Stephen Curry has reached the point in his career when every contract decision feels like it could define the final chapter. His latest message to the Golden State Warriors, however, made one thing sound far less complicated than the numbers.

The 38-year-old became eligible over the weekend for a two-year extension worth up to $136.7 million, a deal that could keep him under contract through the summer of 2029. Curry isn’t rushing to sign it.

“There’s no question I want to be here the rest of my career, and I’m pretty sure that’s going to happen,” Curry told NBC Sports Bay Area.

Curry is entering the final year of his current deal and is set to earn $62.6 million in 2026-27. Yet rather than allowing extension talks to become the story entering training camp, he wants the focus elsewhere.

“The deal and the contract stuff will happen at the right time, and we’re not letting it be a distraction from our preparation for the season,” Curry said.

Warriors have bigger questions

Golden State’s immediate concern isn’t whether Curry wants to stay. It’s whether the Warriors can build another meaningful playoff run around him.

The team missed the postseason again last year after falling to Phoenix in the play-in tournament, marking the second time in three seasons that Golden State failed to reach the playoffs.

Curry also missed a significant number of games, appearing only 41 times during an injury-disrupted campaign. That explains why his comments were as much about basketball as they were about money.

“Hopefully we’re healthy and we just have a chance to show what we’re capable of, myself included, after missing so many games last year,” Curry said.

The Warriors still believe their championship window has not completely closed, and Curry clearly shares that view.

More focused on Year 18 than next deal

“The goal stays the same,” Curry said. “Extension stuff, we’ll figure that out at the right time.

“But I’m ready for Year 18,” Curry added. “It’s kind of crazy that it’s been this long, and I’m still trying to play at a very high level to help us win, and I’ll be able to do my job.”

Curry made the remarks during the Workday Charity Classic in Palo Alto, which benefits Eat. Learn. Play., the foundation he runs with wife Ayesha.

Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy and executive vice president Kirk Lacob were also present. That made the setting fitting.

Curry doesn’t sound like a player weighing his options or preparing for a dramatic departure.

He sounds like someone willing to let the contract take care of itself while he tries to extend the competitive life of the only NBA team he has ever known.