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When you are teammates with a star recognised as one of the best 75 players in NBA history, it is fair to say there are valuable lessons to take in.<\/p>\n

Steph Curry, a two-time MVP, 11-time All Star and four-time Champion, will arguably go down as the greatest Golden State Warrior of all time.<\/p>\n

It is no surprise that Alex Toohey is eager to absorb every bit of knowledge he can from him.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old has joined Curry and a roster stacked with highly credentialed stars at the Warriors.<\/p>\n

“The shooting is kind of an obvious one,” Toohey said when ESPN\u2019s Olgun Uluc<\/a> asked what he hopes to learn from his new teammate.<\/p>\n

“[But] I’d say the composure. As a shooter, you can get phased by makes and misses. He’ll have had games where he’s made 10 threes in a row, and then he’ll go 0-of-10. Just talking to him about that mindset, how to get ready game to game, and how to expect different things from different teams, different coverages.”<\/p>\n

Toohey will also share the locker room with established names like Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler, as well as fellow Australian guard Taran Armstrong, who recently joined Golden State on a two-way contract.<\/p>\n

The former Sydney King is on an exciting development journey after spending two years as an NBL Next Star.<\/p>\n

Even so, he admits his Summer League campaign came with challenges.<\/p>\n

“It was tough,” Toohey said.<\/p>\n

“The athleticism is obviously another level, and the pace of the game. Especially the Warriors; we had one of the highest paced offences. And it felt like that. We’d be pretty gassed after a few minutes of getting up and down. We felt that wore teams down, and that put us in some games we maybe shouldn’t have been in. That’s definitely one part of it.<\/p>\n

“Then, figuring out that: I got drafted for a reason. They obviously see things in me, and believe in me, so it’s just finding that internal confidence and being able to make a play in transition, or make a three when it comes your way.”<\/p>\n

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As he prepares for his first NBA season, Toohey is clear about his focus.<\/p>\n

“Conditioning,” he said.<\/p>\n

“You can never really be in the best shape. You can always be in better shape. I’m making sure I nail that before I get over there; making sure that, when you’re playing, you can’t get tired. I think that raises every level. It raises your decision-making, the longer you can stay fit and keep your mind engaged.<\/p>\n

“Then, just shooting and finishing. Obviously, the Warriors like to shoot threes, and have a lot of players that are able to stretch the floor, one to five can shoot threes, so that, and finishing over length.”<\/p>\n

Read more here >>\u00a0‘I got the best of the lot’: Alex Toohey eager to learn from Warriors’ superstars<\/a><\/p>\n

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