Warriors should trade Curry , while he still has a great value

[bullsaficianado]

The only trade for Curry I would do if I was Warriors is for Booker. Phoenix is in win now mode and Curry to Phoenix for Booker makes sense for both teams. Warriors rebuild with Booker. Phoenix would never trade him though even for Curry so I doubt that ever happens.

Why does PHX make this trade? Booker might already be better than Curry, is 8 years younger and makes less money. It makes no sense.

Yeah I know it makes no sense. That is why I am saying if I am Warriors Booker is the only player I am giving Curry up for. It won't ever happen so Curry likely stays a Warrior for life.

[Michael Jordan]

Curry is actually one of the GOATS, you retire him unless he demands a trade.

[docholliday99]

TBH if we traded Curry I wouldn't even want anything back. Just set him up to win a title the best way possible. It would just be salary matching needed from my perspective. He's done enough for the franchise.

Jordan wasn't even a lifer smh

But realistically he's a lifer the way it should be. He literally brought this franchise from the doldrums of the NBA to be the most valued NBA franchise. If there's ever a lifer it should be him.

Jordan was a lifer. He just decided to play for the team he owned because they sucked.

Have to agree that Jordan wasn't really a lifer, he would have signed with the Knicks if the Knicks would have fired JVG and hired Phil - which they refused to do. MJ hated JVG for calling him a con man. When they met after JVG said that, MJ dropped 50 on the Knicks while cursing out JVG throughout the game. IIRC, there was a loophole that allowed the Bulls to overpay him to stay.

[MyTake_1]

I don't think you can get fair value for Curry, Warriors need to see what they can get for Wiggins.

I know this is a bit of a stretch but if Warriors could get Markkanen for Wiggins that would be great.

[TheGOATWill]

In all things sports, think like a capitalist. Chase Center was financed by 1.4 billion in private funds. It will take another decade of ticket sales at a premium price just to sniff breaking even. They'll trade Ghirardelli Square before they trade Steph.

[Buckeye-NBAFan]

I keep seeing in my dreams him and Kerr going to the Spurs. Spurs have the assets to add curry and another star to make them instant contenders. Not saying they are good dreams. Just saying

Imagine Curry and Thompson to Spurs to play with Wemby. Damn. I like it.

Teams with 20 year old superstars shouldn't go all in with 35 year old vets. Then they face the situation of having empty cupboards right when the superstar is entering his 3rd contract, and he becomes a FA flight risk. Cleveland did did this with LeBron, starting with trading a 1st for Jiri Welsch to try to make the playoffs in year 1, to then signing Marshall, Z and other older vets.

[art_tatum]

They won't get of value back to be worth it.

There's no one that's going to help the warriors win a championship if you trade Curry away except like joker and those players what won't be traded.

Alternatively you trade him for a bunch of future firsts. And gamble with that in a decade. To see if you field a successful team.

Or just keep curry who is an all time great. His game will and has been aging well. I would trade everyone but him to find another star so curry can be the 2nd options or 1.b unfortunately the warriors have no one of value to trade except maybe kuminga and trace

[og15]

I don't think you can get fair value for Curry, Warriors need to see what they can get for Wiggins.

I know this is a bit of a stretch but if Warriors could get Markkanen for Wiggins that would be great.

Don't say it if you know it is a bit of a stretch lol.

Of course that's not happening, Wiggins is not even aeen as a positive trade asset right now.

[sammo89]

He's still a TV ratings juggernaut and number 1 in jersey sales. A lot of you forget about the underlying business. Would you fire your top employee when he was still bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars to your company?

[dygaction]

That's too much appeasing to Curry and not enough to their fans. You have to show them they're getting something worthwhile back for the future. Fans are probably not going to want to see him go.

Idk, the fans got 4 rings and one of the greatest teams in NBA history. I think Curry has done enough.

Nobody the quality of Curry is today has ever had their contract bought out to join a contender, at least not with 2 years left on their contract. He's done a lot, but not enough to do something that's never been done.

