What the Golden State Warriors can learn from the Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are in the midst of driving their star quarterback out of town.

It doesn’t seem like future first-ballot Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers will return to his long-term franchise. Every team with big-time superstars that are getting into the back half of their respective careers can learn something about how the Packers have handled the situation.

The Golden State Warriors need to look at the Green Bay Packers and learn what not to do as Stephen Curry ages into the back half of his career.

For starters, some seem to think this situation was a result of the Packers drafting quarterback Jordan Love in the first round last season.

While Rodgers may not have said that directly, limiting his targets and seemingly preparing for a future without him was a move that may not have sat well. On top of that, Rodgers’s relationship with the front office doesn’t appear to be in a great place.

Those two, along with what feels like a long list of issues, seem to drive the star farther and farther from Green Bay. His situation is one the Golden State Warriors can learn from.

With Stephen Curry having turned 33 and entering a contract year next season, the Warriors have a decision to make, and moving on from Curry, as with the Packers and Rodgers, could result in a full-scale rebuild.

Ideally, the Warriors will get an extension done, but that’s because Curry has earned it. The Warriors have done everything right by Curry to show him that they still believe in what he can do. After all, Curry is coming off his second scoring title after over a decade in the league.

Golden State has to move on from Curry, and they have yet to give any indication that they’re heading that way.

They could’ve made a similar move if they would’ve taken Hornets guard LaMelo Ball with the No. 2 overall pick. While Ball may have a better career than James Wiseman, the Dubs needed a lengthy big man.

Everything that Green Bay has done to drive Rodgers out of — from preparing for a future without him to not having an unbreakable relationship between the star and the front office — has put a strain on that relationship.

So far, the Warriors have done the exact opposite, and I’d think they would continue to do right by their superstars in both the near and distant future.