He predicted that once the Warriors’ injured stars return — Curry and Klay Thompson (ACL surgery) are expected to be re-evaluated in February — they’ll pick up where they left off.Giannis walks over to Steph, and the two exchange pleasantries ... “I’ve never seen a team go from the NBA Finals to being not as good,” Antetokounmpo said. Many blockbuster trades go awry.But according to Marc Lasry, who became one of the Bucks’ owners in 2014, the Warriors had Curry’s name swirling in the negotiations, but it was theIn 2017, Larry Riley, the Warriors GM in 2012, claimed that Curry’s name But what if Stephen Curry had actually been seriously discussed with the Bucks? They ended up with Bogut, anyway, sending Monta Ellis to Wisconsin.The Warriors were still a few years away from becoming the dynasty that they are now, but none of the success over the last five years happens if Curry gets moved to Milwaukee. Parker played well for the Bucks in his four season there, but injuries plagued him constantly.
This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Golden State Warriors or NBA Properties LLC. Jason Kidd took over as head coach for the Bucks, and while he’s often been criticized for his coaching, he would be walking into a great situation. There were rumblings that the Bucks’ locker room wasn’t in the greatest place either. Either centers would definitely have been players the Bucks would’ve targeted with Curry, Giannis, and a plethora of wing players like Khris Middleton, OJ Mayo, and Ersan Ilyasova on the roster.
But the development may have stalled a little. WARRIORS is a registered trademark of the Golden State Warriors LLC. Email: Jon Schultz is the Assistant Sports Editor for The San Francisco Chronicle.Warriors’ Stephen Curry reveals what he told Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo The Warriors’ and Bucks’ future would be drastically altered, and the rest of the NBA landscape would be unrecognizable.Let’s imagine, and know that all of this wasn’t too far from becoming reality.In the 2012-13 season, Stephen Curry averaged 22.9 points and 6.9 assists per game with the Warriors. At the time, he says, Curry was on the Warriors trade block.
But the Bucks’ medical staff didn’t think Steph’s ankle would hold up,” Lasry said of the negotiations, which occurred over two years before he bought the team in 2014. It’s luck.
Top East teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers with LeBron, the Toronto Raptors, or the Boston Celtics would contend for the Eastern crown year after year, and the Bucks would have joined that conversation.There’s reason to believe NBA fans would’ve been treated to multiple years of an Eastern Conference Finals featuring a Cavs team with LeBron, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love, playing against a Bucks team with Steph Curry, Giannis, and a plethora of long wings. And since he’s arrived, they’ve won two straight championships and are looking for a third.But had Stephen Curry gone to the Bucks, the Warriors would look completely different. So after the Warriors' loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, Steph Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo spoke briefly on the court. Curry was eventually cut and released by the Bucs, allowing him to return to the Eagles on a one-year deal. Brandon Jennings was dealt to the Detroit Pistons, and Khris Middleton came over as a part of that deal. That season, the Bucks traded Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson to the Warriors for Monta Ellis and Ekpe Udoh. In 2016, the NBA world was shocked when Kevin Durant chose to take his talents to Golden State. The Dallas Mavericks are off to a rough start from Orlando. The Bucks finished with a 38-44 record in the 2012-13 season, and lost in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. by Joel E. Ruffin Jr. | Mavericks Correspondent | Sat, Aug 8th 8:08pm EDT. Without the floor spacing and Curry’s dynamic play, the Warriors are likely first-round exits.The following year, the Warriors lost in the first round to the In 2014, when Kerr decided to make the jump from commentator to coach, the Warriors and the New York Knicks were With that in mind, Kerr very likely may have chosen to go join his former coach Phil Jackson, the Knicks’ president at the time, in New York. Stephen Curry spoke on the sly to Antetokounmpo during Wednesday's game, and appeared to have signed one of his jerseys for the Bucks star. Unlike the Warriors, the Bucks were not a good three-point shooting team.
Stephen Curry is still sidelined, but he appeared to be making some plays on Giannis Antetokounmpo when the Bucks visited Chase Center on Wednesday night.Curry seemed amused with the speculation, tweeting on Thursday, “Appreciate the laughs this morning.”The punchline? TVBrandenburg (DR) Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Pinterest LinkedIn Email Tumblr. They may have even cracked the playoffs, which they only needed 38 wins that year to do.With their shooting starting to take shape, it’s plausible the Bucks would’ve targeted a big man. The East would start to be great once again, and the Bucks would’ve likely made the Finals at least once with Curry and Giannis, with both rounding into MVP form given due time.In 2017, the Bucks traded Greg Monroe and draft picks to the And with the the lack of a Warriors-level superteam in the NBA, it’s realistic that the Bucks may have won a title sometime in the past couple of years.And if Mike Budenholzer coaches that Bucks team this year, and implements his three-point-happy system with Stephen Curry, Giannis, Middleton, Eric Bledsoe, and company, the Bucks would be far and away doing even better than they are now. But what if the Bucks had traded for Stephen Curry instead of Monta Ellis?
The world of sports is predictably unpredictable.