Stephen Curry agreed to a two-year, $116 million Warriors extension with a player option for 2028-29, ESPN reported. The deal is about $10 million a year below the maximum; a Warriors trade before the season is unlikely, while the lower salary could create more room next summer.
The article says Curry’s extension is not tied to any potential trade involving him. A February deadline move is presented as a contingency if the season is going nowhere, Butler is not fully recovered from his torn ACL, and health issues affect Curry, Kristaps Porzingis or other rotation players. Golden State’s potential trade pieces include Butler’s expiring $57 million contract, Draymond Green’s $27 million deal, Porzingis’s $19 million and Moses Moody’s $12 million, plus three first-round picks.
Looking to June 30, 2027, the lower deal would leave the Warriors better positioned to use cap space to sign free agents, make sign-and-trades or absorb salary. The article’s example of Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is hypothetical: Golden State could fit his contract into its space and send draft picks and smaller assets if Denver wanted to revamp its supporting cast.
