Steph Curry to C's speculation

[Who]

At this stage of his career I rather have George than Curry

Not me.  Steph is still a game changer and a #1 scorer.  George is more of a 3rd option.

Agreed. Steph is a borderline top 10 player still. PG13 isn't even a top 50 player.

[ozgod]

At this stage of his career I rather have George than Curry

Not me.  Steph is still a game changer and a #1 scorer.  George is more of a 3rd option.

Plus Steph fills a need for us which is the point guard spot. He allows Derrick White to slide over to the combo guard position and PP to go to the bench. And he can be very effective without the ball in his hands.

[vjcsmoke]

Curry was a game changer. 5 years ago he would have been a dream addition.

Now not so much.

Why did we go from a 29 year old in his prime Jaylen Brown to a 36 year old in his twilight Paul George to a just about ready to retire 38 year old Steph Curry?

And we would give up two 1sts in the process?

It doesn't make sense to me. Tatum still has an injury to recover from, we don't know how long that will take.

Keep the powder dry, see if someone else shakes loose. With George's contract we at least have a year or two to see if it can be used as a makeweight to trade for someone who can help us.

[michigan adam]

Steph for PG, Hauser, and a couple non-Philly 1sts would work for me. Steph, Dw, BS, Jt, and queta would work well, and leave a string bench of Pp, Hugo, Walsh, menace, and Mr.  Very solid.

[Phantom255x]

Jokic isn't gonna happen next summer, so if there's a chance for Curry by trading George, 1 of Hauser/Baylor and 3 non-Clippers future picks, I'd do it. Curry is still a Top-15 player in the NBA despite his age, and his mere presence and shooting ability on the court would help the young guys + bench guys on our team.

This isn't gonna happen though, I've always felt Curry will retire in Golden State. A rare thing nowadays where a player spends his entire career and retires on just one team.

[SparzWizard]

Feels like the interwebs have fired it up today with more speculations of Curry to Boston/Brad making a pitch to GSW?

I'd bite the bullet, the guy is still a top-15 player. Can we also get Kristaps and Horford back too in a package 

[Redz]

I thought we couldn?t flip PG immediately.

[Birdman]

I know I?m in minority here but I pass on Curry. He?s old & been injured last couple of years. Plus no way Warriors will trade him anyway, he?s a icon there and fans would riot

[Celtics2021]

I thought we couldn?t flip PG immediately.

We can.  We cannot aggregate him, but he can bring back about $68 million in salary by himself, which is enough to take back any other player.

[Neurotic Guy]

I thought we couldn?t flip PG immediately.

We can.  We cannot aggregate him, but he can bring back about $68 million in salary by himself, which is enough to take back any other player.

Does not being able to aggregate him mean he can?t be combined with Sam?

I?m enjoying the discussion despite not believing for a minute it will happen.

For the record, I?m for it 100% as long as we keep the 2028 pick.

[Vermont Green]

This makes no sense.  Curry is expiring after 2026-27.  Why would GSW want to trade an expiring for Paul George with 2 seasons left?  If they are looking to rebuild, the expiring contract is more beneficial.  If they are looking to win now, you keep Curry.

Maybe you do it for the one Celtics pick that might have lottery value (the LAC/PHI 2028).

[Goldstar88]

Curry would never come here. He has nothing to prove, so why would he want to leave GS and come to Boston? Makes no sense.

[Neurotic Guy]

This makes no sense.  Curry is expiring after 2026-27.  Why would GSW want to trade an expiring for Paul George with 2 seasons left?  If they are looking to rebuild, the expiring contract is more beneficial.  If they are looking to win now, you keep Curry.

Maybe you do it for the one Celtics pick that might have lottery value (the LAC/PHI 2028).

This is from Zach Buckley:
*Boston Celtics receive: Stephen Curry. Golden State Warriors receive: Paul George, Chris Cenac Jr., 2027 first-round pick, 2031 first-round pick and 2032 first-round pick swap.*

Nothing real to see here, but if that is the return for Curry, I can see why GS might be interested.

[jambr380]

I thought we couldn?t flip PG immediately.

We can.  We cannot aggregate him, but he can bring back about $68 million in salary by himself, which is enough to take back any other player.

Does not being able to aggregate him mean he can?t be combined with Sam?

I?m enjoying the discussion despite not believing for a minute it will happen.

For the record, I?m for it 100% as long as we keep the 2028 pick.

He can't be aggregated in a trade right now, but he can on September 6th (the 60 day rule). I can't imagine a deal ever happening, but if for some far out reason this was something, they could just set up the framework of the deal and then complete it in a month

[Celtics2021]

I thought we couldn?t flip PG immediately.

We can.  We cannot aggregate him, but he can bring back about $68 million in salary by himself, which is enough to take back any other player.

Does not being able to aggregate him mean he can?t be combined with Sam?

I?m enjoying the discussion despite not believing for a minute it will happen.

For the record, I?m for it 100% as long as we keep the 2028 pick.

Sam could be in the trade, just as a separate component.  If this trade that will not happen and has likely not been talked about were to happen, it would essentially be multiple simultaneous trades: on our end George would be traded for Curry and Hauser would be traded for no one, and we would get a trade exception for Hauser.  For the Warriors, Curry would be traded for both.  (And then there would be picks also included in the deals, but that is how the salaries would work).

But we would not need to wait for the 60-day rule, as some have mentioned.  It could happen today.