Wow, this is a damned good gig if you can get it.
Warriors Guard Stephen Curry is signing a $62.6 million one year extension, making him only the third NBA player to pass $500 million in career earnings.
He joins LeBron James and Kevin Durant in that half billionaire club.
Curry has been a generational player.
He is a two-time MVP and has led the Warriors to four championships.
ESN has the story on his new deal:
Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry has agreed to a one-year, $62.6 million extension, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.
The agreement keeps Curry under contract with Golden State through the 2026-27 season, and he will become the third NBA player, along with LeBron James and Kevin Durant, to pass $500 million in career earnings.
Curry had two years remaining on the four-year, $215.4 million contract he signed in August 2021. He was eligible to sign only a one-year extension this offseason due to the NBA’s over-38 rule, which prevents teams from offering contracts of four years or more to players who are or will be 38 years old during that deal.
The extension will be signed Thursday, Austin told ESPN.
Curry, 36, has been vocal about his desire to remain with the Warriors — the only franchise he has ever played for — and retire with them.
“I’ve always said I want to be a Warrior for life,” Curry told Andscape in July. “At this stage in my career, I feel like that’s possible.”
However, he also expressed his desire to remain with a competitive team, saying that “if it is a situation where you’re a bottom-feeder and it’s just because you want to stay there, I’d have a hard time with that. But I don’t think that’s going to be the reality.”
In 2023-24, his 15th season, Curry averaged 26.4 points on 40.8% 3-point shooting, 5.1 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Curry is a 10-time All-Star, a two-time MVP, a one-time Finals MVP and an Olympic gold medalist who has helped the Warriors win four NBA championships.
