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Stephen Curry agrees to a two-year, $116 million Warriors extension
San Francisco, CaliforniaPublished 26 Sep 2026
The guard took less than a two-year maximum to stay with Golden State, with a player option for 2028-29.
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors agreed to a two-year, $116 million extension that can keep him with the only franchise he has played for through a 20th season. Several outlets say he took less than a maximum of about $136.7 million, and ESPN reported a 2028-29 player option plus $55.7 million in 2027-28. The team did not publish the dollar terms. Outlets disagree on whether he missed nearly 30 or 39 games last season, and on whether he averaged 30.9 or 34 minutes.
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Curry, Warriors agree to 2-year contract extension worth $116 million, report says
Published 25 Sep 2026 accessed 26 Sep 2026
Facts
The Associated Press reported the extension would take Curry through the 2028-29 season.
The Warriors had not officially announced the terms of Curry's contract.
A person with direct knowledge of the deal told the Associated Press on Friday night.
Mike Dunleavy said the Warriors could not be more excited about extending Stephen Curry's career.
Mike Dunleavy said last month he was optimistic of getting a deal done.
Mike Dunleavy said the Warriors have been blessed to experience 17 years of Stephen Curry's artistry.
Curry had initially hoped to return after the All-Star break.
Opinion
Mike Dunleavy said there has never been a better face of a franchise than Stephen Curry with the Warriors.
Mike Dunleavy said Curry embodies the Warriors through his play, leadership, sacrifice and community impact.
Sources: Warriors, Curry reach 2-year extension worth $116 million
Published 25 Sep 2026 accessed 26 Sep 2026
Facts
Curry's contract will dip from $62.6 million next season to $55.7 million in 2027-28, with a $60.2 million player option in 2028-29.
League sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.
The Warriors presented Curry with several contract choices, including waiting.
The structure provides the Warriors with around $10 million extra in projected cap space next summer.
Jimmy Butler's $56.8 million and Draymond Green's $27.6 million are both expiring next summer.
Kristaps Porzingis has only $3 million of his $20 million salary guaranteed.
Bobby Marks put the Warriors between $38 million and a projected $55 million in cap space, depending on Brandin Podziemski's extension.
Stephen Curry said he wants to be on a competitive team whether he signs for a max or less.
Brandin Podziemski has yet to extend and has a $17 million cap hold next summer.
Stephen Curry said he wants flexibility the Warriors have not had in the recent past.
Stephen Curry told ESPN the contract situation is very interesting.
Stephen Curry said he wanted no drama around the contract talks heading into training camp.
Curry opted for the pay cut and security three days before the team's first practice.
Stephen Curry called the choice unique because of the last four years, his career stage, this roster and a desperation to win.
Stephen Curry said information and patience are key for him.
Stephen Curry said those salary-cap questions are the considerations.
Stephen Curry said he felt great entering camp.
Stephen Curry said he is trying to balance all of those factors.
The extension brings Curry's on-court earnings to $652 million, the first player past $600 million.
Curry turns 39 this season.
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Warriors sign star Steph Curry to reported two-year, $116M contract extension with player option
Published 25 Sep 2026 accessed 26 Sep 2026
Facts
The team announced that Steph Curry agreed to a contract extension.
Curry took $20 million less to continue his career in the Bay.
There was speculation Curry could look elsewhere to be more competitive late in his career.
Butler's injury was a season-ending ACL tear in January.
Curry shot 46.8 percent from the field and 39.3 percent from three.
Opinion
NBC Sports Bay Area called the Friday extension the Warriors' most important move of the offseason.
NBC Sports Bay Area said Curry could return with a vengeance.
NBC Sports Bay Area reported a strong belief inside the organization that the season would have ended differently without the injuries.
NBC Sports Bay Area said Curry and the Warriors are focused on getting back to the top of the West.
Steph Curry signs Warriors extension under the max, squanders fears of wandering eyes
Published 25 Sep 2026 accessed 26 Sep 2026
Facts
Curry and Golden State agreed to a new contract ahead of Monday's media day.