They would not do it but Curry has certainly done enough to deserve that. His franchise value should be 2nd behind Jordan in the past 50 years, making GSW the highest valued nba team ($750M in 2014 to $7.7B in 2023) and 2nd most valued clubs in all sports. 4 championships, 6 Finals, lone unanimous MVP, league best 73 win in the past decade...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/194654/franchise-value-of-the-golden-state-warriors-of-the-nba-since-2006/

[Warriorfan]

Just for perspective multiple publications rate Curry as one of top 10in trade value among NBA players

https://hoopshype.com/lists/trade-value-rankings-7-0-the-top-100-in-the-nba/

That list is silly.

Anthony Edwards is somehow less valuable than Steph. Injured Embiid entering his 30s is somehow more valuable than SGA and Edwards. I would be shocked if an auction of SGA/Ant brought in less than trades for Curry/Embiid.

I don't think Tatum should be above Wemby. It could be argued Jokic/Luka/Giannis shouldn't be either, but Boston in particular would solve all their fit/salary issues overnight while maintaining a dynastic ceiling with a straight-up Tatum for Wemby trade.

Even if we ignored their ages...there's still the huge difference in their salary too. Curry is getting PAID! SGA's deal is far less.

It's all opinions but is more response to those who say Curry us no longer valuable.

Just from a merchandise standpoint #1 in Jersey sales indicating one of the most popular in the world.

https://www.nba.com/news/top-selling-jerseys-first-half-2023-24

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I keep seeing in my dreams him and Kerr going to the Spurs. Spurs have the assets to add curry and another star to make them instant contenders. Not saying they are good dreams. Just saying

Imagine Curry and Thompson to Spurs to play with Wemby. Damn. I like it.

Teams with 20 year old superstars shouldn't go all in with 35 year old vets. Then they face the situation of having empty cupboards right when the superstar is entering his 3rd contract, and he becomes a FA flight risk. Cleveland did did this with LeBron, starting with trading a 1st for Jiri Welsch to try to make the playoffs in year 1, to then signing Marshall, Z and other older vets.

Just depends on what emptying the cupboard means. They could trade 3 first round picks (which is basically what Dame got) and still have every first from 2025 going forward, plus 2025/7 Hawks and other swaps; their current young guys and the rights to Mamu.

Just depends if you think Steph is still a Top 15 players for 2 more years.

[Bobbymcgee]

Two more seasons of watching Curry driven to tears by Draymond getting ejected and probably Klay shooting bricks.

[basketballRob]

He just bought a house near Orlando last year.

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[JustBuzzin]

He just bought a house near Orlando last year.

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He's probably got houses in a lot of places.

He's a big golf guy probably just a house for vacation so he can get some golfing during the off-season. Florida is the sunshine state no taxes makes sense for Curry.

[Lalouie]

They should rebuild around their young players , who are very talented.

Now they could still get a haul for Steph, but it's the last time.

I understand if they don't want to do it, but it would be the best decision for their future...

maybe gsw's young players seem talented because they're playing with three future hof'ers. talent abounds in the nba. you know,,,,, like poole like wiggins. gsw's youth might sukkk on their own

There is nothing that tells me gsw can build around kuminga and podzinski

[Effigy]

Maybe they should. I remember for years people saying the Celtics should have traded Bird and company rather than hold on to them too long. It made the rebuild extra painfull and long. Trade Curry and hand the keys to Kumniga and start again.

However another possibility is to just try to trade everybody else and see if you have enough to build around Kuminga and Curry. But they need to move on from Klay and Wiggins and Draymond. This team is not going to compete for anything, so start planning for how you are going to get your next chip.

[cgf]

The Warriors should ask Steph what he wants. If he wants the gang to fade into the sunset together the warriors owe it to those guys to keep them together.

[dc]

The Warriors should ask Steph what he wants. If he wants the gang to fade into the sunset together the warriors owe it to those guys to keep them together.

That's probably what they'll do. Assuming he wants to stay, they'll just make money off his retirement tour a la Kobe.

They'll have all their own picks (assuming they don't make any other moves) and can do a true tank/rebuild right after that.

[MavsDirk41]

He's still a TV ratings juggernaut and number 1 in jersey sales. A lot of you forget about the underlying business. Would you fire your top employee when he was still bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars to your company?

This 100%. Im sure Curry is loved in the Bay Area like Dirk in Dallas. You dont trade legends like that. Unless Curry request a trade, he is a Warrior for life.