The Warriors missing out on LeBron James has kicked up a fresh wave of chatter, and Steph Curry’s name is right in the middle of it. Fans are asking whether he could ask out, and the search traffic says plenty of them are even trying to connect him to the San Antonio Spurs, Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks.
But the buzz is running ahead of the facts. There haven’t been any concrete trade rumor reports from any of the major NBA insiders about Curry, and that matters here. Right now, this is more speculation than substance.
Curry has every reason to want to keep competing deep into his career, but he has also spent his entire NBA run in Golden State and shown a strong level of loyalty to the franchise. That kind of relationship does not unravel quickly.
Could that change by the trade deadline? Maybe.
Before the season? Almost surely not.
The idea is even showing up on prediction markets, though that doesn’t make it any more real. It just reflects how much people are talking.
Golden State had been the favorite for a while to land LeBron, but midway through that process it became apparent that James seemed to be leaning toward the Eastern Conference instead. Now the Warriors’ more immediate concern is getting Jimmy Butler healthy so he can return by the second half of the season.
Curry remains a great player, and the Warriors still have a chance to win games this year. With Steve Kerr back on the sideline coaching him, it would be a major surprise to see Curry in another uniform anytime soon.
The LeBron miss may end up affecting the final chapter of Curry’s career at some point. For now, though, there’s no reason to expect anything other than Curry opening the season with the Warriors.
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