The San Francisco Standard confirmed the deal, which ESPN reported first.
The deal left the Warriors financial flexibility to pursue additions.
Spotrac says Curry is set to earn more than $500 million in his career.
This is Curry's sixth contract with the Warriors.
Curry said he was for sure interested in signing an extension.
Curry made the All-Star team last season.
The Warriors re-signed Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, De'Anthony Melton and Al Horford.
Mike Dunleavy said he is confident Curry wants to win and to finish his career as a Warrior.
In early August, Mike Dunleavy said he had no indication Curry had changed his mind about staying.
The Warriors brought back Steve Kerr.
The Warriors drafted Yaxel Lendeborg.
Mike Dunleavy said the decision is ultimately Curry's call.
The Standard said Dunleavy and the front office do not leave Curry in the dark.
Opinion
The Standard said Curry's actions are more compelling than his words.
The Standard cast Curry as a one-franchise legend in the footsteps of Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan.
The Standard called that rookie extension a massive bargain after the team bet his ankle issues would fade.
The Standard said Curry remains an All-NBA caliber player when healthy.
The Standard said the extension reflects Curry's belief in Golden State's direction despite a quiet offseason.
Mike Dunleavy said Curry has earned the right to do what he wants.
The Standard said Dunleavy was trying to say that Curry holds all the cards, as he always has.
The Standard said waiting on an extension could have been Curry's way of exerting influence.
The Standard said playing shadow GM has never been Curry's style.
Steve Kerr often calls Curry the greatest face of a franchise in sports.
The Standard said holding off could have generated a firestorm of speculation about Curry's future.
The Standard said the new deal extinguishes that speculation.
The Standard said Curry keeps making Kerr's opinion more compelling.
Stephen Curry signs 2-year, $116 million extension to stay in Golden State
Published 26 Sep 2026 accessed 26 Sep 2026
Facts
The Warriors confirmed the extension on Friday but did not provide details.
The over-38 rule let Curry add a maximum of two years to his existing contract.
Two maximum years on the one-year, $62.6 million extension Curry signed in 2024 would total $178.6 million through 2028-29.
Only 12 players in NBA history have played 20 or more seasons.
Yahoo reported a new 10-year, $400 million Li-Ning endorsement deal.
Yahoo named Mark Jackson, Steve Kerr, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and Kevin Durant among Curry's help.
Right ankle injuries cost Curry 40 games and season-ending surgery in his third year.
Curry averaged 18 points on 47/44/91 shooting and 5.9 assists across his first two seasons.
Curry has averaged 20 or more points in each of the last 14 seasons.
Curry had scar tissue removed from the ankle and rebuilt his core, hip and ankle strength.
Curry is the first and only unanimous MVP in league history.
Golden State finished under .500 for just the second time since the 2011 lockout.
Curry owns six of the 10 NBA seasons with 300 or more threes, including the only 400-three season.
Since the 2022 title, the Warriors have won two playoff series in four years.
Yahoo listed Curry among players with at least 12 All-Star teams, multiple MVPs and a Finals MVP.
Yahoo said some wondered whether Curry might leave in search of a fifth championship.
Opinion
Yahoo said Curry resurrected the Warriors and restored the franchise to contention.
Yahoo said Curry, more than his teammates, redefined what the franchise could be.
Yahoo said Curry changed the shape of modern offense and forced a defensive counter.
Yahoo credited Curry's pull-up and off-ball 3-point shooting for that change.
Yahoo called that extension one of the most consequential bargains in NBA history.
Yahoo said Curry then became one of the league's most durable and productive superstars.
Yahoo said Curry has kept producing at an All-Star and All-NBA level into his mid-to-late 30s.
Yahoo said the Warriors seem stuck, old, thin on young talent and projected for the play-in.
Yahoo said the agreement removes any doubt about Curry's desire to stay.
Yahoo said the Warriors will keep revolving around Curry for the foreseeable future.