Steph Curry is currently dealing with the second-most serious injury of his career. Experiencing that at 37 years old is a clear sign that, despite Warriors fans (understandably) not wanting to admit it, the glory days are coming to an end in The Bay.
It's okay to admit that. In fact, it will be more beneficial to admit that in the long run. As painful as it may feel right now, the best course of action for the Warriors this summer is to do... Nothing. Okay, not nothing — but nothing that puts the results of the 2026-27 season over the results of the seasons after it.
In other words, "win-now" moves should not be on the table if those moves sacrifice winning in the future, especially because there probably isn't a "win now" move out there that would actually lift the aging Warriors back into contention.
A Giannis trade is probably a pipe dream at this point, which (as crazy as it sounds) might be a good thing for the Warriors. A one-year deal for LeBron James now sounds like a possibility, and I suppose that would qualify as a "win-now" move, but it wouldn't sacrifice any assets — assuming LeBron isn't signed instead of a hypothetical young player.
Warriors should let Steph and Draymond ride off into the sunset
Provervially, of course, but if the Warriors icons want to buy a motorcycle and actually ride off into the San Francisco sunset, that would be fine too.
I have declared the Warriors dynasty dead about a half-dozen times in the past five years, and each time this team has made me eat my words. For the record, I am not claiming that Steph is done being an All-NBA caliber player. It would be silly to assume that.
But with him missing more than half of this season with injury, Jimmy Butler set to miss most of next year, and a somewhat uninspiring roster outside of its elderly-adjacent stars, the Warriors' must not get tunnel vision for next year when rebuilding the roster this offseason, no matter how enticing it may be. A youth and asset-focused approach is the best path to take.
Four championships in a decade is, frankly, as much as a fanbase can ask for. It's also important that the front office knows when to ease off the gas and start thinking with the post-Steph era in mind. That's a realization Mike Dunleavy Jr. must come to in the next few months.