

Golden State Warriors' coach Steve Kerr is looking forward to having Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green on the court at the same time. Those are his "big three."
It is anticipated that the three are capable of doing extraordinary things with the basketball, even more so now that center Al Horford joined the fold just before camp started on Sept. 29.
Some people, however, are not so confident in the trio. One analyst said that due to the ages of the players, they might not last through an 82-game season.
ESPN's Tim Bontemps ranked the "big three" of every team. The Warriors trio are slotted in "Tier 6: Old Stars with big questions."
The Warriors went 22-5 with Curry and Butler last season, but Bontemps is not confident they will go injury free. He is already partially correct as Butler has an ankle sprain.
“There's little doubt this team has a very high ceiling -- if healthy,” Bontemps wrote. “But given their core is all 35 or older, the ‘if healthy’ question is going to follow this group around all season long.”
The author states in the beginning of his article that the rankings also take the future value of the team's core into account. The Warriors trio might have also been dinged for having too many young, unproven players around them.
The NBA seems to be getting younger, except for the Warriors. Curry is 37. Butler is 36 and Green is 35. By contrast, the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, have a core of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams. They ranked first in Bontemps list due to their youthful and athletic supporting cast that was built around them.
Golden State has championship potential. If the big three can remain healthy and not be forced to wear dress clothes on game nights then the Warriors can shoot the moon. Curry is shooting the lights out of the arena. Green finished third in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season. Butler sparked the Warriors when he arrived in February.