The pair joined forces to help Team USA win basketball gold at the Games this summer and the Golden State Warriors star was delighted to team up with his fellow great.

Curry told PEOPLE: "All the battles we've had on the court and the back and forth, the fact that we actually got to be teammates, not just in any game like an All-Star game or whatever, but in high stakes basketball with a lot on the line...I think there's a deepened respect and friendship there.

"Hopefully, there will be more experiences in the future, even if we're teammates or not."

Curry and James are now preparing for the new NBA season and the point guard credits the duo's work ethic for keeping them at the top of their games.

He said: "It's everything that most people don't get to see. It's the time on the recovery table, it's the time in the weight room, it's day in, day out.

"That little bit of investment in preparing your body and your mind to perform. There's nothing really glamorous about it. It's extremely hard work. It gets monotonous at times and dealing with all the bumps and bruises of being an athlete, injuries that you have and all that type of stuff, it's a grind."

Curry is preparing for his 16th NBA season but says that the excitement of competing has never disappeared as he knows "that basketball is going to end at some point".

He said: "You can't play this game for life, but the fact that being with the Warriors for this long and championship window that we've had, you want to keep that open for as long as possible."