{"id":569812,"date":"2026-01-30T02:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569812\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T02:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T02:20:12","slug":"stephen-a-smith-wants-to-see-giannis-steph-curry-team-up-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569812\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith wants to see Giannis, Steph Curry team up \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks heating up, the Warriors have entered the forefront of potential suitors<\/a> for the two-time NBA MVP.<\/p>\n

How does the pairing of Antetokounmpo and Steph Curry on the Warriors sound? Stephen A. Smith seems to be in favor of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow\u2019s Steph Curry looking in Golden State?\u201d Smith said Thursday on ESPN\u2019s \u201cFirst Take.” \u201cI know he\u2019s 37. Brother is averaging 27 [points per game]. Brother is still the greatest shooter God ever created. Four-time champion. How about Giannis with that brother?\u201d<\/p>\n

Trading for an NBA star as massive as Antetokounmpo<\/a> is a tall task, but Smith believes Golden State has enough assets to trade for the 13-year veteran.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, if you\u2019re not trading Draymond Green, [which] you wouldn\u2019t do, you have to include Jimmy Butler in any deal that you\u2019re going to make for Giannis. We know he\u2019s out. So again, because he\u2019s out, if you\u2019re Golden State, you know he\u2019s out for the year, so you know what you could do, and next year is his last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could add [Brandin] Podziemski up in there. You can add him in the mix along with other players. Remember, they got about four first-round picks. They got about three picks they could swap.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith previously had stated that Antetoukounmpo joining Curry on the Warriors would be unfair<\/a> to other NBA teams, but it seems that he now is fully sold on the idea of the two future Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers joining forces in Golden State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe movement without the basketball, the range that goes from 20 to 30 to 40 feet, that dude that is Steph Curry? Could you imagine if you hold on to Draymond, Steph Curry with Giannis? Lord, have mercy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get your point about Houston and how [Kevin Durant] would look with Giannis. How about what Golden State would look [like] with Steve Kerr coaching, with Draymond still there as a facilitator, with Steph shooting the way that he shoots, moving the way that he moves, and opening the floodgates for Giannis because you can\u2019t take your eyes off Steph.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Warriors have until the NBA’s Feb. 5 trade deadline to make a deal with the Bucks, who currently are listening to offers for Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

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