The San Antonio Spurs keep coming up as a team that could swing big, and the latest idea is a wild one: Stephen Curry to San Antonio without the Spurs giving up any of their young stars.
That’s the kind of move people start floating when a franchise has both a stash of first-round picks and a young core to work with. The Spurs fit that description, which is why they’ve been mentioned in bigger star conversations before. They were talked about as a possible landing spot for Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks before he was traded to the Miami Heat, though San Antonio never seemed deeply involved there.
Now the new proposal takes a different route and lands on Curry from the Golden State Warriors.
Under the idea, the Spurs would get Stephen Curry. The Warriors would get De’Aaron Fox, Luke Kornet, the 2027 first-round pick via Atlanta, the 2028 first-round pick via San Antonio, the 2030 first-round pick via San Antonio and the 2031 first-round pick via Sacramento, all unprotected.
Sai Mohan noted the value of that 2031 first-rounder from Sacramento, calling it “a highly valued pick around the league,” and pointed out that San Antonio got it in the three-team sign-and-trade that sent DeMar DeRozan to Sacramento from the Chicago Bulls. Mohan also said the unprotected 2027 Hawks pick could matter if the Warriors are trying to find their next franchise star in the draft.
There have been some quiet whispers about Curry possibly being traded, though it’s hard to pin down exactly where that talk is coming from beyond Golden State’s recent struggles and limited ability to upgrade the roster.
Even with that in mind, Curry in another uniform still feels far-fetched. And for San Antonio, the price tag is steep for an aging player, which makes the whole idea look more like a conversation starter than a deal either side is likely to chase.
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