The Golden State Warriors have enjoyed sustained success in the NBA for the past several years, as they have won 50-plus games in six of their last nine seasons, hoisting up an NBA championship trophy in three of those years. Superstar guard Stephen Curry has been instrumental to the Warriors' success, both as a sharpshooter on the court and a leader off of it. With the Warriors sitting at 25-6, the second-best record in the NBA, Curry spoke about the team's recent quest for a title and their decision to not make big trades in said quest.

“If the goal is not winning a championship, then I don't want to be here,” Curry says. “But if you’re like, ‘What are our options? What makes sense? What’s realistic?’ I’m also a rational person. I understand the league works a certain way. You can’t just wave a wand and things are gonna go your way. That can’t be the expectation. But if you’re asking now and what we have, there’s a great opportunity to develop and maintain this core of what we’ve done, and just give it a shot. And then you can kind of ride that wave until the signs say to do something different.”

Stephen Curry, who signed a four-year, $215 million extension in the summer, made it clear that he wouldn't be in Golden State if the priority wasn't a title. He clearly wants to win but understands that the Warriors, who want to win now and, in the future, aren't going to completely break the bank and bring in a superstar just like that.

That's what Curry was alluding to when he said that “you can't just wave a magic wand.” Still, there's a need for the Warriors to maximize Curry's remaining prime years, as the superstar guard, while still playing at an extremely high level, is 33 years old.

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Curry then mentions that right now, the Warriors have a great shot to win with the core they have in place. Curry is right, there really is no reason to break up the band when Golden State is still churning out hits.

The core of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green has been very successful, with or without the presence of Kevin Durant. That core, with newer faces such as James Wiseman and Jordan Poole, is perfectly capable of winning a title.

That's why Stephen Curry kept it real on the Warriors' trade moves- or lack thereof.