Stephen A. Smith re-iterated that LeBron James has earned the right to play with his son and Stephen Curry has also earned such a privilege.

Stephen Curry is coming off a spectacular finish to his first Olympics capturing gold with Steve Kerr as his coach, and both are determined to return The Golden State Warriors to championship form even with the void left by Klay Thompson's departure.

As it stands, Curry and Green, the two longest-tenured Warriors, are the only players with guaranteed starting jobs. Everything else is a competition, and with the Oct. 23 opener against the Portland Trail Blazers quickly approaching, Kerr is still piecing his rotations together.