The Golden State Warriors’ trade season was a massive letdown in many people’s eyes.
The franchise hoped to acquire the highly coveted Milwaukee Bucks, but ended up with an injury-prone Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis is a talented low-post threat who is the best center the Dubs have had in years.
However, the former Boston Celtics NBA champion’s injury history suggests there’s a slim chance he’ll be available in pivotal moments.
Due to the Warriors’ less-than-ideal trade season, Andscape’s David Dennis Jr. believes that the franchise’s superstar point guard, Stephen Curry, has every right to depart the Bay in favor of joining a contender.
“This is an abject failure by the Golden State Warriors,” Dennis Jr. said after the Warriors acquired Porzingis on Wednesday night.
“They put all their eggs in the Giannis Antetokounmpo basket, because they had no other choice. That front office has spent the last decade trying to convince us that they’re lightyears ahead of everybody, and building for the future, even though they have a generational star on the roster in Stephen Curry.”
“The best thing the Warriors have going for them is that Wardell Stephen Curry did not go to that front office, knock on the door and say put me on a contender because he has every right to do so based on what they’ve been putting around him the last few years.”
If the Warriors’ 2025-26 season doesn’t end on a positive note, there’s no guarantee Curry will be content remaining with the mediocre franchise. The four-time NBA champion is in his late 30’s and has made it clear he wants to capture another championship before retiring.
Golden State’s failure to make that a realistic possibility could lead to a headline-worthy split, which the Warriors would have no one to blame but themselves for. In other words, demanding an offseason trade from the Dubs could become a viable option for Curry, given the organization’s distance from championship contention.
It will be interesting to see how things shake out between Curry and the Warriors in the next few months.
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