The NBA offseason has reached a boring point with free agency, the draft and Olympic competition completed and the preseason more than a month away.
It’s time for trade rumors and speculation to fill the news cycle. Stephen Curry is one of the latest victims of the year-round rumors that circulate in the NBA.
The four-time NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP is rumored to have requested a trade to the Golden State Warriors. Fans have deduced this belief based on the superstar’s social media activity.
It can be difficult to gauge which rumors have validity, so Jugo Mobile takes a look at the latest on Curry’s rumored trade request.
Did Stephen Curry request a trade?
No, Curry has not requested a trade despite false rumors and reports saying otherwise.
The 10-time NBA All-Star is under contract with Golden State through the 2025-26 season and hasn’t said anything about leaving the organization. The expectation has long been that Curry will play his entire career with the Warriors, though that could still change.
Trade rumors began because Curry removed the phrase “Guard for the @Warriors” from his bio and replaced it with “Olympic Gold Medalist.” Curry’s fan page @GameOnSteph_ on X (formerly Twitter) pointed out the change after the Olympics.
Steph changed her IG profile picture and also removed “Guard for the @Guerreros” from his biography ? image.twitter.com/QwOleXImhh
— ? (@GameOnSteph_) August 21, 2024
There is no confirmed reason why Curry removed the Warriors from his bio, but it sparked a debate on social media. Fans recalled that just a couple of months ago, Klay Thompson deleted Warriors content from his Instagram when he parted ways with the organization.
Curry hasn’t made it that far, so it may not be such a big deal. It could also simply mean that the Warriors guard wanted to keep his bio short and valued his first Olympic gold medal over his team affiliation.
He also uploaded a collaborative post with LeBron James that included two photos of Curry, James and Kevin Durant. Durant was tagged in the photos, but was not included as a contributor.
The post added fuel to already hot rumors about the possibility of James and Curry teaming up one day. The two praised each other while playing together at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It doesn’t help that news recently broke that Rich Paul allegedly implored the Warriors and Lakers not to make a trade involving James during the 2023-24 season.
This all led to a fake post from the parody account “NBA Centel” on X. The page claimed that Curry had requested a trade, citing a fake Chris Haynes account.
BREAKING: Steph Curry requests a trade to the Warriors, according to @ChrisBHayne image.twitter.com/6ZRXmYkF9F
— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) August 22, 2024
The post received 2.4 million views and over 27,000 likes. “NBA Centel” has become quite well-known, so most people know it’s fake, but there are some people who may be fooled by the scammer.
Stephen Curry’s contract details
Season Age Salary 2024-25 36 $55,761,216 2025-26 37 $59,606,817 Low season 2026 37 Unrestricted free agent
