrivaled and Davidson College reflect his intentions, Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry already is getting ready for life beyond professional basketball.
Once his playing career ends, Steph Curry already has his life mapped out.
Along with fellow NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Giannis Antetokounmpo, tennis sensation Coco Gauff, and venerable head coaches Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma, the Golden State Warriors player was recently revealed as one of the newest investors in Unrivaled.
Created by stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, Unrivaled is a 3×3 league designed to help WNBA’s top players stay in the United States to augment their salaries. Fans turning in every week to see exciting basketball in a fresh way show the league to be a hit.
Curry said in a statement that he was “incredibly proud” to be joining Unravelled and that the league addresses players’ requirements. “Unrivalled is not only innovating the way we play basketball, but also how we value and invest in the athletes who drive the game forward,” the 36-year-old’s statement stated, according The Associated Press.
Curry’s investment in Unrivaled follows his acceptance of an assistant general manager post for the basketball teams at his alma mater at Davidson College. Curry, the assistant GM, will be working with former Under Armour team member general manager Austin Buntz and will draw on his college and NBA expertise to “provide guidance” to men and women’s athletes.
Curry became the first active athlete in the four big American sports to hold an administration job with an NCAA team by taking the post. The Warriors star said in a statement that his time at Davidson was “top-notch,” adding that his experience at the university helped define both personally and professionally who he became.
“My path from when I got to Davidson in 2006 to now demonstrated that I had the opportunity to play basketball at the highest level, got a great education, an amazing network through the Davidson alumni and continue to wave the Davidson flag,” his statement said, per ESPN. “I want very talented, highly moral student-athletes to have that same experience.”
Curry might also explore coaching once he hangs his sneakers. Curry said that although the star joked with Anthony Edwards that he would be coaching Team USA in the 2028 Olympics, he had considered this during an interview with CBS last year.
“Would I be a coach? If you had to ask me right now? I most likely would say no,” Curry started. “But Coach Kerr, if he knew what his route was going to be once he was done playing, I wonder.
Curry is already planning for life beyond his playing years, but the star also said he thinks he may keep playing at a high level for years to come. “I know my contract is lined up, and I’d want to outplay that, for sure,” the star guard remarked on 95.7 ‘The Game.’
“I have responded to that question previously and based on how I felt that day I have replied a lot of different things. But the measure of it all is my own expected style: “Can I get to that level?” It’s more about can I dominate a game than it about points per game or statistics. For thirty minutes every game, may I play using my style? You go back over that annually.
Curry already is in a position to thrive in his life after playing basketball, regardless of when he chooses to stick around sneakers.