​PHOENIX, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 18: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts on the bench during the first half of the NBA game at Mortgage Matchup Center on December 18, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) GettySAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 07: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors jokes with Anthony Davis #3 and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers after their game at Chase Center on October 07, 2023 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) GettyThe Golden State Warriors want Stephen Curry to retire in the only uniform he has worn. But general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. made an eyebrow-raising public concession Thursday: If Curry asks to be traded, the franchise would consider it.“Ultimately it’s his call, his decision, whether that’s allowing his contract to run out and move on or — look, if he comes to me and wants to be moved, Joe and I will talk it through,” Dunleavy said, referring to owner Joe Lacob. “We wouldn’t love it. But he’s earned the right to do what he wants.”It is the first time the Warriors have publicly outlined such a possibility, even as Dunleavy insisted that there is no indication Curry wants anything other than to remain in Golden State.“I’m pretty confident Steph will finish his career [with the Warriors],” Dunleavy said. “But as far as the messaging or any idea that he’d be anywhere else, that’s not a thing we’re looking at or he’s looking at.”The admission lands after an offseason that tested the Warriors’ appetite for going all-in around Curry — and revived questions about what comes after him.Warriors’ Offseason Misses Raised the StakesGetty The Golden State Warriors failed to bring LeBron James and Anthony Davis to team up with Stephen Curry.Golden State pursued LeBron James after his departure from the Lakers, envisioning a late-career partnership between two generational stars. The Warriors also explored an Anthony Davis trade that could have made their pitch to James more compelling.Neither plan materialized.The Warriors’ pursuit of Jaylen Brown also fell short. ESPN’s Shams Charania said Golden State could have entered the Brown sweepstakes by offering roughly four first-round picks, but the Warriors declined to meet Boston’s asking price.Philadelphia ultimately acquired Brown for Paul George, two first-round picks and two second-rounders. Adding Brown to Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe gave the 76ers the kind of ready-made title case that appealed to James, who signed in Philadelphia.The result