Brandin Podziemski’s balancing act in pursuit of greatness with Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO – The first day of Warriors training camp wraps up and Brandin Podziemski is last to speak at the podium on the ninth floor of Chase Center, following coach Steve Kerr and teammate Quinten Post.Podziemski is ending his press conference answering a question about Steph Curry’s sustained greatness going into his 17th NBA season, speaking to his commitment of excellence and finding the rhythm, flow and routine that’s allowed him to maintain it as the years go by. That’s when Podziemski, near the end of his answer, says what rarely is admitted. It’s not so much an admission of his own doing but an observation. “To be honest, not everybody wants to be as great as Steph Curry. Some people say it, but not everybody wants to,” Podziemski says. “So it’s how can you find that balance of what you want to do, and be as great as you can be.”His five minutes of answering questions from the media looks to be over with those words. A follow-up was needed. I had to ask: Do you want to be as great as Steph Curry?“I want to be better than him,” Podziemski said. “I think that’s a tall...