Lacob says Warriors would have paid Curry in full on two-year, $116 million extension
Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob said the team would have paid Stephen Curry the full amount on his contract extension, in remarks reported by Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Chronicle. Curry, 38, signed a two-year, $116 million extension at the end of September, accepting approximately $20 million less than he could have received, ClutchPoints reported.
The seasons the extension covers, the salary in each season, the guaranteed money and any options were not disclosed in the reporting.
"We were going to take care of him and make sure he stays, no matter what," Lacob said, according to Kroichick. "Fortunately, we were able to convince him if he wanted to help out … he saw the benefit of that."
Lacob said "most players don't ever take less" and that "if he had demanded to take all of it, we'd have paid it." He added that "the most important thing is he stays a Warrior for life."
ClutchPoints noted that the discount does not automatically create salary cap space but could help Golden State manage its payroll under the luxury tax and apron rules. The Warriors' current payroll, their tax and apron position and any roster move tied to the savings were not reported.
The extension follows a 37-45 finish in 2025-26 that ended with a Play-In Tournament exit, and the Warriors are 1-2 in the 2026-27 preseason, per ClutchPoints.
In 2025-26, Curry's salary ranked 1st of the 435 rated players and his production ranked 109th, per WAGE, for a WAGE Score of 11 in the Sunk Cost tier.
That production was a season total earned in 43 of the Warriors' 82 games, and about $28.3 million of his $59.6 million salary went to games he did not play. The rank reflects the games missed as well as how he played in the games he appeared in.
Those 2025-26 figures describe what last season's salary bought; they do not measure what the new extension will buy.