Stephen Curry is on track to become the highest-paid player in NBA history in terms of career earnings after signing a historic extension with the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n
The Warriors announced<\/a> Friday Curry had signed an extension, which ESPN’s Shams Charania reported is a two-year, $116 million deal with a player option for 2028-29.<\/p>\n Curry was heading into the 2026-27 season on a one-year, $62.3 million contract that brought his career earnings to around $532 million, per Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n Spotrac<\/a> then projects Curry will be playing under a $55.8 million cap hit in 2027-28 and hold a $58 million cap hit for the following campaign.<\/p>\n The extension will put Curry on track to earn around $645 million by the end of the 2028-29 season. By that time he is projected to become the highest-paid NBA player of all time by Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n No other player is currently on track to make more than $600 million in career earnings, according to Spotrac.<\/p>\n The extension will for now put Curry on track to beat out Kevin Durant and LeBron James, who Spotrac<\/a> projects are on track to receive $591 million and $589 million in career salary, respectively.<\/p>\n