Stephen Curry signed a contract extension a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors for $62.6 million. With this, the Bay Area team secures the ’30’ until the 2026-2027 season. By then, the point guard will be 39 years old.
The first conclusion that can be reached is that despite everything that has been said and many claiming that the team does not have a roster with which to compete for the ring in the years to come, Everything seems to indicate that Curry will be a ‘Warrior’ for life.
Also, The four-time NBA champion will become the first American professional athlete to earn more than $60 million in a single season. He deserves it, because when he started playing for Golden State, the franchise was valued at $315 million; today, it is worth $8.3 billion. It seems that their investment has paid off.
Although obviously, the ‘Chef’s’ exorbitant salaries were not always like this. One could even argue that he had his best years in the organization while he was making what a role player would make today.
In the 2014-15 season, where he earned his first MVP and his first ring, he earned just $10.6 million. Then in 2016, Steph became the first and only unanimous regular-season MVP in NBA history. By then, he was earning $11.3 million. In total, from his rookie year in 2009 through the end of 2017, he pocketed $56.4 million. It was a bargain for the Warriors to get one of the best players in the world at that salary.
The romance between the Warriors and Curry continues. The player has achieved there: four championships, he has been ‘All-NBA’ eight times, an All-Star 10 times, two-time MVP, one Finals MVP, two-time league leading scorer. And many other awards.
He also ranks first in points scored and assists in franchise history. No one has made more three-pointers than him since the association was created, and was selected to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team. A great story of reciprocity between Golden State and its star.
Finally, the 36-year-old point guard joined a select list of three players who have won at least, $500 million in salaries alone. Who completes this list? Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
In short, the outlook for La Bahía today is not so encouraging in terms of winning a championship. If the franchise wants to take advantage of the last years of its star player’s prime, they will have to make important moves in the organization. We’ll see.
