Stephen Curry agrees to 1-year, $62.6M extension with Warriors [Instant Reaction]

We've got breaking news on this Thursday. It's a big payday in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors signing superstar Steph Curry to a one year extension that will pay him $62.6 million. That is, according to ESPN. With this deal in place, Curry's contract with the Warriors will now run through the 2627 season, which at that point he'll be 39 years old. Curry averaged better than 26 points a game this past season, and was named the league's Clutch Player of the year. Of course, he also had a busy summer, leading team USA to the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Just add paycheck to the list of things Steph Curry did this summer as we bring in our NBA insider, Bill Reiter, to discuss. All right, Bill, he had two years left on that deal. Deal that was paying him. Words are hard today. Wow. Two years left on a deal that paid him $215 million. That's now been extended. What are your thoughts here on the latest extension to Steph Curry? Haley my thoughts are on top of it being very good news for Steph Curry right? A little more money in the bank account than he certainly earned. One of three players now in the history of the sport who will earn $500 million or more just from their NBA contracts. I think it's good news for the Warriors and good news for sports fans. There's not much of a plan in Golden State, not an easy path forward to success, but whatever path there is, it has to include Steph Curry even down the line in this extra year that takes him through age 39. This is the longest that they could extend him, and I think it's good news for the rest of us. We talked about Klay Thompson during the break before we visited on live TV. How weird it's going to be to see him be a maverick. We've seen LeBron move around players changing as part of the deal, but there's something iconic and that just feels right about Curry being a warrior. And the fact that he's going to remain in Golden State for as long as they can lock him down, it just feels right. As a basketball fan who has gotten used to seeing his greatness with this specific team and that specific organization, yeah, it's good that they kept him around because obviously the other half of the Splash Brothers is now elsewhere. Klay Thompson, of course, in Dallas, which like we talked about, still feels weird. But regardless, they do keep Steph around. So what do you make of the Warriors outlook now that they have him for a little bit longer. You know it's very it's complicated. Sort of like the Lakers I think season is tricky. Like the Clippers is tricky. Maybe like some up and coming teams like Houston is tricky. You could see Golden State I think finishing anywhere from being really optimistic between 5 and 6 and as low as 11 when you get past really the top four teams in the Western Conference, including the Warriors, particularly the Warriors because of their pedigree and what we expect from them. There's a world where they're fighting for that play in. Again, you're right. No Klay Thompson not the player that he used to be but a critical part of what they do not not a lot of depth there. Not a lot of scoring help for Steph Curry. They brought in some big pieces and some guys. Buddy Hield is one of the examples. But I think you're looking at a Warriors team that needs an aging Steph Curry to do. Over the course of 82 games and beyond what he did at the Olympics at the end for team USA. And that is carry these guys with his greatness. Take over games dominate these moments that they're going to even have a chance of being competitive. We know that he can do it, but that's a lot to ask someone who's at the later stages of their career. Yeah, and it's important to note too. It's a one year extension. It can only be one year because of the NBA's new 38 rule there. So obviously it could only be a one year. But kind of going back to what we talked about at the beginning here, he's going to be 39 years old by the time 27 rolls around. So and maybe this is just like you know, looking way too much into this here. But could this potentially be the final extension we see for Steph Curry at that point. Because again Father Time is not slowing down. I undefeated I mean six years ago I want to jump said hell yeah this is the last one. But we've got LeBron is going to be 40. We saw Tom Brady play forever. I mean this the sort of limits that guys can play in these sports have obviously been extended. And there was a time not that long ago Haley when if you were a, you know, medium sized slight of stature for an NBA player, point guard or guard, 32 was when you hit that wall. And so obviously things have changed. Yes. I think this is the last time that we're going to see Steph Curry get a contract where you're talking tens and tens and tens of millions of dollars per year. But if he has the desire and the hunger to keep playing, I could certainly see the Warriors keeping him around three years from now. But at the level that he is playing now as the leader of a team, as a guy that I think can still be the best player on a on a competitive team, at least this is the last time I think that version of Steph Curry is going to get this kind of contract as long as we just keep seeing this celebration on the court, I think everyone is going to be good at home. Our Bill writer breaking down the latest extension for Steph Curry and the Warriors. Bill, thanks for hopping on HQ with us. 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