Steph Curry’s future in Golden State just got a clear update, and it points in one direction: he’s staying put.
That matters more than ever for a Warriors team that has had a frustrating summer trying to build around him. The front office has mostly settled for bringing back familiar faces, pieces that fit more as support than as the kind of additions that turn a contender into a favorite. With Curry in the later stages of his career, that has only cranked up the pressure on the organization.
The noise around the Warriors has gotten loud enough that ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins even said Curry should start thinking about life beyond the franchise.
“Steph needs to be planning his exit strategy from the Golden State Warriors," said Perkins on 'NBA Today'. "Think about it, over the last four years, the Warriors have been in the play-in tournament.
And this year, the way that the West is stacked up, they're gonna be a play-in tournament team again. You can't waste any more time hoping and banking that Mike Dunleavy is gonna get it right or is gonna make the moves that are needed to make sure that you can compete for a title, especially in a tough Western Conference.
Even with that chatter swirling, Curry still has a chance to lock in his future before the season starts. ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel reported that the Warriors are ready to give him whatever extension terms he wants.
“What the terms of a new extension look like for Curry will be completely up to him, as the Warriors are prepared to offer their star whatever he wants. If Steph wants the full $136.7 million through the 2028-29 season, he will get that. If he wants to take a discount to help the team, GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. will have no problem with said deal," Siegel wrote.
Trade speculation has also followed Curry, including talk that he could ask out. But Siegel pushed that aside on the Clutch Scoops podcast, saying Golden State has no indication that Curry is heading anywhere.
“Steph Curry is not going to be requesting a trade,” Siegel said on the Clutch Scoops podcast. “We have that on extremely good authority from the Warriors that Steph Curry is staying there. He wants to remain there his entire career.”
For Warriors fans, that should calm plenty of nerves. It also reinforces something that has defined Curry’s entire run in Golden State: his loyalty. Even if the roster around him doesn’t look like a sure-fire title group right now, Curry appears set on riding it out in the Bay Area.
He’s already changed the entire trajectory of the franchise, especially during the dynasty years, and the four-time NBA champion seems content to keep going until he decides it’s time to retire.
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