The Warriors have $139 million committed to the core of Curry, Thompson, Green, and Andrew Wiggins. Instead, Durant took slightly less money so that the Warriors could keep their team together.
If Durant had taken his full max contract in the offseason in 2017, the Warriors would have been forced to renounce the rights to Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, two key role players. Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant celebrate the 2017 championship.ĭurant's situation was slightly different than Curry's, however. This was when Curry was eligible to sign a five-year, $201 million contract, a massive pay raise after he had been the league's biggest bargain for years. Lacob's comments are noteworthy because it had previously been reported that in 2017, Lacob had to be talked out of offering Curry less than the max to stay with the team. He's obviously fantastic, and we're gonna do everything we can to keep him here and keep him happy." Our expectation is we're gonna be with Steph for a long time. I think that just makes sense to see where we're going. "I think we all want to see what it looks like with the draft and free agency first. I really don't have anything to say about that other than we're in the middle or start of that process. "My full expectation is that Steph will be with us for the remainder of his career," Lacob said. Lacob said earlier in the show that he expected Curry would be with the Warriors for his entire career.