Stephen Curry has reached another milestone that reflects both his historic career and the financial transformation of the NBA.
The Golden State Warriors superstar has agreed to a two-year, $116 million contract extension that will keep him with the franchise through the 2028-29 season. The deal includes a player option in its final year and pushes Curry’s total career contract value beyond $600 million, making him the first player in NBA history to cross that threshold in on-court earnings.
Curry was eligible for an extension worth as much as approximately $136.7 million, meaning he accepted less than the maximum available to him. He will first complete the one-year, $62.6 million extension he signed in 2024 for the 2026-27 season before the new agreement begins.
The progression of Curry’s contracts tells the story of his career almost as clearly as his statistics do.
He entered the league in 2009 on a four-year rookie contract worth roughly $12.7 million. In 2013, while still dealing with questions about the long-term health of his ankles, he signed a four-year, $44 million extension that ultimately became one of the biggest bargains in NBA history.
Everything changed after that.
By the time Curry signed his next contract in 2017, he was a two-time MVP, two-time champion and the centerpiece of a Warriors dynasty. Golden State rewarded him with a five-year deal worth approximately $201.2 million.
In 2021, Curry agreed to another four-year extension worth roughly $215.4 million, covering the 2022-23 through 2025-26 seasons. Golden State later added the $62.6 million deal for 2026-27, and the latest two-year agreement is now set to carry him through what would be his 20th NBA season.
Using the contract figures, Curry’s career commitments now total approximately $651.8 million. The precise amount of actual career earnings will depend on the final structure of the new deal and whether the 2028-29 player option is exercised. The money represents more than salary inflation.
Curry helped transform the Warriors from a franchise that had spent decades outside the NBA’s elite into a global basketball brand. Since Golden State drafted him seventh overall in 2009, he has won four championships, two MVP awards, a Finals MVP and become the league’s all-time leader in made three-pointers.
Now his contract history mirrors that rise.
From a $12.7 million rookie deal to more than $600 million in career contract value, Curry has spent every stage of that journey with the same organization. And with his latest extension taking him through 2029, the possibility of playing his entire NBA career in a Warriors uniform is becoming increasingly realistic.
