Should the Warriors trade Stephen Curry?

fabiani12333 · 12-20-2025, 09:50 PM

As a Warriors fan who has consistently followed the team since 2012, and as someone who has PC'd Steph Curry trading cards for almost a decade now, I think it's time for the Warriors to trade their franchise icon.

Curry, at age 37, is still All Star-starter worthy, averaging 28.8 points per game with a .601 eFG%. But his team is mediocre and getting seemingly worse by the day. They are currently 13-15 and have lost 9 of their last 13 games.

Curry deserves better. He deserves another shot at a title. He works his butt off day-in and day-out to be the best player he can be. His efforts should be rewarded with wins. Warriors fans know this in their hearts. Heck, Curry's teammates and the Warriors organization probably do as well.

Would he be willing to be traded? I have no idea. He has a large family and his wife and kids might prefer to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are obviously his top priority. But if he's willing, the Warriors should make it happen before he gets too old. Don't let an all-time, generational-defining player slowly fade away because you can't accept reality.

PSA2Pac · 12-21-2025, 01:26 AM

We (the Nuggets) will take my favorite player of all time

Let’s do it

MiamiMarlinsFan · 12-21-2025, 09:42 AM

This thread is getting more interesting conversation in the baseball section.

hermanotarjeta · 12-21-2025, 11:39 AM

No, Curry should be in a warriors uniform for life. He’s a better long-term marketing icon for the warriors that way.

rhigh2390 · 12-21-2025, 11:55 AM

It's pretty admirable that we have never heard him complain about anything or seem like he is putting the front office in a bad situation. Seems to genuinely love the organization. I hate seeing the team be so mediocre while he is still balling out, but I wouldn't want him to get traded.

oldgoldy97 · 12-21-2025, 12:06 PM

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This thread is getting more interesting conversation in the baseball section.

oldgoldy97 · 12-21-2025, 12:07 PM

To the Wolves for Dilly, Rocko and a sack of balls.

codered · 12-21-2025, 12:14 PM

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To the Wolves for Dilly, Rocko and a sack of balls.

Trade the draft rights to rubio and flynn for curry

Only way the warriors should ever consider parting ways was if steph requested it behind close doors. Otherwise he’s a warrior for life

fabiani12333 · 12-21-2025, 03:40 PM

I'm surprised there isn't much support for it on BO so far. It's going to suck if he's not in the playoffs this year -- the West is deep. Why waste his abilities on a team not contending? It seems like a cruel fate for a player who has done so much for the game.

Another interesting question would be how his card prices would be impacted in a hypothetical trade. I think his legacy with the Warriors has been well established. Being on another team at the tail end of his career shouldn't change that. Therefore, his Warriors cards should hold up well.

A trade to a contender could be a boon for newer Topps cards, though, as Topps could print cards featuring him on his new team -- think Luka being traded to the Lakers. With the Warriors, Curry is unlikely to do much going forward that would generate new demand.

sethc1020 · 12-22-2025, 09:43 AM

They should have let Draymond go when they moved on from Klay to help get younger around Steph and Jimmy.

jcardstore · 12-22-2025, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I'm surprised there isn't much support for it on BO so far. It's going to suck if he's not in the playoffs this year -- the West is deep. Why waste his abilities on a team not contending? It seems like a cruel fate for a player who has done so much for the game.

Another interesting question would be how his card prices would be impacted in a hypothetical trade. I think his legacy with the Warriors has been well established. Being on another team at the tail end of his career shouldn't change that. Therefore, his Warriors cards should hold up well.

A trade to a contender could be a boon for newer Topps cards, though, as Topps could print cards featuring him on his new team -- think Luka being traded to the Lakers. With the Warriors, Curry is unlikely to do much going forward that would generate new demand.

have you ever considered what Steph might want? Why would he want to leave at this point in his career to chase a ring? It's not like he doesn't already have one of the greatest resumes in NBA history.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 10:09 AM

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have you ever considered what Steph might want? Why would he want to leave at this point in his career to chase a ring? It's not like he doesn't already have one of the greatest resumes in NBA history.

This. right here. I think if he asked out they would, but if he's not asking, why would you? For as amazing as Curry still is (and he is still amazing), if you aren't getting a young player that actually makes you a future contender with all the picks, what's the point? To be in the middle like they are right now?

Just keep one of the top 10-15 players ever.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sethc1020

They should have let Draymond go when they moved on from Klay to help get younger around Steph and Jimmy.

They should have moved on from Draymond when he was the anchor of the defense last year and was re-signed before Jimmy to Golden State was a thought in anyones head? (Also, Jimmy is part of the problem too)

Interesting....

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

have you ever considered what Steph might want? Why would he want to leave at this point in his career to chase a ring? It's not like he doesn't already have one of the greatest resumes in NBA history.

I have tried. I've thought about how much of a grind it's been for him lately while the team has been losing and falling below .500. He is still a great player -- he shouldn't be wasting it on a team not contending. A selfish Warriors fan would want him to stay put. But a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can. But maybe he and his family want to stay in the SF Bay Area, which means he's going to retire a Warrior no matter how the team does.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

I have tried. I've thought about how much of a grind it's been for him lately while the team has been losing and falling below .500. He is still a great player -- he shouldn't be wasting it on a team not contending. A selfish Warriors fan would want him to stay put. But a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can. But maybe he and his family want to stay in the SF Bay Area, which means he's going to retire a Warrior no matter how the team does.

This is a dumb post.

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

This is a dumb post.

Um, okay.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Um, okay.

