Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is eligible for a max, $62.6 million one-year extension this summer season that will take him by way of the 2026-27 season, in keeping with The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami. The Warriors have till October 21 to increase the 16-year veteran for the additional yr.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry might signal a max, $62.6 million one-year extension this summer season now that Klay Thompson is gone
Nevertheless, Curry has reportedly not but mentioned his contract extension with the Warriors. In August 2021, he signed a four-year, $215.35 million max contract extension with the group.
Curry, 36, is slated to make $55.76 million within the upcoming 2024-25 season and $59.6 million in 2025-26. His most veteran extension, which is the 10-time All-Star’s present deal, is 105% of his 2021-22 wage.
Stephen Curry is eligible to signal a one-year extension with Golden State for the 26-27 season at round $62.6 million. The Warriors have till October twenty first to increase Steph for the additional yr.
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“We have now not mentioned it. He’s busy proper now and he ought to keep busy and targeted on that with the Olympics,” stated Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob. “But when he desires to speak about that, that’s as much as him. He’s not stated that in any respect, but when he desires to, we’ll actually entertain that dialogue. Let’s put it this manner, Steph Curry I totally anticipate he’ll be a Warrior for all times.
“I believed Klay [Thompson] was going to be, too, however I used to be fallacious. And I believe Steph has been … what he’s meant to this franchise has been super. It’s each intention of ours to see him play so long as he desires to play and so long as he is ready to play on the degree he’s continued to play. He’s [in] unimaginable form, so I’ve no purpose to imagine that he couldn’t play fairly a bit longer. Perhaps he’s Tom Brady.”
Dallas Mavericks’ sign-and-trade settlement with Warriors for Klay Thompson helped Golden State’s wage cap
In February, Lacob advised Kawakami his plan to get out of the second apron and all the best way out of the tax this offseason. On the time, he anticipated to do this with Thompson on the roster.
When the Dallas Mavericks accomplished a sign-and-trade with the Warriors for Thompson, Golden State completed Lacob’s aim. Although, the group discovered its method again into the tax when it signed Buddy Hield and assured him two years and $21 million.
Regardless of including Hield, the Warriors are nonetheless in a greater place now cap-wise. That’s excellent news for Stephen Curry.
“It was our aim to get out of the posh tax if doable as a result of we had been in it for therefore lengthy. [We] paid nearly $700 million in luxurious taxes,” Lacob stated. “And that’s nice in case you’re successful, we don’t care. We’ll do no matter we will. However we didn’t make the playoffs final yr and so I believe we’ve got to take that into consideration.
“And the system is actually much more troublesome or its affect on you if you’re within the tax. … We’d like to get out of the tax for 2 of the following 4 years, so we aren’t a repeater. It helps us be aggressive.”
Curry was named the 2023-24 NBA Clutch Participant of the Yr final season
Now that Thompson is gone, all eyes are on Stephen Curry and his future with the group.
In 77 video games (all begins) with the Warriors final season, he averaged 26.4 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 32.7 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 45% from the ground and 40.8% from 3-point vary.
He was additionally named the 2023-24 NBA Clutch Participant of the Yr, ending forward of Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Curry led the NBA in clutch factors scored (189) and 3-pointers (357) final season. Moreover, Golden State performed in additional clutch video games (48) than every other group within the league as effectively.
