{"id":839101,"date":"2026-08-02T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839101\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T04:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T04:10:11","slug":"boston-celtics-want-stephen-curry-brad-stevens-has-made-the-call-for-blockbuster-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839101\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Celtics Want Stephen Curry: Brad Stevens Has Made The Call For Blockbuster Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Celtics<\/a> made headlines this summer by trading their young star, Jaylen Brown<\/a>, to the 76ers in exchange for Paul George<\/a> and future draft picks. The move was seen as a downgrade by many fans, who now have the Celtics on the outside looking in on the Eastern Conference playoff picture.<\/p>\n

But for Celtics President Brad Stevens, there\u2019s still a quick way to get his team back in the ranks of the elite. According to a report by insider John Karalis, he\u2019s set his sights on Stephen Curry<\/a> himself as a potential blockbuster acquisition. Apparently, conversations have already been had on a deal that could rock the NBA landscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no doubt Brad Stevens has already been on the phone with the Warriors brass to pitch a deal [for Curry],\u201d reported John Karalis<\/a>. \u201cBoston has a path to making a decent deal for both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Celtics have always been proactive on the trade market, but this development shows a whole new level of ambition. By all accounts, Steph is a Warrior for life<\/a>, and he\u2019s shown no indication of wanting out after playing the last 17 years in Golden State. Similarly, the Warriors<\/a> remain committed to Steph as they prepare to offer a maximum extension this August. Besides being a four-time champion, two-time MVP, and 12x All-Star, Curry remains one of the best guards in the league at 38, coming off the 2025-26 season with averages of 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game on 46.8% shooting and 39.3% shooting from three. That\u2019s why, even now, the Warriors would prefer to keep Steph at any cost.<\/p>\n

The problem is, the Warriors aren\u2019t in a position to compete<\/a> now or anytime soon (barring a major change). With Kevin Durant<\/a> gone and Jimmy Butler<\/a> still recovering from his ACL tear, the Warriors have had to rely far too much on their aging veterans to keep them afloat. The result is a gradual decline over the years, which culminated in a 10th-place finish in the West last season.<\/p>\n

If either Steph or the Warriors lose faith, it could drive a wedge between the previously inseparable pair, and Brad Stevens is already seizing the opportunity. With Jaylen Brown gone, there\u2019s a hole that needs to be filled, and Curry would more than suffice. Alongside Jayson Tatum<\/a>, he could compete for one last championship in Boston, a city with a long history of greatness in the NBA.<\/p>\n

As far as what it would take to pull off such a deal, that\u2019s where things get really complicated<\/a>. Since Curry is on the books for over $62 million annually, trading his contract would not be easy and would likely require a third team to reshuffle the assets in a way that works for everyone financially. At the very least, the Celtics would likely have to give up most of their remaining draft capital (have up to five first-round picks to trade), along with players like Payton Pritchard<\/a>, Paul George, and Sam Hauser<\/a> to make the money work.<\/p>\n

For now, the scenario is still very much a long shot, and we can\u2019t expect the Warriors to give up their star so easily. But if there\u2019s any man who can convince them to make a deal, it\u2019s Brad Stevens. As one of the smartest and most well-respected executives in the league, he doesn\u2019t intend to let his team stew in mediocrity, and a trade for Steph would put them right back on the radar as a team to fear in the title pursuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics made headlines this summer by trading their young star, Jaylen Brown, to the 76ers in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":839102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-839101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=839101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/839101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/839102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=839101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=839101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=839101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}