Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers Reveals 2 Teams Called for Steph Curry Trade

Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers Reveals 2 Teams Called for Steph Curry Trade

Ex-Warriors GM Bob Myers Reveals 2 Teams Called for Steph Curry Trade

The Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets were the daring clubs to inquire about a Stephen Curry trade during the time of Golden State Warriors general

manager Bob Myers.

On the January 18 edition of “The Woj Pod” podcast, Myers first said to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, “One guy took a shot.” “You are aware of who.”

In response, Wojnarowski said, “I’m guessing he probably was in Houston then and now in Philadelphia,” making reference to Daryl Morey, the president

of the 76ers at the moment.

 

“Oh yeah, him too,” Myers said. “Look, I never was upset at anybody asking [for Curry]. The GM’s job is to mine for trades. That’s a GM’s job. So, you know,

but [Danny] Ainge was the one that was always asking

 

Wojnarowski reminded Myers that it was Ainge who recommended him to Joe Lacob for the Warriors job.

“I owed my career to him,” Myers said of Ainge, who was the Celtics general manager for 18 years before moving to Utah as the Jazz CEO.

“I can’t be upset. So ‘Return the favor, give me Curry.’ We just laughed. Like I said we have a really good relationship. But you know, you got to ask. I mean,

everybody knew that wasn’t happening. So, it was kind of a good laugh,” Myers said.

Author Claims Bob Myers Nearly Traded Stephen Curry

In 2020, Ethan Strauss, a former Warriors beat reporter for The Athletic, revealed in his book, “The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the

Warriors Dynasty” that Myers tried to trade Curry years before their dynasty began.

“The Warriors attempted to trade Steph Curry and Klay Thompson for Chris Paul in 2011. It was far from the only time Curry was shopped, but

in this instance, the deal was very close to completion. Myers made the offer and Hornets GM Dell Demps was receptive. The catch was Chris

Paul, who wanted out of New Orleans but had no intention of playing for the woebegone Warriors. Paul told the Warriors they could do this

trade, but he wouldn’t be staying when his contract was up at season’s end.

The Hornets weren’t the only organization to narrowly lose out on the deal of a lifetime. According to one GM, “The Warriors were blind lucky

that they were unsuccessful in trading Steph and Klay together for the stars they offered them together for,” he said. “There were many, many

people they tried to get and failed.”

Now Curry and Paul, who is in the twilight of his career, are Warriors teammates. If Strauss’ report is true, it will become one of the sliding door moments

in NBA history for years to come.

 

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