According to ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Stephen Curry will prolong his stay in the Bay Area after signing a new one-year, $62.6 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
With this, the four-time NBA champion is guaranteed $178 million over the next three years of his Golden State Warriors deal since he’ll earn about $55.8 million in 2024-25, $59.6 million in 2025-26, and $62.6 million in 2026-27.
By the summer of 2027, when he’ll be an unrestricted free agent again, Stephen Curry’s on-court earnings will have reached around $532 million, surpassing Kevin Durant’s $504 million and behind LeBron James’ $580 million. The three Team USA stars are the only players in NBA history to have surpassed the $500 million mark in career earnings.
Stephen Curry is coming off yet another solid campaign, despite missing the playoffs. In 2023-24, the 10-time NBA All-Star averaged 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 5.1 assists while shooting 45 percent overall and 40.8 percent on three-pointers.
He will remain the central piece of the Golden State Warriors project as they enter a new era next season after club icon Klay Thompson left for the Dallas Mavericks in free agency this summer via a sign-and-trade deal.
Why did the Golden State Warriors only offer Stephen Curry a one-year extension?
Stephen Curry said he wanted to be a “warrior for life.” The Golden State Warriors would’ve offered him a few more years, but Curry was only eligible to receive a one-year deal due to the NBA’s over-38 rule since he’ll be 39 at the end of his new extension.
Now that they’ve extended Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ next step is to decide on Moses Moody and Jonathan Kuminga, as both can sign new extensions until October 21. If neither sign by then, they will become restricted free agents in the summer of 2025.
