Steph Curry made his first public statements Monday since becoming eligible to sign a max contract extension.
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At a charity golf event at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club on Monday afternoon, Curry told NBC Sports Bay Area that he has every desire to remain a Warrior.
“There’s no question I want to be here the rest of my career, and I’m pretty sure that’s going to happen,” Curry told the Warriors’ flagship sports channel.
Curry will make $62.6 million this season, and since Saturday has been eligible to sign a $136.7 million contract, which will take him to age 41 with the team.
The Warriors are coming off a season in which they went 37-45 and were bounced in the play-in tournament for the second time in three seasons. Curry struggled with knee soreness and participated in just 43 games. However, he still played at an elite level when he was healthy enough to play. Curry scored 26.6 points per game and made 39% of his 3-pointers despite being the focal point of every defensive scheme.
Curry, 38, also showed he was still capable of going on his signature scoring binges. He shattered Michael Jordan’s record for most 40-point games by a player after turning 30.
“The goal stays the same,” Curry said. “Extension stuff, we’ll figure that out at the right time. But I’m ready for Year 18. It’s kind of crazy that it’s been this long, and I’m still trying to play at a very high level to help us win, and I’ll be able to do my job.”
When training camp begins in Hawaii in September, Curry will join a team that has brought back nearly every major contributor from last season.
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After adding Yaxel Lendeborg with the No. 11 pick in the draft, the Warriors signed Draymond Green, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis and De’Anthony Melton to new contracts. Golden State also added Georges Niang and Brandon Williams to veteran minimum contracts.
Golden State also agreed to a two-year deal with coach Steve Kerr to keep the future Hall of Famer on their sidelines.
Instead of viewing the lack of turnover as a disadvantage, Curry characterized it as a positive.
“The deal and the contract stuff will happen at the right time, and we’re not letting it be a distraction from our preparation for the season, and the fact that the team we’re coming back with has a lot of familiarity,” Curry said.
The two-time MVP was speaking at the seventh annual Workday Charity Classic, which benefits the Eat.Learn.Play. Foundation, which he and his wife, Ayesha, founded in 2019. The usual tournament location, the Stanford Golf Course, was unavailable, so it moved down the road to Palo Alto Hills, just a short drive from Atherton, where the Currys recently sold their home.
Judging from Curry’s words, though, that real estate news isn’t a harbinger of more moves coming for the face of the Warriors’ dynasty.
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