
The Golden State Warriors backed themselves into a corner with their latest comments on Stephen Curry.
Answering a question about No. 30's future, general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. admitted that the team would honor a trade request because he's earned that right.
That did little to defuse the bombshell rumors tying Curry to a move out of the organization after yet another failed offseason.
Considering that Bay Area radio host Mark Willard wondered whether the Warriors actually want Curry to be traded, citing their words on his recent injury issues.
“You have two quotes next to each other — ‘It’s up to Steph, we want him to stay forever.’ I believe Mike on that. But your very next comment is this: ‘With the knee, other injuries, and then his age, it’s definitely something we have to manage,'” Willard said.
"If Steph Curry did want to leave, he'd tell [the Warriors]. What I'm asking is underneath the covers, is that what the Warriors actually want."@Mark_T_Willard has some questions about Mike Dunleavy's recent comments about Stephen Curry's future | @WillardAndDibs pic.twitter.com/beNP9LyO2G
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) August 12, 2026
Curry is eligible to sign a two-year, max contract extension worth a whopping $130 million.
However, he missed a big chunk of last season with a knee injury, and players rarely get healthy as they grow older. He shook off his early-career ankle issues, but knee injuries tend to linger.
“I know I sound a little cynical right now, but that quote makes me not nervous, but we get the reality,” Willard continued. “…But when you listen to Mike say that, would you really be talking about a two-year max extension worth 130 million dollars?”
Curry is, by every objective and subjective measure, the greatest player in franchise history.
Injuries or not, the Warriors owe it to him to give him whatever contract he's eligible to get, especially if they're not using the money to get him any help.
And while this doesn't necessarily mean they don't want to keep him around for the remainder of his career, just floating that idea is clumsy and P.R. malpractice.
The Warriors used to be a top-notch organization under Bob Myers' guidance. Watching their best players move past their prime has definitely taken a toll on their contention chances, but the new front office hasn't done much to help.
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