The situation is dire.

But hey, maybe this team can trade Andrew Wiggins!

(Update: no one wants to trade anything worthwhile for Wiggins )

Of course, Warriors fans see this disaster and are already calling for the Warriors to cash in all their upcoming draft picks to trade for another “star” player with the goal of maximizing the next two years for Curry.

Frankly, that’s the last thing the Warriors should do now.

The Warriors are trending down — that’s been the case since the title in 2022 — but unless Jonathan Kuminga turns into an All-Star player (I’m not holding my breath), a full-on bottoming out seems inevitable once Curry’s contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season.

When that time comes, boy, you are going to want those draft picks. They’re the only route back to winning.

And seeing as it cost six first-round picks (in effect) for the Knicks to trade for Mikal Bridges (a wonderful player who, it should be noted has never been to an All-Star Game), going “all-in” for the next two years would be equivalent paying off the high-interest-rate mortgage with a credit card.

Yes, bad became worse in the course of a few days.

It’s going to be difficult for anyone — much less Dunleavy, who has shown no acuity for the role he’s in — to pull the Dubs out of this hole.

And while Warriors CEO Joe Lacob’s checkbook won’t be as pressed in the upcoming season, his team will be hard-pressed to even match last season’s disappointment in an ever-improving Western Conference.

I’ve long wondered if you could put a price on respectability.

With the Warriors, we found out the answer this summer.

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