Three reasons why Warriors should not make big trade

1. Warriors' record shows things are working

Shaking things up in a big way is for struggling teams or those desperate to take a leap. The Warriors have started the season 7-1 and showed in their win in Boston on Wednesday that they can hang with the best. 

For the first time since their 2021-22 NBA championship season, Golden State seems to be clicking on both the offensive and defensive end. They have the league's second-best defensive rating (103.8) and third-best offensive rating (119.3). 

So why make a big trade? Right now, it just doesn't make sense. Unless someone of Giannis Antetokounmpo's stature becomes available, no big names that are rumored to be available are worth messing up their current winning formula. Players like Jimmy Butler have been rumored to be potential trade targets, but his play style doesn't fit with the Warriors' ball movement-heavy system.

2. Warriors don't make midseason trades

If there is anything Warriors fans have learned during the Stephen Curry era, it is that Golden State doesn't like to make big midseason adjustments. The only significant midseason trade the Warriors have made in the Curry era was trading D'Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins at the 2019-20 trade deadline. This was during their rebuilding season, which Curry missed with a broken hand, and it was a trade-in preparation for the following year. 

The reality is that championship teams rarely make big midseason trades. Continuity and chemistry are crucial to winning, and significant changes seldom work in the middle of the season.

3. Repeat the championship recipe 

Although early in the season, the Warriors are showing shades of the 2021-22 team that won it all. Golden State's winning recipe for that season was elite defense, perfect roleplayers and a healthy dose of Steph Curry magic. 

The Warriors have an elite defense. Just like in 2021-22, Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II are locking down the perimeter, and Draymond Green remains one of the best defenders in the league. The roleplayers are there as well. Buddy Hield has been otherworldly to start the season and is making an early run at the Sixth Man of the Year Award. Young guns Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski bring athleticism and energy to the roster, easing the pressure on Curry to carry the team night after night. 

And, of course, there is the Curry Magic. Curry showed the world in the Olympics this summer that he is still one of if not the, best basketball players in the world. Although an ankle sprain kept him out for a few early-season games, he showed again Wednesday night in Boston why the Warriors are so formidable. 

Sorry, Windhorst, but Golden State should stick with what it has going. We've seen the Warriors and "Chef Curry" cook this recipe before.