Stephen Curry’s name has been swirling through the rumor mill, but Warriors owner Joe Lacob isn’t buying the noise.
On the latest episode of The TK Show, Lacob made it clear he expects Curry to remain in Golden State, even as the superstar becomes eligible for a massive extension later this month. Curry can sign a two-year, $136.7 million deal with the Warriors on Aug. 29, and with his current $62.5 million contract set to expire, the conversation is now hanging over the franchise whether the team likes it or not.
“We’ll see what he wants to do, what his camp wants to do,” Lacob said. “Mike [Dunleavy Jr.] and our group will decide what’s the appropriate thing from our end, but my guess is Steph, I wouldn’t worry about this too much.”
Lacob went even further when pressed on the idea that Curry might want out.
“I don’t think this is even a thing,” Lacob said. “This is just a clickbait thing from all these people that do this kind of thing these days, and there seem to be a lot of them.
I don’t believe that any of that’s true. I’m very close with Steph.
He lives right near me. He’s incredibly happy, I think, with the organization, with his life.
“He’s got a great life,” Lacob continued. “And his kids are very involved in schools and all that.
I just don’t see any of that. I’ve never heard a word about that, and I can’t imagine it.
And we certainly don’t want him to go anywhere. That idea that somehow we want him to go, we do not want Steph Curry to go anywhere.
“Love Steph Curry, and we think he’s a great player, and I just think people are completely making a bunch of crap up,” Lacob added. “It’s just totally not true.”
That kind of public shutdown matches what Draymond Green has already said, with the Warriors forward also dismissing the idea that Curry is growing frustrated with the team. Green said if his teammate had a problem, he would say so.
Curry himself has taken a more measured approach. He has acknowledged the Warriors’ disappointing offseason, and he pointed to the impact of long-term injuries to Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody. Curry also understands the balancing act in front of the front office: stay competitive now without blowing up the next seven years.
That tension is part of why the offseason has felt so flat in Golden State. Lacob said the Warriors made two major trade offers over the past six months, but couldn’t finish the job.
They also explored several big names this offseason, including LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaylen Brown, and Anthony Davis. The Warriors missed out on James, Antetokounmpo, and Brown, while Davis has remained with the Washington Wizards.
So the roster mostly stayed the same, and that has left the Warriors with more questions than momentum. They went 37-45 in 2025-26 and were bounced from the play-in tournament by the Phoenix Suns, missing the playoffs altogether.
Now the hope is simple: better health in 2026-27. Curry was limited to 43 games last season, though his production was still elite when he played. He averaged 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.4 blocks per game.
Even with that level of play, the bigger issue remains the same. Curry is still carrying superstar value, but the Warriors have not yet surrounded him with enough to make a real push back to the top.
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