Steph Curry isn’t rushing his next deal, and he’s not giving the Warriors any reason to panic.
At an event Wednesday afternoon at Oakland’s Madison Park Elementary, Curry made it plain that the contract situation hanging over him does not change where he wants to be.
“This is a very unique situation, and I’ve been pretty straightforward and honest about it,” Curry said. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Curry is eligible to sign a two-year, $136.7 million extension that would keep him under contract through 2029, but he has not signed it yet. The Warriors’ star, who turns 39 in March and is heading into his 18th NBA season, said the delay is not creating any friction for him or the team.
“There are just dynamics of where we’ve been the last four years, where we’re trying to go, and things that are related to my contract can determine a lot of different things,” Curry said, adding, “I’m still having those conversations … I’ve told everybody that you’ll know when I’m making a decision that’s right and ready to move forward, but it’s not a distraction for me at all, and hopefully not for the team either.”
He also left the door open to taking less than the maximum if it helps Golden State keep building around him. For now, though, he’s comfortable waiting.
The Warriors have already lived through something similar. Steve Kerr coached last season on an expiring contract, and his own extension talks didn’t wrap up until May.
Golden State opens training camp Tuesday in Hawaii and has mostly kept last year’s 37-45 group intact after a play-in tournament exit. The only new non-draft additions so far are veteran minimum signings Brandon Williams and Georges Niang.
Curry still played like Curry when healthy last season. Injuries limited him to 43 games, but he still averaged 26.6 points per game and 4.4 made 3-pointers per game, which would have led the league if he had reached the 58-game threshold.
He said the knee issue that sidelined him for more than two months - patellofemoral pain syndrome, or runner’s knee - was something he viewed as part of the territory at this stage of his career. He and his team used what he called a “prescriptive plan” to get the knee back to full strength without overdoing it during the offseason.
“Because I missed so many games last year, that’s going to be top of mind and obviously it should be,” Curry said. “But anyone at this age with this amount of miles, you’re going to be managing something. It’s kind of part of the longevity aspect of this, and I’m not afraid of it.”
The day also tied into Curry’s work with Eat. Learn.
Play, the organization he has spent the past seven years using to support Oakland schools and help kids live healthier lives. ELP recently renovated its 25th Oakland schoolyard, and the group got a bigger spotlight in July when ESPN honored Curry with the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian award for his East Bay work.
ELP CEO Christopher Helfrich said the recognition has already helped the organization connect with more people.
“A moment like that gives us visibility and momentum,” Helfrich told the Bay Area News Group. “Our job is to turn that momentum into impact. What we’ve seen in terms of more people following, subscribing, donating or paying, there’s been a tangible increase.”
This week’s event focused on eye health instead of a new schoolyard. Curry spoke to children about Keratoconus, the eye condition that causes blurry vision and kept him from having 20-20 vision until he started wearing contacts in 2018.
Working with medical technology company Glaukos, he promoted the “Could it be KC” campaign to raise awareness and encourage testing. He read to elementary students, then joined them outside for some shooting.
Curry said he knew something was off with his vision long before he was tested.
“I knew I had some blurry vision, it’s called ghosting, where you see shadows, light sensitivity, headaches and all that type of stuff,” said Curry who only went to be tested after former general manager Bob Myers told him to seek an exam after he noticed Curry squinting on the sidelines.
Nearly 10 years later, Curry says he’s seeing clearly and remains focused on the same place he’s always wanted to play.
“It’s not like free agency or anything (like that) is of interest to me,” Curry said. “As long as I can go out and hoop and play and impact games like I can, then that’s the most important part. Wherever we land, will be the right decision.”
In Other News...
Steve Kerr Is Pushing Draymond Green Into A Different Warriors Role
Draymond Green says the Warriors are already thinking ahead to a different version of his game, one that would ask him to lean more into scoring than the playmaking-heavy role he has long held under Steve Kerr. Speaking on his podcast, Green said Kerr has signaled a shift for the 2026-27 season, with more of an emphasis on putting the ball in the basket and stretching the floor rather than functioning mostly as a connector for everyone else.
It is a notable wrinkle for a player whose value in Golden State has often come from reading the floor, making quick decisions and living with the occasional turnover because of how much the offense ran through him. If the plan really is to nudge Green toward a more aggressive scoring profile, it would mark a meaningful change in how Kerr imagines the late-career version of one of the Warriors most important voices and most unconventional weapons. [Read more 🡒]
Warriors Finally Tighten One Standard Around Curry And Draymond
For years, the Warriors have built their identity around Stephen Curry and Draymond Green carrying an enormous share of the responsibility, and that has sometimes meant a little extra leeway when the game got messy. But Steve Kerrs approach has reportedly shifted, with the coach no longer treating turnovers from his biggest names as something to simply absorb as part of the deal. It fits a broader expectation inside the organization that accountability has to apply to everyone, even the players who helped define the franchises championship era.
The timing matters because Golden States issues go well beyond sloppy possessions, and the roster has not been meaningfully reshaped to ease the burden on Kerrs core. The front office has largely stood pat, leaving the team to make do with what it has while trying to squeeze cleaner play out of an imperfect group. In that sense, the turnover message is less a cure than a reminder of how little margin the Warriors have left when the supporting cast is thin and the standard around Curry and Green is finally getting stricter. [Read more 🡒]
Buddy Hields Latest Move Says A Lot About His Post-Warriors Slide
Buddy Hields latest stop underscores how quickly a veteran shooter can slide from a meaningful role into a much thinner lane. After a reduced stint with the Hawks following his time with Golden State, Hield has now been moved again, this time as part of a deal that sent him and Ryan Nembhard to Charlotte in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith.
The move leaves Hield heading into a situation that does not appear especially friendly for his playing time, with the Hornets already stocked on the wing. Charlotte is also reportedly waiving Nembhard, another sign that this trade was more about reshaping the roster than carving out a clear lane for everyone involved, and it puts Hield in a spot where he will have to fight just to find steady minutes. [Read more 🡒]