{"id":41669,"date":"2021-08-03T15:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=41669"},"modified":"2021-08-03T15:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T19:29:17","slug":"stephen-curry-signs-extension-with-the-golden-state-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/08\/03\/stephen-curry-signs-extension-with-the-golden-state-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry Signs Extension with the Golden State Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski of <em>ESPN<\/em>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/stephen-curry-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a><\/strong> has agreed on a contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. It is a four-year extension worth $215 million. He is the first player in NBA history to sign two contracts worth over $200 million. It is looking apparent that Curry wants to stay with the Warriors for his whole entire career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two-time MVP Steph Curry has agreed on a four-year, $215M contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first player in history to sign two career $200 million-plus deals, his agent Jeff Austin of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OctagonBsktball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@OctagonBsktball<\/a> tells ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1422633098706051076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Stephen Curry Signs Extension with the Golden State Warriors<\/h2>\n<h3>Stephen Curry Deserves This Extension After Last Season&#8217;s Performance<\/h3>\n<p>Curry is one of the rare players left who has stayed with a franchise for the entirety of his career. Over his 12-year career, he has won three titles with the Warriors and took home two MVP awards. The Warriors superstar point guard forever changed the game of basketball with his insane shooting ability.<\/p>\n<p>Curry had one of the best individual seasons in his career, but the Warriors weren&#8217;t able to make the playoffs after losing both play-in games. He averaged a career-high 32 points and 5.3 three-pointers made per game last season. With a potentially healthier and improved supporting cast, Curry looks to win his fourth NBA title next season.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of the Warriors<\/h3>\n<p>The biggest wildcard for the Warriors next season will be\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/klay-thompson-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong>. He has missed the last two seasons due to an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2019\/06\/13\/klay-thompson-suffers-gruesome-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">ACL injury<\/a> and an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2020\/11\/19\/klay-thompson-suffered-torn-achilles-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Achilles injury<\/a>. Thompson&#8217;s health and performance will be a major deciding factor as to how far the Warriors can go next season. His absence has shown that he&#8217;s an irreplaceable player for the Warriors. Curry will certainly be happy to get his backcourt partner back. Other supporting cast members in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/draymond-green-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draymond Green<\/a><\/strong> and<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/andrew-wiggins-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Wiggins<\/a><\/strong> will continue to play a huge part for the Warriors as well.<\/p>\n<p>The question is what Golden State intends to do with their younger players. As of now, they will likely keep some of their young players such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/james-wiseman-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Wiseman<\/a><\/strong> and their two lottery picks in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/gleague\/players\/k\/kuminjo01d.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Kuminga<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/moses-moody-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moses Moody<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0It&#8217;s looking unlikely that the Warriors will keep <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/kelly-oubre-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kelly Oubre<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/eric-paschall-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Paschall<\/a><\/strong>. Furthermore, will a young supporting cast, the Warriors will need to find some more veteran players this offseason to bolster their roster. So far, the Warriors are off to a good start as they have managed to bring in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porteot01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otto Porter<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bjeline01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nemanja Bjelica<\/a> <\/strong>who are both excellent shooters.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bazemke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kent Bazemore<\/a><\/strong> on the other hand has left Golden State for the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Curry has decided to sit out this year&#8217;s Olympics to rest after a strong individual season in 2021. It&#8217;s imperative for the Warriors to have him healthy given his long history of injuries. The game of basketball is so much better when the stars are healthy, especially after a season where many star players got hurt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"8cN8_GJoQ2xQDxrrwFhmRA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/969191196\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'8cN8_GJoQ2xQDxrrwFhmRA',sig:'9syBGsH9oYeF3Bc30RC4RGI4fAi4OKuTk-u1wA06Ay0=',w:'594px',h:'418px',items:'969191196',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Stephen Curry has agreed on a contract extension with the Golden State Warriors. It is a four-year extension worth $215 million. He is the first player in NBA history to sign two contracts worth over $200 million. It is looking apparent that Curry wants to stay with the Warriors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3620,"featured_media":41682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,62],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-41669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-warriors","category-nba","tag-stephen-curry"],"modified_by":"Kunning Chen, Department Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3620"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}