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Stephen Curry’s insightful media day remark ignites Warriors trade rumors

There’s still a part of the Golden State Warriors preparation for a new season that involves looking back at what went wrong and right during the offseason in hopes of making it back to the NBA playoffs.

Even though Buddy Hield, Kyle Anderson, and De’Anthony Melton are anticipated to improve the Warriors this season, the team’s inability to acquire a second offensive star to complement Stephen Curry continues to garner most of the attention.

This offseason, Stephen Curry has disclosed his participation in Warriors trade talks.Although Golden State has received flak for not landing a big trade, they can’t be blamed for not trying hard enough. Prior to Paul George’s free agency, they made an effort to sign the nine-time All-Star, but the Los Angeles Clippers refused to negotiate with their Pacific rival. After that, the Warriors focused on Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, but they finally refused to give in to Danny Ainge’s demands.

During Monday’s media day, Curry was questioned about the offseason talks and the condition of the Golden State team. The two-time MVP acknowledged that he had participated in the conversations regarding George and Markkanen. Anthony Slater of The Athletic asked a question that made reference to George, but it was interesting that Curry brought up Markkanen’s name on his own initiative in his response.

However, Curry made another statement that was likely more intriguing and sparked rumors that the Warriors will be actively seeking trades during the season.

“We’re in that position where we can be a relevant team early, give ourselves a chance to compete, then assess where we are because that’s what every team has to go through,” Curry stated.

On social media, many interpreted Curry’s remarks as a guarantee that Golden State will be active in the trade market, while others were just angry that a team led by Curry is fighting just to stay in the game.

Curry made his remarks in response to general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s assessment of the Warriors last week, which stated that they were “probably as impatient as you can be as a franchise right now given our time horizon.” Even though Dunleavy and Golden State are currently advocating for patience, if they are not successful in making an impact early in the season, that will soon change.

The 36-year-old Curry, who inked a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Warriors in the offseason, clearly believes in his team’s prospects of winning.