Sports Legends of the Carolinas final guest of the season is NBA superstar and Charlotte native Steph Curry. Curry has played his entire career with the Golden State Warriors but the curiosity of playing for his hometown Hornets is always there.

By Jeff Siner / The Charlotte Observer

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Said in Charlotte the same time we were In there for Davidson they gave you the Key to the city and I think you said Maybe sort of jokingly that if there was The team you didn't you would ever play For that wasn't the Warriors that would Be the Hornets now I know that would be Down the line but have you ever Dreamed about maybe coming back and you Know when you're 38 39 years old I think Both things can be true like I love the Journey with the Warriors and there's Never really been any Real interest in in playing for any Other team but the Curiosity around like What it would be like to play for your Hometown what it'd be like to live in Charlotte be back there Um possibly like whatever set up routes And all that like you think about it for Sure but I think at this point when you Talk about you know how fast things can Change in the league and you know you Try to stay in the moment because It is such a Fickle league and there's There's a lot of you know moving parts If I could play for the you know for the Warriors my entire career and and be one Of those guys that had a lot of success Individually collectively as a team and You know was a one one team guy like That that list is pretty short and that Would be that would be special for sure But like I said that can be true and

Also the Curiosity of like what would it Be like to wear number 30 and Charlotte Like my pops and speaking of him he Played 16 years and I I think one time Several years ago you told me well I Wanted to get I want to get to at least The 16. that was that is the goal yeah You'll surpassing right now is what's The new goal well the I mean I'm under Contract for the next four years which Would take me to year 17. Um But it's crazy how quickly that their Reality came or has come in terms of you Know 60 years when I was a rookie felt like An eternity and you go through all these Different seasons and experiences you Look up when you're in the middle of 14 Year 14. I feel like I've been amazing Feeling my problem and still have a lot More basketball to play obviously and Hopefully you know be blessed to be Healthy and be able to play Um that year 16 would be special that I Get to kind of you know get my pops a Big hug and tell them you know that was The goal when I made it

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