LAS VEGAS – The dreams played out in Willie Cauley-Stein’s head well before he became disenchanted with the Sacramento Kings. It happened even before the Warriors cemented themselves as a dynasty.
Before the Kings selected Cauley-Stein at No. 6 in the 2015 NBA draft, he often wore a Warriors hat and often wondered aloud what it would be like to play with Stephen Curry. Four years later, Cauley-Stein no longer has to day dream.
“I’ve been imagining it for a while. It’s crazy it’s actually happening,” Cauley-Stein said on Monday. “Me and my friends talk about it all the time.