"a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can"

Who are you to try and preach nonsense like this? "a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can"

He's got 4, his legacy is 10000% cemented. This is an unbelievably awful take

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

"a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can"

Who are you to try and preach nonsense like this? "a fan who actually cares about him and his career would want him to contend for a ring while he still can"

He's got 4, his legacy is 10000% cemented. This is an unbelievably awful take

He's still a great player. He can help take a good team to the next level and contend for a title. The Warriors aren't that team as currently constructed. A true fan would want what's best for his career, which would be on-court success -- not mediocrity.

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 01:13 PM

Imagine being a Los Angeles Angels fan and wishing Shohei Ohtani had still been on the team and missing the playoffs these last two years. It seems so selfish. With the Dodgers, he's been able to finally play in the postseason and compete for titles.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

He's still a great player. He can help take a good team to the next level and contend for a title. The Warriors aren't that team as currently constructed. A true fan would want what's best for his career, which would be on-court success -- not mediocrity.

So I'm a fake fan?

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 01:27 PM

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So I'm a fake fan?

No, you're just prioritizing things other than Curry's career. Or, at least, you're not thinking about it. The struggles the Warriors have had lately have forced me to think about what is best for him at this point in his career. Being stuck on a mediocre team while still performing at a high level does not seem like a good situation for him. It hurts me to see his abilities being wasted. It hurts me to see him try and cope with the losing.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

No, you're just prioritizing things other than Curry's career. Or, at least, you're not thinking about it. The struggles the Warriors have had lately have forced me to think about what is best for him at this point in his career. Being stuck on a mediocre team while still performing at a high level does not seem like a good situation for him. It hurts me to see his abilities being wasted. It hurts me to see him try and cope with the losing.

If I'm not a 'true fan', what kind of fan am I? Please, enlighten me since you are telling everyone how to be a 'true (sheep) fan'

fabiani12333 · 12-22-2025, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander07

If I'm not a 'true fan', what kind of fan am I? Please, enlighten me since you are telling everyone how to be a 'true (sheep) fan'

A true fan is someone who supports the team and players they follow. Not caring whether a team or player is successful is not a true fan.

JustinVerlander07 · 12-22-2025, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

A true fan is someone who supports the team and players they follow. Not caring whether a team or player is successful is not a true fan.

You know what makes a team more successful? Having Stephen Curry on it. You know what doesn't make a team more successful? Not having Stephen Curry on it. You're a fake fan!!!!

duwal · 12-22-2025, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

No, you're just prioritizing things other than Curry's career. Or, at least, you're not thinking about it. The struggles the Warriors have had lately have forced me to think about what is best for him at this point in his career. Being stuck on a mediocre team while still performing at a high level does not seem like a good situation for him. It hurts me to see his abilities being wasted. It hurts me to see him try and cope with the losing.

have you talked to Curry about how much his career choices are hurting your feelings?

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12-20-2025, 09:50 PM	#1
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 12,641	Should the Warriors trade Stephen Curry? As a Warriors fan who has consistently followed the team since 2012, and as someone who has PC'd Steph Curry trading cards for almost a decade now, I think it's time for the Warriors to trade their franchise icon. Curry, at age 37, is still All Star-starter worthy, averaging 28.8 points per game with a .601 eFG%. But his team is mediocre and getting seemingly worse by the day. They are currently 13-15 and have lost 9 of their last 13 games. Curry deserves better. He deserves another shot at a title. He works his butt off day-in and day-out to be the best player he can be. His efforts should be rewarded with wins. Warriors fans know this in their hearts. Heck, Curry's teammates and the Warriors organization probably do as well. Would he be willing to be traded? I have no idea. He has a large family and his wife and kids might prefer to stay in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are obviously his top priority. But if he's willing, the Warriors should make it happen before he gets too old. Don't let an all-time, generational-defining player slowly fade away because you can't accept reality.

12-21-2025, 11:55 AM	#5
rhigh2390 Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 10,773	It's pretty admirable that we have never heard him complain about anything or seem like he is putting the front office in a bad situation. Seems to genuinely love the organization. I hate seeing the team be so mediocre while he is still balling out, but I wouldn't want him to get traded. __________________ Jerry, it's L.A..... Nobody leaves. MJ Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/152884306@N08/albums Bulls Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/145799131@N08/albums

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12-21-2025, 01:26 AM	#2
PSA2Pac Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 3,919	We (the Nuggets) will take my favorite player of all time Let’s do it

12-21-2025, 09:42 AM	#3
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12-21-2025, 11:39 AM	#4
hermanotarjeta Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 22,541	No, Curry should be in a warriors uniform for life. He’s a better long-term marketing icon for the warriors that way.

12-21-2025, 03:40 PM	#9
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 12,641	I'm surprised there isn't much support for it on BO so far. It's going to suck if he's not in the playoffs this year -- the West is deep. Why waste his abilities on a team not contending? It seems like a cruel fate for a player who has done so much for the game. Another interesting question would be how his card prices would be impacted in a hypothetical trade. I think his legacy with the Warriors has been well established. Being on another team at the tail end of his career shouldn't change that. Therefore, his Warriors cards should hold up well. A trade to a contender could be a boon for newer Topps cards, though, as Topps could print cards featuring him on his new team -- think Luka being traded to the Lakers. With the Warriors, Curry is unlikely to do much going forward that would generate new demand.

12-22-2025, 01:13 PM	#19
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 12,641	Imagine being a Los Angeles Angels fan and wishing Shohei Ohtani had still been on the team and missing the playoffs these last two years. It seems so selfish. With the Dodgers, he's been able to finally play in the postseason and compete for titles.