The NBA offseason has reached a dull point with free agency, the draft and Olympic competition over and the preseason more than a month away.
It’s time for trade rumors and speculation to take over the news. Stephen Curry is one of the recent victims of the year-round NBA rumors.
The four-time NBA champion and two-time NBA MVP has reportedly requested a trade from the Golden State Warriors. Fans have pieced together this belief based on the superstar’s social media activity.
It can be difficult to assess which rumors are valid, so Jugo Mobile details the latest information on Curry’s alleged trade request.
Did Stephen Curry request a trade?
No, Curry has not requested a trade despite rumors and false reports to the contrary.
The 10-time NBA All-Star is signed with Golden State through the 2025-26 season and has yet to announce his intention to leave the organization. Curry has long been expected to play his entire career with the Warriors, though that could still change.
The trade rumors started because Curry removed “@Warriors guard” from his bio and replaced it with “Olympic gold medalist.” Curry’s fan page @GameOnSteph_ on X (formerly Twitter) reported the change after the Olympics.
Steph changed her IG profile picture and also removed “Guard for the @Warriors” according to his bio ? pic.twitter.com/QwOleXImhh
— ? (@GameOnSteph_) August 21, 2024
There is no confirmed reason why Curry removed the Warriors from his bio, but it has sparked a discussion on social media. Fans will recall that just a few months ago, Klay Thompson wiped all Warriors content from his Instagram account as he parted ways with the organization.
Curry didn’t go that far, so maybe it’s not that big of a deal. It could also just mean the Warriors point guard wanted to keep his bio short and valued his first Olympic gold medal over his affiliation with the team.
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 collaborator.
The post added fuel to already-hot rumors that James and Curry could one day team up. The two praised each other while playing together at the 2024 Paris Olympics. It doesn’t help that news recently broke that Rich Paul 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 trade from Warriors, reports @ChrisBHayne pic.twitter.com/6ZRXmYkF9F
— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) August 22, 2024
The post has been viewed 2.4 million times and received over 27,000 likes. “NBA Centel” has become quite well-known, so most people realize that it’s fake, but some people might be fooled by the scammer.
Stephen Curry contract details
| Season | Age | Salary |
| 2024-25 | 36 | $55,761,216 |
| 2025-26 | 37 | $59,606,817 |
| Off-season 2026 | 37 | Unrestricted Free Agent |
