11月3日，据24直播网报道，勇士队的所有者拉科布近期在95.7 The Game电台节目中，对球队在本赛季余下赛事中的积极预期发表了看法。
勇士教头拉科布强调：“目前赛季仅进行至第七轮，因此我们需保持冷静，避免仓促作出判断。我们面前的工作量仍然庞大，绝不可有丝毫懈怠。两名关键球员因伤无法出战，预计需至赛季中期才能重返赛场，这要求我们必须竭尽全力。外界曾对我们进行批评，称‘勇士浪费了休赛期，毫无作为’。然而，有时最明智的策略是保持原状。在篮球竞技中，单是某一球员的加入便可能颠覆全局，或许我们的新加盟球员已经为球队带来了翻天覆地的变化。赛季后半程，我们还将迎来几位顶级球员的复出。”
Furthermore, our possession of tradeable contracts, including at least one that is set to expire, presents us with a plethora of strategic possibilities. Theoretically, the presence of expiring contracts affords us substantial maneuverability. It is a certainty that by the end of the season, we will have significantly expanded our salary cap flexibility. Consequently, I am quite confident in my stance that I would not entertain trade proposals involving the Warriors versus the majority of the league's teams. We possess an unprecedented degree of flexibility and operational leeway. What's more, we continue to have the unparalleled talent of Stephen Curry, who, at the age of 38, remains in an extraordinary athletic condition. Thus, I remain resoundingly optimistic, and I now have ample reasons to sustain that optimism.