Warriors extend Podziemski through 2031-32 at a reported $110 million
Brandin Podziemski signed a five-year rookie-scale contract extension with the Golden State Warriors that runs through the 2031-32 season and is worth $110 million, according to a person with direct knowledge of the agreement who spoke to The Associated Press. The Warriors announced the extension Saturday without disclosing financial details.
The deal includes a mutual option for the fifth season, the AP reported. ESPN's Shams Charania reported the extension as fully guaranteed and as including a trade kicker, according to Newsweek; how the mutual option bears on the guarantee, the year-by-year salaries and the size of the kicker were not disclosed.
Podziemski, 23, is set to earn $5.6 million this season, SFist reported. The extension means the 19th pick in the 2023 draft will not reach restricted free agency next summer, SFist noted.
"Obviously, everything came together and it's a win-win," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings, according to the AP. "We think Brandin is a hell of a young player, a big part of our future, and he secures his future financially. And it's a deal that makes a lot of sense based on our numbers."
General manager Mike Dunleavy said the team was "thrilled to get an extension done with Brandin prior to the deadline" and called him "a durable, skilled, two-way player that makes our team better each time he takes the court."
In 2025-26, Podziemski was the only Warriors player and one of 18 in the NBA to appear in all 82 games, averaging career highs of 13.8 points on 45.5% shooting with 5.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.08 steals in 28.5 minutes, the AP reported. Newsweek reported he averaged 18.1 points in March and April as Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler missed time.
The extension follows one Curry signed late last month, SFist reported. ESPN's Anthony Slater, quoted by SFist, wrote that Dunleavy "has been protective of the team's 2027-28 cap space," and SFist reported that the Podziemski deal retains cap space for a possible pursuit of a marquee free agent next offseason.
Per WAGE, his rookie-scale salary in 2025-26 ranked 279th of the 435 rated players, while his production, a season total built across all 82 games, ranked 78th.
That return earned a 81 WAGE Score last season, Smart Money, and made him the 29th cheapest per unit of production among the 399 rated players whose production was above zero, per WAGE.
Those figures describe what a rookie-scale salary bought last season, not what the new contract will buy.