Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors agreed to a one-year, $62.6M contract extension on Thursday.
With the deal, Curry joins Staff USA teammates and fellow future Corridor of Famers Kevin Durant and LeBron James in an unique membership.
As soon as the Davidson product formally inks his extension with the Dubs, he’ll path solely King James in profession on-court earnings.
James grew to become the highest-earning participant in NBA historical past when he signed a two-year, $97.1M contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022.
LBJ additionally signed a brand new two-year, $104M most contract with the Lakers in July, a deal that allowed him to be the primary participant in league historical past to cross the $500M mark in on-court earnings. It additionally pushed him previous Michael Jordan’s profession earnings simply in his upcoming age-40 and 41 seasons alone.
Corridor of Famers like Nate Thurmond, Ricky Barry and Wilt Chamberlain — in addition to trendy stars Draymond Inexperienced and Klay Thompson — are all Warriors legends. Curry is extensively thought to be the most effective participant in franchise historical past, nonetheless.
Now, the 36-year-old seems more likely to spend his complete profession within the Bay Space, additional cementing his legacy.