Overview
- ESPN reporting says the Warriors are very open to offering Curry a one- or two-year max extension when he becomes extension-eligible later this offseason.
- The team is prepared to pay Curry significant money on a short deal even as it tries to preserve long-term salary flexibility for future roster moves.
- Curry remains an elite scorer with 26.6 points per game and 47/39/92 shooting splits last season, but he played only 43 games because of a lingering knee issue, which factors into contract choices.
- One option under consideration is Curry taking less salary to free cap space for upgrades, a path other star players have taken to help team construction.
- Missing out on major trade targets this offseason has increased the urgency to lock Curry in and means this short-extension choice will affect Golden State’s roster planning next summer when several notable contracts could come off the books.