Exclusive | How Steph Curry changed his offseason workouts to remain ageless

Steph Curry is seemingly ageless when he’s on the court. He’s turning 39 this season, but he still makes defenders look like they’re trudging through mud and he’s always a hairpin trigger away from going on unconscious scoring sprees. While Curry hasn’t specified how much longer he wants to play, his longtime trainer didn’t hesitate when asked how long he could operate at this level. “The window for Stephen is going to stay open for as long as he wants it to stay open,” Brandon Payne told the California Post.“He’s done all the foundational work that he’s needed to do to allow himself to play at an extremely high level for as long as he wants to.

It’s not close [to closing], to be honest with you.”Curry, however, raised eyebrows last season while talking about a “new normal” after missing 27 straight games because of a balky knee.He also made pulses quicken when he tweaked his right ankle during the team’s open practice in San Francisco on Sunday, but Warriors coach Steve Kerr said “he was fine” and will be available for the team’s season-opener against the Lakers on Wednesday.Considering players entering the league are nearly half his age, it’s obvious that he’s going to have to keep tweaking his game to remain atop the NBA for the foreseeable future. Behind the scenes, Payne spent the offseason fine-tuning Curry’s drills to make sure he maximizes his longevity while keeping his skills as sharp as ever. Curry, who earlier in his career was known for constantly moving and averaging some of the most miles of any player during games, now does far less running when he trains.But his drills are more cerebral than ever, aimed at ensuring his decision-making and read-and-react abilities are so elite that the game moves in slow motion for him while inducing whiplash for everyone else. Instead of sprinting around the court, Curry now operates in a smaller zones, where Payne and his crew will flash numbers, colored tennis ba...