{"id":2116138,"date":"2026-08-28T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116138"},"modified":"2026-08-28T10:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:13:48","slug":"steph-curry-has-a-decision-to-make-and-the-warriors-have-everything-riding-on-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2116138","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry has a decision to make, and the Warriors have everything riding on it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All the power, as it usually does, resides in Stephen Curry\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 29, marks the first day the 38-year-old superstar can sign a max extension with the Golden State Warriors. As he prepares for his 18th season, Curry is entering the final year of his current contract, worth nearly $63 million. The Warriors have made no secret, through general manager Mike Dunleavy\u2019s repeated public statements<\/a> over the last year, that they would like to get another deal done with Curry before the new season begins. They know he\u2019s the franchise, and they know what he represents to the organization and the Bay Area as a whole.<\/p>\n

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For his part, Curry has repeatedly said through the years \u2014 and reiterated after the season<\/a> \u2014 he would be open to inking a new deal. On the surface, it seems like a no-brainer. The Warriors want Curry, and Curry has long maintained that he wants to wear only one jersey throughout his career.<\/p>\n

That is why the real intrigue begins if the future Hall of Famer doesn\u2019t<\/i> sign a new deal before the season starts.<\/p>\n

There has been frustration from within the Warriors\u2019 fan base that the cap-strapped team didn\u2019t do more this summer to shake up a roster that missed the playoffs last year. But the ultimate barometer of just how high that frustration goes is, and always will be, Curry himself.<\/p>\n

If Curry signs an extension before the season, it would be the clearest indication yet that he still trusts that Dunleavy and owner Joe Lacob will do everything in their power to maximize the final years of his career.<\/p>\n

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The Warriors should have considerably more flexibility a summer from now when there\u2019s additional cap space and a cadre of future first-round picks could give them a chance to do more roster-shuffling than they accomplished over the last few months. But they took a high-profile swing this summer in the pursuit of LeBron James and came up empty<\/a>, leaving Curry with largely the same supporting cast as a year ago.<\/p>\n

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