Stephen Curry lands second $200 million contract of his career with Warriors

Four-year extension for NBA’s two-time MVP

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry averaged 32 points per game last season.

Stephen Curry has landed the second $200 million-plus contract of his career, reaching agreement on a $215 million, four-year extension with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday that takes him through the 2025-26 season.

Curry’s agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon, confirmed the new deal for the star point guard, who would have been entering the final season of his previous contract. Curry will earn $48 million for the 2022-23 season, then $51.9 million in ’23-’24, $55.7 million in ’24-’25 and $59.6 million in the final year of the deal.

For this extension — first reported by ESPN — it was only a matter of when it would get done after the 33-year-old Curry produced one of his best seasons.

He averaged 32.0 points, 5.8 assists and 5.5 rebounds and shot 42.1% from 3-point range for the Warriors, who lost in the play-in tournament to Memphis. The two-time MVP shined despite injured Splash Brother Klay Thompson’s absence for a second straight season.

After the season ended, Curry thanked his teammates for all they did to allow him to be at his best night after night, even when he had to spend long hours in the trainer’s room to keep his body healthy and fresh. He was limited to five games during the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season primarily because of a broken left hand, then played 63 games last season while missing time because of a bruised tailbone that bothered him down the stretch.

“I appreciate everybody out there committing to how we play, and that’s really unlocked what I do best,” Curry said. “That was huge, but God is good. I’ve been blessed to be back healthy and be able to just play night in, night out at a high level and the work that goes into it, it pays off, and it’s something that I really, really rely on, especially at this point in my career. As the years go on, that is the difference maker for me.”

In December, Curry noted he wanted to play until he’s 40 if possible and do so the whole way for the Warriors. Discussions had already begun then on an extension, he said, and now he has a new deal in hand well before he begins his 13th season.

In July 2017, Curry received a $201 million, five-year deal that initially was the richest ever, until James Harden topped it with a $228 million extension from the Rockets.

Considered overlooked and undersized after being drafted seventh overall out of Davidson in 2009, Curry has repeatedly proven the doubters wrong. He led the Warriors to five straight NBA Finals and championships in 2015, ’17 and ’18.

“I’m really proud of what I put in to it, and the team, they know who they are, that help me and push me and motivate me,” he said. “I’m going to keep doing that until I can’t anymore. I don’t know how long that’ll be but that’s the difference-maker for me.”

Golden State Warriors signing Stephen Curry to 4-year, $215M extension

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30), shown Oct. 5, 2019, is the first player in league history to sign two contracts worth more than $200 million each. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30), shown Oct. 5, 2019, is the first player in league history to sign two contracts worth more than $200 million each.
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a massive multiyear contract extension that will keep him with the Golden State Warriors through the 2025-26 season.League sources told ESPN, USA Today Sports and the Bay Area News Group on Tuesday that Curry is signing a four-year, $215 million extension with the Warriors, making him the first player in league history to ink two contracts worth more than $200 million each.Curry will extend his contract off his $45.8 million salary for the 2021-22 campaign, meaning he is now guaranteed $261 million over the next five seasons.The 33-year-old Curry won his second scoring title this past season after averaging 32 points per game. He was named first-team All-NBA for the fourth time in his career after his stellar 2020-21 season.The Warriors selected Curry with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2009 draft out of Davidson. Entering his 13th NBA season, he has averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 assists and 4.6 rebounds over 762 career games (756 starts) with the Warriors.

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Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry
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Curry with the Golden State Warriors in 2017
No. 30 – Golden State Warriors
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born March 14, 1988 (age 33)
Akron, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Charlotte Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College Davidson (2006–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–present Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men’s basketball
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FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place
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 2010 Turkey National team
Gold medal – first place
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 2014 Spain National team
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Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) shoots while being guarded by Cleveland Cavaliers’ JR Smith (5) during the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, June 8, 2018. Curry would make the 3-point basket but not get the foul call he wanted. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry II (/ˈstɛfən/ STEF-ən; born March 14, 1988[1]) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the point guard position. Many analysts and players have called him the greatest shooter in NBA history.[2] He is credited with revolutionizing the game of basketball by inspiring teams to regularly utilize the three-point shot.[3][4][5] A seven-time NBA All-Star, Curry has been named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) twice and has won three NBA championships with the Warriors.

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The son of former NBA player Dell and older brother of current NBA player Seth, Curry played college basketball for the Davidson Wildcats. He set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference and was twice named the conference’s player of the year. During his sophomore year, Curry also set the single-season NCAA record for three-pointers made, and was then selected by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

In 2014–15, Curry won his first MVP award and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. The following season, he became the first player in NBA history to be elected MVP by a unanimous vote and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90. That same year, the Warriors broke the record for the most wins in an NBA season en route to reaching the 2016 NBA Finals, which they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games. Curry helped the Warriors return to the NBA Finals in 2017, 2018 and 2019, winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018, before being defeated by the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

During the 2012–13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season, with 272. He surpassed that record in 2015 with 286, and again in 2016 with 402. He is currently second in all-time made three-pointers in NBA history. Curry and teammate Klay Thompson have earned the nickname of the Splash Brothers; in 2013–14, they set the record for combined three-pointers in an NBA season with 484, a record they broke the following season (525), and again in the 2015–16 season (678).

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Davidson College records

  • All-time leading scorer in Davidson College history (2,635)
  • All-time Davidson College leader in 3-point field-goals made (414)
  • All-time Davidson College leader in 30-point games (30)
  • All-time Davidson College leader in 40-point games (6)
  • Single-season Davidson College points (974, 2008–09)
  • Single-season Davidson College steals (86, 2008–09)
  • Single-season Davidson College freshman points (730, 2006–07)

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