Stephen Curry meets Jayson Tatum at Vineyard. Image via: Getty Images
He’s also stated a personal goal of playing at least 20 NBA seasons, which requires him to stick around well past his current deal rather than chase a ring elsewhere. People close to the situation have maintained he has zero intention of requesting a trade, and Golden State’s front office continues building its financial planning around keeping him as the franchise centerpiece.
Trading for Curry would require Boston to navigate his $62.6 million salary, and the type of package that could theoretically get a deal done would have to lean on a big contract like Paul George’s to match money, something the Celtics can’t even attempt until September 6 under NBA aggregation rules. No team has confirmed the meeting happened or connected it to any basketball business, but that detail barely slowed anyone down online. The sighting itself was simple, two of the NBA’s biggest names sharing a golf course during the offseason relaxation. Scalabrine’s possible presence added another Celtics thread to the story, even though nothing about the gathering pointed to anything beyond a social outing. There’s also a real hypothetical buried under the noise. That’s a lot of machinery for a story that started with a golf outing.