TEverything changed during the All Star past. The NBA’s medium-term future was blown up after the bomb dropped by Brian Windhorst. The ESPN journalist brought to light the possibility that LeBron James was recruiting Stephen Curry to join the Lakers once his contract with the Warriors ends in 2022.
“The All Star Game weekend became the central place for players to recruit others. Steph may close a contract extension this summer, but LeBron started recruiting him in the party of the stars “, assured the journalist in the month of March.
A news that made the NBA tremble. Especially the Warriors who began to see the possibility of seeing their great star with another jersey. An image that may be closer than you can imagine behind the words of Joe Lacob, owner of the San Francisco franchise, in The Athletic, in which he opens the exit door to the player.
If Stephen Curry wants out when his contract ends, he can. He’s a free agent and he’s earned the right
“Look, if Stephen Curry wants to leave when his contract ends (he ends it in June 2022) he can do it. He is a free agent and has earned the right to do so,” said the Warriors’ largest shareholder. “I already said the same with Kevin Durant and I am still his friend and I am grateful to him for what he did for the franchise “.
I’m not worried about the player they say wants to recruit him. I don’t think that will happen
Despite not ruling out the possibility of seeing Curry in the Laker uniform, Lacob was confident to see the double NBA MVP renewing his contract with the Warriors: “I’m not worried about the player they say wants to recruit him. No I think that will happen. My hope is that Steph stays with us for the rest of her career. I think he wants and we want. ”
The Warriors can offer this summer to the player an extension of his contract from 2022 for four seasons and 216 million of dollars. An amount that translates into 54 million per season, which would once again make Curry the highest paid player in the NBA.
Curry could say no to that extent and that wouldn’t mean his goodbye to the Warriors. If his contract ends and he becomes a free agent, the San Francisco franchise could offer him in 2022 a maximum contract for five seasons (he would end at 39 years) and 279 million dollars (55.8 million per year).
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