{"id":2122322,"date":"2026-09-01T10:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122322"},"modified":"2026-09-01T10:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:01:59","slug":"stephen-curry-puts-contract-extension-with-the-warriors-on-hold-but-delivers-a-very-clear-message-about-his-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2122322","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry puts contract extension with the Warriors on hold but delivers a very clear message about his future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30\/6a9359af3594c.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet 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ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry&amp;nbsp;\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30\/6a9359af3594c.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">LaPresse<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                SAM\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-09-01T10:01:59Z\">                            01\/09\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>05:01<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-footer\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow \">\n<div class=\"ue-c-google-follow__container \">\n                Follow MARCA on Google<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ue-c-google-follow__text\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en 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aria-label=\"Contenido relacionado\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Golden State Warriors.\u00a0 <\/span>The Warriors&#8217; incredible offer to Steph Curry so the star can retire from the NBA with the Golden State Warriors<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Los Angeles Lakers.\u00a0 <\/span>Klay Thompson&#8217;s father isn&#8217;t thrilled about his son&#8217;s team switch and leaves the door open for the Lakers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><strong>Stephen Curry<\/strong> has reached the point in his career when every contract decision feels like it could define the final chapter. His latest message to the <strong>Golden State Warriors<\/strong>, however, made one thing sound far less complicated than the numbers.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">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. <strong>Curry <\/strong>isn&#8217;t rushing to sign it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\">\n<div id=\"player_57e87562268aff7830359337_xb0omma\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Steph Curry looks absolutely shredded as he gets ready for Year 18 with the Warriors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no question I want to be here the rest of my career, and I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s going to happen,\u201d <strong>Curry <\/strong>told NBC Sports Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Curry <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cThe deal and the contract stuff will happen at the right time, and we&#8217;re not letting it be a distraction from our preparation for the season,\u201d <strong>Curry <\/strong>said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Warriors have bigger questions<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Golden State<\/strong>\u2019s immediate concern isn&#8217;t whether <strong>Curry <\/strong>wants to stay. It&#8217;s whether the <strong>Warriors <\/strong>can build another meaningful playoff run around him.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">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 <strong>Golden State<\/strong> failed to reach the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Curry <\/strong>also missed a significant number of games, appearing only 41 times during an injury-disrupted campaign.\u00a0That explains why his comments were as much about basketball as they were about money.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cHopefully we\u2019re healthy and we just have a chance to show what we\u2019re capable of, myself included, after missing so many games last year,\u201d <strong>Curry <\/strong>said.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The <strong>Warriors <\/strong>still believe their championship window has not completely closed, and <strong>Curry <\/strong>clearly shares that view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">More focused on Year 18 than next deal<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cThe goal stays the same,\u201d <strong>Curry <\/strong>said. \u201cExtension stuff, we\u2019ll figure that out at the right time.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">\u201cBut I\u2019m ready for Year 18,\u201d <strong>Curry <\/strong>added. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of crazy that it\u2019s been this long, and I\u2019m still trying to play at a very high level to help us win, and I\u2019ll be able to do my job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Curry <\/strong>made the remarks during the Workday Charity Classic in Palo Alto, which benefits Eat. Learn. Play., the foundation he runs with wife <strong>Ayesha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Warriors<\/strong> general manager <strong>Mike Dunleavy<\/strong> and executive vice president <strong>Kirk Lacob<\/strong> were also present. That made the setting fitting.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Curry <\/strong>doesn&#8217;t sound like a player weighing his options or preparing for a dramatic departure.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"taboola-art-mid-script\" data-ue-is-premium=\"false\" data-ue-is-basic=\"true\" data-ue-is-mobile=\"false\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__tags-container\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__tags\" aria-label=\"Etiquetado como:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Stephen Curry<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Golden State Warriors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news \" aria-label=\"Art\u00edculos relacionados\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Golden State Warriors <\/span>Stephen Curry arrived at Warriors alone and built his most important team over 17 seasons while becoming an NBA legend<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Golden State Warriors <\/span>The Warriors&#8217; 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