Steph Curry Eyes Klay Return to Warriors Before Trade Deadline

"I wish he was still here," Steph Curry told ESPN about Klay Thompson, and the story sketches an eight team trade idea to make that wish come true. The proposed swap would send Jonathan Kuminga to Utah, bring Thompson back to Golden State along with Jonathan Isaac and Day'Ron Sharpe, and move pieces among Dallas, Orlando, Brooklyn, Denver, Toronto and Phoenix to clear luxury tax space and balance salaries. The plan aims to fix Golden State staff and roster headaches while giving several teams cap breathing room. Merlin sees a clever map of matched incentives. Reuniting Curry and Thompson offers culture and spacing that matter more than box score flashes. Yet player approvals, waivers and timing before the February 5 deadline turn this into a long shot rather than a sure thing.