How will Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors fare in the 2019-2020 season? These questions will provide definition.

The Warriors have undergone some serious changes over the last few months, and as the head into what is poised to be one of the most interesting campaigns in years, I have one question for every Dubs player:

Stephen Curry

Can you be the best you’ve ever been?

It really is as simple as that for the two-time NBA MVP — can he win a third this year? The Warriors need that level of production not just to win a title, but to even make the playoffs.

I’m on the record saying that he breaks his own NBA record for 3-pointers made in a season, so… good start.

Klay Thompson

Are you going to play this year?

With this wing-depleted roster, Thompson cannot come back soon enough, but coming off an ACL injury, the Warriors are going to be cautious — they don’t want to jeopardize the final four years of his new contract.

Expect this battle between prudence and need to really challenge the Warriors come the new year.

Draymond Green

Can you tap back into that 2016 spirit?

Green is a wonderfully gifted offensive player. He’s the Warriors’ de-facto point guard, which allows him to put his preternatural passing ability on display dozens of times a game.

But a shooter, he is not.

At least not anymore.

But there was a time, not too long ago, in fact, where Green was more than respectable with his jumper, particularly from distance.

Back in the Warriors’ 73-win season, Green made 38 percent of his 3.2 3-point shots per game.

That’s better than D’Angelo Russell’s career 3-point shooting percentage!

In all, he had a more than respectable effective field goal percentage of 55 percent that year.

But in the three seasons since, that 3-point shooting has dipped. Shoulder injuries and a downright lack of faith in his shot have Green shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc over the last three campaigns. Not good.

The Dubs are going to need Green to shoot the 3 this season. Perhaps as many as five a game. Can he knock them down or will his shooting drop-off continue and significantly hinder the Warriors’ chances of winning this season?

And There’s another question for Green this season: Can you teach a whole team how to play defense? Or, perhaps more directly, can you play 5-on-1 on that side of the court?

D’Angelo Russell

Are you really a franchise cornerstone?

The second Russell was acquired in the Kevin Durant sign-and-trade with the Nets, the trade rumors started. And for good reason: The Dubs have their backcourt set for years to come — Curry and Thompson — and Russell doesn’t necessarily fit the archetype of what Golden State has wanted to do under coach Steve Kerr.

But this summer was a desperate time and Russell is unquestionably a super-talented offensive player. It was him or nobody, and the Warriors made the right choice to pick him up.

Now, Russell, who will start for the Dubs but will more likely be staggered with Curry, needs to prove that he’s a viable long-term option for the team. Golden State is going to adapt themselves to fit Russell, just as Russell will have to adapt to fit Golden State. Will both parties feel good about those adjustments come December 15, the first day Russell can be traded?

Willie Cauley-Stein

Are you more than a role player?

Cauley-Stein could be a souped-up version of JaVale McGee, better on both ends of the court.

He could also be a limited role player whom the Warriors do not trust to play more than 10 minutes a game.

I have no idea which one he is, and we won’t start getting answers until he returns from his foot injury, which will sideline him until November.

Kevon Looney

Have you increased your saturation point?

Looney is now a cornerstone of this Warriors’ roster — a player that will be counted on this season more than ever before.

That could well be a great thing for the Dubs — we’ve seen Looney be an impact player on the defensive end and Golden State is optimistic about his offensive potential.

But even the most ardent Looney supporter (aka: me) can tell you that the big man has a saturation point on the court. Not only does he struggle against bigger, heavier centers, but he also tires out. You wouldn’t expect it, given his deliberate style of play, but I’ve seen it time and time again: The first twenty minutes are great — after that, there’s a clear drop-off.

He’ll be asked to play more than 20 minutes a night this season, most likely, so can he increase that saturation point?

The Warriors’ fate, believe it or not, is heavily tied to him doing it.

Glenn Robinson III

Can you play defense?

Robinson is a nice player. He’s athletic, runs the court well, seemingly has a good understanding of where to stand on offense, and is a nice off-ball cutter. He’s certainly not an elite wing player, but he should be able to do enough (and knock down enough 3-pointers) to justify his early-season starting role.

But the thing with wings these days is that they need to be able to knock down the 3 and play some D.

Robinson has the physical tools to be a solid defender (not unlike D’Angelo Russell, for what it’s worth), but he’s yet to show the intuition that’s necessary to be successful on that side of the court.

