What ONE Warrior player, if injured, most impacts their chances at a 3peat?

Is it KD, without whom the warriors still won, but blew a 3-1 lead? Is his absence mitigated by the addition of DMC?
Is it Steph, who is the most feared player in the NBA, and revolutionized the game?
Is it Klay, who we've seen save the Warriors season time and time again over the past 4 years, and without whom the Warriors have struggled this year?

Curry easily

Probably Curry, then Durant.

Curry

Curry for sure. Warriors whole offense runs through him. We saw how they struggled without him earlier in the season

Lol. Yall trippin. It's KD. Playoff bball is a different story. Much more half court sets, slower pace and physicality. KD can impose his will on the game. Curry can't.

LeBron James

Since KD joined the team:

All 4 All-stars: 109-28
Durant only missing: 21-4
Curry only missing: 14-9
Green only missing: 9-2
Thompson only missing: 2-4

Small sample sizes, but the evidence clearly suggests Curry is the most important player.

We've seen the Warriors win many Playoff games without Steph in the early rounds (2016, last year), but having DMC makes KD less valuable IMO. Steph's 3-point shooting can turn a tie game into a blowout within a minute or two and he makes them almost impossible to defend. Cousins is capable of replacing most of KD's scoring IMO. Klay is obviously the least valuable of the three though he's come up big in key moments in the past.

It's Curry.


Curry is the one player that makes it difficult to gameplan against. If I have to pick a team right now with the intent of winning it all this very year I'm picking Curry. He may not be the best player 1 on 1 but he is the one player you need to build a championship team around.

KD and it isn't even close. Players like Marcus Smart absolutely make Curry's life miserable in the playoffs. No player can lockdown KD.

Adam Silver

the guy who just got injured

It's Curry and it's really not even a discussion. KD is just icing on the cake. The car won't run without the engine. :facepalm

KD. Curry chokes on soy every year anyway, he has homosexual eyes.

The current team is not winning the championship with either KD or Curry injured. Don't think it really matters who it is.

As far as who's more valuable to GS, numbers clearly bear Curry out to be far and away the team's most valuable player.

That said, KD's the better player to have in a 7 game series. More physically gifted. Simply harder to contain when it becomes a half-court grind.

The one who was there for all the championships

It's KD, he carries the team in the postseason.