Stephen Curry makes history with extension with Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry has agreed to a historic contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The new four-year, $215 million extension will keep Curry with the Warriors through his age 38 season.

This extension is a record-breaking one for Curry

Next season will be the final year of the five-year, $201 million contract that Curry signed in 2017. This means that Curry will become the first player in NBA history to sign two different $200 million contracts. Curry’s extension will become the second biggest contract in NBA history, trailing just Giannis Antetokounmpo’s five-year, $228 million deal he recently signed. The $53.8 million that Curry will make on a per-year basis will be the most in the league’s history.

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Curry is one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history. He has a career three-point percentage of 43.3 percent with a career field goal percentage of 47.7 percent. The Warriors have won three NBA championships during Curry’s career. Curry is also a two-time MVP in his 12-year career.

Curry remains one of the NBA’s top offensive threats

After playing in just five games in the 2019-2020 season, Curry returned to MVP form in his return to the court. He averaged 32 points per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from three-point range in 2020-21. He won his second scoring title and was named first-team All-NBA for the fourth time in his career. It was a nice resurgence for Curry after not being able to help his team in the year prior.

The Warriors finished as the ninth seed in the western conference last season with a 39-33 record. They lost in the play-in game to the Memphis Grizzlies to end their season. Missing the playoffs last year along with their last place NBA finish in the year prior is something that Golden State is not used to. The Warriors finished as one of the top two seeds in the west from each season between 2014-2015 and 2018-2019.

Curry is looking to lead the Warriors back to the level of dominance that the team has grown accustomed to. Joining Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and a young remaining core, Golden State is looking to right the ship and return to the playoffs. If Curry and the rest of the team can return to peak shape and play at the elite level they’ve shown themselves capable of playing at, the Warriors could again be a perennial contender to win a championship.

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