Curry: Adding Durant won't require 'sacrifices'

The Golden State Warriors may have added a former MVP in Kevin Durant this summer, but that doesn't mean Steph Curry will adjust his game to accommodate his new teammate.

"It won't change at all," Curry told ESPN's Darren Rovell. "That's the reason KD joined - knowing we weren't going to sacrifice anything, that we all have to be ourselves to make things work. There will be some adjustments when it comes to the in-game flow and how we work together, but for us to be who we're supposed to be, we all have to kind of elevate ourselves."

Curry's backcourt mate, Klay Thompson, echoed that sentiment in an interview with The Vertical's Shams Charania last month, stating he wouldn't be "sacrificing (expletive)" going into next season.

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Even if Curry doesn't plan to change his approach, it's almost a foregone conclusion that his shot attempts will diminish next season. The two-time MVP finished second in the league in field-goal attempts per game, and will need to sacrifice at least a few shots to ensure Durant's involved in the offense.

Not only will the Warriors welcome a new teammate this season, but they will almost be adopting a new identity, as many around the league quickly labeled Golden State a villain after Durant left Oklahoma City for the Bay Area.

Curry couldn't care less how outsiders view the Warriors, as the two-time MVP is solely focused on one thing entering the 2016-17 campaign - winning.

"All that narrative around our team, how people view us, doesn't really matter to us," Curry said. "We are who we are and we're championship contenders going forward."