Stephen Curry’s next Warriors contract is still hanging out there, but the bigger message right now is pretty simple: he’s still Steph Curry.
Golden State is expected to hand its four-time NBA champion another deal, with the real question coming down to how much. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said the Warriors are essentially leaving the decision in Curry’s hands.
“It's not whether or not Steve is going to sign. It's what's on the plate.
Just to give you guys some insight when you're over the age of 38 in the NBA you can only sign for a maximum of three years. This is an old rule from the '90s.
And it's used to be over 36, but when Chris Paul and LeBron James were running the players association, they were getting close to their late 30's they pushed it to 38. Curry makes $62 million this year, so he can add 2 years onto it.
Or he can do a 1 year max or just wait. The warriors are putting the decision in Steph's hands.
There is no negotiation,” Windhorst said.
There’s also been some concern around Curry’s knee, which reportedly bothered him last season. NBC Sports’ Monte Poole said the issue is being managed, and that Curry and his trainers have built around it.
“There's at least some lingering concern about the knee. From what I've been told, it can be managed, but it has to be managed and that's a new thing for Steph because people always say he is the most conditioned guy in the League and now he has to manage a knee.
I guess we'll find out, but from what I understand, he and his trainers have devised ways to kind of work around that and sort of support that whole possibility of the knee not being as great as he wants it to be. So, I'm curious to see how it turns out, but Steph seemed pretty confident that he'll be able to go out there and put out 70+ games,” Poole said.
Then Curry did what Curry does best: make everything look absurdly easy.
A viral video released on September 2, 2026 showed Curry drilling 82 straight three-pointers, with every shot dropping cleanly through the net. Nothing hit the rim.
Nothing rattled out. It looked almost unreal, the kind of clip that feels like it was generated in a world where AI has taken over.
The most eye-popping part came at the end. The video stopped after the 82nd make, without showing a miss or even a pause, which leaves the door open to the idea that the streak kept going after the clip cut off.
For a player still waiting on his next extension at 38, it was a sharp reminder of why the Warriors are still in business with him. The knee questions are out there, but the video made one thing look obvious: Curry still looks healthy, still looks sharp, and still looks like the same impossible shooter the NBA has been chasing for years.
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