The Golden State Warriors backed out the trade talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves, and apparently, All-Star guard Stephen Curry had something to do with it.
Curry said in an interview that the Warriors consulted him about the possibility of acquiring Timberwolves star Kevin Love in exchange for his back-court partner Klay Thompson.
"They asked for my opinion," Curry said in an interview with ESPN's Dan Patrick as reported by FanSided. "It's just a matter of if you think that move would make you better as a team. I didn't have an answer for it because you'd be giving up a lot to get him."
Reports indicated that the Timberwolves could have sent Love to Golden State had the Warriors agreed to include Thompson in a trade package along with David Lee. The Warriors eventually decided to keep Thompson and ended trade talks with the Timberwolves.
Curry, who averaged career-highs 24.0 points and 8.5 assists per game last season, said that he would have liked to play alongside Love, but he is happy that the trade did no go down because he wanted the Warriors to keep the other half of the duo dubbed as "Splash Brothers."
"Obviously Kevin Love's a great player and they were making the decision whether that would make us a better team to let him go, bring Kevin on, and I think they made the right choice that me and him in the backcourt and core that we have, we've got a legit shot at winning the championship next year, and I'm ready to take that on," Curry said via WFAN. "I think all those rumors are gone now, and we'll get back to business."
Love is still with Timberwolves at this point, but previous reports indicated that 25-year-old forward is a lock to land in Cleveland before the end of the month.
Sources said that the Timberwolves agreed to trade Love to the Cavaliers in exchange for 2014 first overall pick Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a 2015 first-round pick. The deal cannot be officially announced until Aug. 23 when Wiggins becomes eligible to be traded.
