SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have agreed to a two-year, $116 million contract extension with Steph Curry, securing the superstar through the final years of his career and allowing the franchise to turn its full attention to the 2026-27 NBA season. General manager Mike Dunleavy said Curry's willingness to accept less money was central to the deal and will give Golden State added flexibility to improve the roster around its 38-year-old leader.
Dunleavy stressed the Warriors never asked Curry to take a pay cut. Instead, the front office presented scenarios and opened its books to show how the team could remain competitive. "I think given Steph's desire to be here, our desire to keep him here, I think we found a middle ground where he was incredibly generous in taking this deal, where he's taking less money to help the team out because, as Steph goes, he's as competitive as there is," Dunleavy said. "He wants to win. He's put us in a position where it gives us a little bit more flexibility to do that." He added, "We just presented him with a plan to remain tremendously competitive, and then we showed him scenarios. We showed him our books and what it looks like and this and that and the whole thing."
Curry remains elite at 38, averaging 26.6 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds last season while chasing a fifth NBA championship. Dunleavy said the structure almost ensures Curry will finish his career in the Bay Area while preserving optionality: "I think the middle ground was signing him up to be able to almost ensure that he'll finish his career here while also keeping some flexibility, keeping some optionality on it, and we've done that." Head coach Steve Kerr welcomed the timing before camp, saying, "It's great to get him re-signed. I mean, we never doubted it for a minute," and adding, "We knew he wanted to be here. Mike did a great job of working with Steph and Jeff Austin and finding the right path that helps the team as well as Steph."
Dunleavy also praised the longevity that has kept Golden State's window open around Curry, Draymond Green and Kerr. "It's incredible. The way this guy has kept it going, I pause and think about it all the time, but it's the reality. He's really good, and he deserves what he's worked for," he said. "He's extended this window for himself, he's extended the window for the team, and we're going to continue to build it because of him." The Warriors will open training camp in Hawaii and face the Los Angeles Clippers on October 4 in their first preseason game before returning to the Bay Area to open the regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 21.