Golden State Warriors CEO Joe Lacob presents guard Stephen Curry (30) with the 2024 NBA All-Star ball before the game against the Phoenix Suns at Chase Center.
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It's been crystal clear that Stephen Curry is looking to retire anytime soon. He is entering the season with the Golden State Warriors on an expiring $62.5 million contract. On August 29, he will be eligible for a two-year extension reported up to $136.7 million.
At 38, Curry's retirement will certainly come, and for many Warriors fans that breeds worry, especially as they hope for a shot at another championship.
Team principal Joe Lacob is urging calm and says they are doing whatever it takes to get back to winning, per Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard.
“I just want everyone to understand — we’re always being aggressive,” Lacob told Kawakami in a “TK Show” conversation on Wednesday. “You can’t just say, ‘It’s so easy, why don’t you just do it?’ It’s not that easy. It can be done and we’ve been successful in the last decade of making some moves — whether it be Durant, whether it be [Andre] Iguodala, whether it be Jimmy Butler, [or] I mean, Andrew Wiggins. It doesn’t happen every year; it doesn’t happen every trade deadline. Doesn’t mean it won’t happen tomorrow.”
“I think people need to be a little more patient. Look at the long-term view of how well we’ve done. I think we’ve done a really good job of being competitive. We’ve owned the team for 16 years. I don’t know any other teams that have won four championships during even the last 11 years. I don’t know any that have won three or two. Because nobody else has won more than one. That’s the facts. Six Finals and four championships.”
“You’ve got to look at the big picture here. And that doesn’t mean we’re not trying to do it in Steph’s remaining years. We are. We’re trying. We’re trying really hard.”
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After all, it was Curry who put the franchise on the map
The dynasty run of the Warriors with Stephen Curry
Since he arrived in 2008, Curry has electrified the NBA. His three-point shooting grounded the game by popularizing the fundamentals.
It made him a central figure in the sport and helped usher in the most recent dynasty run. The Warriors won four NBA Championships (2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022). Along the way, Curry became a two-time NBA MVP (2015, 2016), Finals MVP in 2022, and a 12-time NBA All-Star.
He, along with Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, and Andre Iguodala, became household names under the guidance of head coach Steve Kerr.