The thought of Stephen Curry ending his profession anyplace apart from Golden State as soon as felt unthinkable.
However, the Warriors’ present trajectory has opened the door to a dialog that when sounded absurd: sending Curry dwelling to Charlotte, in response to Invoice Simmons.
“Are we on the level the place Curry to Charlotte, we must always simply do it?” Simmons requested on a current episode of his podcast. “Can the league intervene? I don’t wish to upset the followers. I don’t wish to commerce Steph Curry on Christmas. However he grew up there, his dad’s there, there’s pictures of him on the court docket as a child, he’s at all times joked about ending his profession there. I simply don’t suppose this Warriors crew has an opportunity. We simply noticed Draymond blow up final time. Can we identical to do the LaMelo and a bunch of picks and ship Curry again to Charlotte, and let’s simply go, let’s do that?”
🎙️ @BillSimmons: “Are we on the level the place Curry to Charlotte, we must always simply do it?”
“I don’t suppose this Warriors crew has any probability. We simply noticed Draymond blow up final evening. Can we simply do LaMelo and a bunch of picks, ship Curry again to Charlotte, and let’s simply go?” 🙃 pic.twitter.com/sNb0r8ky6O
— r/CharlotteHornets (@HornetsReddit) December 24, 2025
The Charlotte connection has at all times lingered within the background of Curry’s profession.
Whereas born in Cleveland, he grew up in North Carolina throughout his father Dell Curry’s lengthy stint with the Hornets, a franchise the place Dell turned a beloved determine and eventual all-time main scorer.
Simmons’ visitor, ESPN analyst Tim Legler, took the hypothetical even additional, specializing in what Curry might imply for Charlotte’s future somewhat than simply its nostalgia.
“Take into consideration what you’re saying now,” Legler stated. “You’re speaking about Splash Brothers 2.0 with Curry and Knueppel, prefer it’s the brand new model of that.”
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