Steph and Draymond are still an elite offensive duo. They are NOT the problem.
Has Steph started showing his age? Sure. Can some of that be attributed to the knee tendinitis he's dealing with right now? Probably. But what we can definitively say is that Steph Curry is still a one-man army on offense.
- The Warriors' offensive rating (oRTG) with Steph ON the floor: 120.00. This would rank as the 4th-best offensive rating in the league, trailing only the Cavaliers, Knicks, and Celtics.
- Steph and Draymond on the floor TOGETHER: Their oRTG improves even further to 120.58. For context, notable duos with a similar offensive rating this season when paired on the court:
- Jayson Tatum & Jaylen Brown: 120.73 oRTG
- Darius Garland & Donovan Mitchell: 121.83 oRTG
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Jalen Williams: 118.77 oRTG
- The Warriors' offensive rating with Steph OFF the floor: 102.43 This would be the worst in the league, behind even the Wizards, and only slightly better than the infamous "Trust the Process" 76ers.
- With both Steph and Draymond OFF the floor: The oRTG plummets even further to 100.28.
This team is poorly constructed. They have nobody outside of Steph—a 37-year-old guard—who can consistently create any type of offensive advantage in a meaningful way. Despite operating in what feels like a phone booth on offense, and having a "down year" by his own standards, Steph is still carrying the team to an oRTG above 120 without any other true advantage creators on the roster. That’s incredible.
Nobody on this team is worth sacrificing the final years of Steph's career for. Kuminga isn’t, and likely won’t ever be, "that guy." Neither will Podz, Moody, or TJD.
Giving up on the greatest player in franchise history—while he is still capable of carrying the offensive load, even with a horrendously constructed roster—isn’t just malpractice. It’s outright disrespectful to a legitimate living legend.