After the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the 9 vs. 10 Play-In game on Wednesday night behind an eventual game-winning step-back triple by Steph Curry, hopes were high for the Warriors' odds to defeat the Phoenix Suns on Friday and punch a ticket to the playoffs.

Alas, it wasn't meant to be from the opening tip, as the Warriors could only watch as Jalen Green and the Suns battered them in multiple facets of the game en route to a disappointing 111-96 loss. Along the way, both Curry and Kristaps Porzingis were visibly hampered by injury, and the end result was a tough pill to swallow to end the season.

Now, the Warriors' attention must turn to getting healthy and evaluating what changes need to be made ahead of next season.

After the game, Curry answered many questions, one of which was about his knee injury and whether it's something he'll have to pay extra attention to over the summer.

"It's mostly rest. There are some things I can do to prepare myself for next year, which I'll stay on top of. They say a lot of golf helps my knee. I heard that was part of the research I did. It was pretty incredible. Hopefully, we can do that and you come back next year. Big picture, I don't think there's anything. You have to be mindful of how it showed itself this year, knowing there was a clear (difference) how I prepared pre-injury and post-injury. The things I've been doing recently, I'll continue to do when it comes to rehab and maintenance and all of that. It is kind of touch and go. Hopefully rest will get me right going to training camp feeling good and be able to manage it early in the year and see where I'm at. That's the idea, but I don't feel like there's going to be any long-term symptoms or anything."

Curry also responded emphatically when asked how many years he hopes to continue playing in the NBA and whether he'd be interested in signing an extension, with his current contract set to expire after next season.

"Multiple, for sure. That's more than one? Perfect. For sure, (I'd be interested in an extension). But none of those conversations have happened. It will be a busy summer for the Warriors."

For being 38 years old and in his 17th season in the NBA, the 2025-26 season was good for Curry.

Of course, the injuries sapped a lot of the hope and elite performance that he was exhibiting early in the year, but even still, it's clear that Curry isn't going to be falling off a cliff anytime soon in terms of his quality of play.

On the season, the All-Star averaged 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists on 46.8% shooting from the field and 39.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Though the efficiency and peripheral counting stats are relatively low for Curry's standards, the 26.6 points per game still clocked in as the fifth-best mark of his career, and is especially impressive considering his 30.9 minutes per game are the least in his career, outside of the two other years he was heavily injured in 2011-12 and 2019-20.

The advanced stats back up the elite offensive counting stats, as well. In Curry's 1,219 minutes on the court this year, the Warriors were a whopping 9.3 points better on offense. With him on the court, the Warriors' offensive rating of 120.2 would be second-best in the league, only behind the Denver Nuggets, while their offensive rating of 110.9 with Curry off the court would be the sixth-worst in the NBA.

Ultimately, Curry has proven he can still be an offensive engine, especially in a Play-In or playoff scenario. It's up to the Warriors' front office to decide how they want to build around him, with the clock continuing to tick on his career.