Can Robinson make a leap? Can the Warriors teach him how to defend? Failure to improve could result in the Dubs going from being an elite defensive team (when they tried) to being one of the worst in the league this year.

Alec Burks

No, can you play defense?

The same thing as with Robinson, except Burks’ offensive game is well-established. The dude gets buckets — hell, he’s probably the third-best scorer on the Warriors’ roster.

But while he’s been a solid scorer everywhere else he’s played, and here he is on the Dubs, playing for the league minimum.

Why? Because he’s a terrible defender, having posted an astounding 110 defensive rating in his career, despite playing for generally positive defensive teams.

Any uptick on defense whatsoever would be appreciated by the Dubs.

Jacob Evans III

What are you?

Evans doesn’t look out of place on an NBA court anymore — that’s an improvement – but the second-year man out of Cincinnati needs to define what he is this season.

Is he a defense-first wing? He has that potential.

Is he a calm, collected point guard? The Warriors seem to be grooming him so such a role.

For what it’s worth, he told me the other day that his role is “basketball player”, so clearly he’s not sure yet either.

But he’ll be getting serious minutes his year as a part of the Dubs’ rotation, so ready or not, we’re about to find out.

Damion Lee

No, seriously, can you play defense?

It’s a trend!

Lee can shoot the 3, but can he do enough on the defensive end to force the Warriors to give him a real NBA contract?

He has 45 days — the max amount of service time two-way players can put in at the NBA level — to prove that he’s worthy of a rotation spot, if not on the Warriors than another NBA team.

Omari Spellman

Can you be the Mo Speights this team needs?

Spellman isn’t going to be asked to do much this season — but he needs to be an offensive spark plug off the bench.

The big fella with a nice jumper could be this team’s Mo Speights — “O Speights” — a limited-minutes floor spacer and scorer.

That or he could spend the season sitting at the end of the bench.

Eric Paschall

Hey rook, are you good to play 20 minutes a game?

Paschall, a four-year college player, has the mature temperament of a pro off the court, but on the court, he’s still figuring out how to play at the NBA level.

That’s to be expected.

He has the size and athleticism to play defense from the jump — as evidenced in the preseason, when Steve Kerr trusted him to play the role of Draymond Green in Stephen Curry lineups, something that might stick come the regular season.

But can he provide enough positivity on offense to justify the amount of minutes he’s likely to play because, well, defense is at a premium with this team.

It’s hard not to bet on him, but until he shows it against big-time NBA competition, it’s a big question.

Jordan Poole

Are you good to average 10 points per game?

You might toss the preseason aside by saying the games don’t count, but after this preseason, we now know Poole is going to get consequential playing time and we know that he’s going to shoot.

The question is if he will be able to average 10 points per game.

Because, frankly, the Dubs are going to need that kind of offensive output from him in his rookie year.

He averaged 13 points per game in 22 minutes per contest in the preseason and 13 points in 33 minutes a game at Michigan last season, but he’ll need to be something close to a point-per-minute player if the Warriors are to reach their potential this year.

No pressure, kid.

Marquese Chriss

How many 10-day contracts are you willing to sign?

Chriss impressed the right people (aka Draymond Green) with his play this preseason, earning a spot on the opening night roster, but his contract is non-guaranteed and he will soon be the third center on this roster.

With the Warriors likely to do some salary-cap ballet in an effort to sign not one, but two buyout players come spring, Chriss is likely not long for the deal he just signed.

But if he’s willing to sit for two weeks, the Warriors could bring him back on a series of 10-day contracts starting in November.

The question is can he play well enough to convince the Warriors to not play those salary cap games (unlikely), and if not, how willing is he to be part of them?

Alen Smailagic

Do you take 101 or 280?

The Warriors went all out in this year’s draft to keep Kent Lacob’s project under team control.

But no one I’ve talked to believes that Smailagic is truly ready to play in the NBA level this year. If he is getting serious minutes with the Golden State Warriors this year, you know something has gone array.

So the only question is which route he will take to go from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. I’m a 280 guy, myself.

Ky Bowman

What went wrong?

Bowman seems like a nice guy and a decent player, but if he’s playing for these Warriors in any serious capacity, it’s all gone horribly wrong for the Dubs. The guy barely played in the preseason.