Stephen Curry is officially on deck to become the highest-paid player in NBA history, purely looking at career earnings. The Golden State Warriors just dropped the news Friday: they locked down their superstar with a historic extension.
The Money, The Man, The Madness
ESPN’s Shams Charania broke down the deal, and trust me, it’s a big one. Curry signed a two-year, $116 million extension, and get this, it even includes a player option for the 2028-29 season. Talk about setting yourself up! He was already heading into the 2026-27 season on a one-year, $62.3 million contract, bringing his career earnings to around $532 million before this new deal even kicked in. With this extension, Spotrac projects Curry will be balling out with a $55.8 million cap hit in 2027-28 and then another $58 million for the 2028-29 campaign. By the time that 2028-29 season wraps up, our man is slated to haul in around $645 million. That’s a mind-blowing number, seriously.
NBA History Is Getting Rewritten
This isn’t just a big contract, this is *history*. Spotrac isn’t messing around either: they project Curry to become the highest-paid NBA player of all time with that $645 million. Nobody else is even close right now. Think about it, no other player is currently on track to make more than $600 million in career earnings. This deal puts Curry squarely ahead of legends like Kevin Durant, who’s projected for $591 million, and LeBron James, who’s looking at $589 million in career salary. Curry, Durant, and James are the *only* players expected to hit that $500 million career earnings mark by the end of the upcoming season. While the half-billion club is set to grow by 2031, with guys like Kawhi Leonard, Devin Booker, Paul George, Donovan Mitchell, Joel Embiid, and James Harden potentially joining, Curry is just out there in a league of his own, setting the bar higher than anyone else.
So, what’s next for the GOAT? The Warriors kick off their regular season on October 21 at the Los Angeles Lakers. All eyes will be on Curry, hoping he’s fully bounced back from those right knee issues that bugged him during the 2025-26 campaign. You know he’s going to bring it.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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